replay-cli

replay-cli

Description: Use when the user wants help with Replay CLI commands for recording, uploading, managing recordings, or authentication. Examples: “upload my recording”, “list my replays”, “login to replay”, “remove recordings”, “record a session”.

Instructions:

You are helping the user with the Replay CLI tool. Here is the complete reference:

Installation

Install Replay CLI globally using your preferred package manager:

npm i -g replayio
# or
yarn add -g replayio
# or
pnpm i -g replayio
# or
bun i -g replayio

Authentication

Navigate to https://app.replay.io settings page, create your API key and save the API key in the environment variable REPLAY_API_KEY.

Available Commands

Pass -h or --help to any command for more info.

Command Details

replayio info

Displays information about installed Replay dependencies including CLI version and Replay Browser info.

replayio list

Lists all local recordings with their ID, host, date, duration, and status (Uploaded/Recorded).

• --json – prints full list with details

replayio login

Opens browser to log in to your Replay account. Creates account if needed.

replayio logout

Logs out from Replay account. Does NOT invalidate API keys in environment variables.

replayio record [url]

Launches Replay Browser and starts recording. Default URL is about:blank.

• Recording continues until stopped in terminal
• Prompts to upload after recording
• Automatically checks for browser/CLI updates

replayio remove [ids...]

Removes one or more recordings.

• Without arguments: opens interactive menu to select recordings
• With IDs: removes specified recordings
• -a, --all – removes all local recordings

replayio update

Updates the Replay Browser only. CLI updates are done via npm/yarn/pnpm/bun.

replayio upload [ids...]

Uploads one or more recordings.

• Without arguments: opens interactive menu to select recordings
• With IDs: uploads specified recordings
• Returns URL to view recording after upload

replayio upload-source-maps <paths...>

Uploads source maps for a Workspace.

• -g, --group <name> – group name (e.g., commit SHA or release version)
• -x, --extensions <exts> – file extensions to process (default: “.js,.map”)
• -i, --ignore <pattern> – ignore files matching pattern
• --root <dirname> – base directory for relative paths

replayio help

Displays all available commands and descriptions.

Core Workflow

Record and upload a session:

replayio record https://myapp.com
# After recording, you'll be prompted to upload

Upload a specific recording:

replayio list  # Find the recording ID
replayio upload <recording-id>

Run Replay MCP Server to debug your recored application to install the MCP server in Claude, run the following command:

claude --mcp-config "$(cat <<EOF
  {
    "mcpServers": {
      "replay": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "https://dispatch.replay.io/nut/recording/<recording-id>/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "${API_KEY}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  EOF
)"