What it does
Write the extracted frames into the editor-specific attachment directory so they can be referenced directly from a chat prompt inside the IDE. No uploads, no clipboard juggling, just images in the right folder.
When to reach for it
- Drop a video into Cursor, have the frames ready in `@` attachments a moment later
- Keep VS Code / GitHub Copilot chat video-aware via the attachments path
- Work offline — no cloud, no webhook, just files next to the IDE
Install
npm i -g peepshowUse it
peepshow ./demo.mp4 --sink ide --sink-arg editor=cursorMake it automatic
Register the sink once — every run fires it afterward. Scope by --when so it only runs for matching videos.
peepshow sinks add ide
peepshow sinks add ide --when extension=mp4,mov
peepshow sinks add ide --when path=/Volumes/Work/Configuration
PEEPSHOW_IDE_EDITOR`cursor` · `windsurf` · `zed` · `vscode`. Default autodetect.PEEPSHOW_IDE_WORKSPACEOverride the detected workspace root.
Use with an LLM agent
Every peepshow sink reads its config from env vars and receives a single JSON payload on stdin. An LLM agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini, Codex) can drive the IDE attachments sink automatically when three things are true:
- the env vars below are exported in the agent's shell (or a project
.envit can load), - the
peepshowCLI is onPATH— install withnpm i -g peepshow, - a peepshow auto-sink is registered for the run (optional but recommended — makes invocation zero-argument).
1. Set the environment
This sink has no required env vars — it writes to a local path. Pass the destination via --sink-arg:
peepshow ./demo.mp4 --sink ide --sink-arg editor=cursor2. Register as an auto-sink
peepshow sinks add ide
peepshow sinks add ide --when extension=mp4,mov3. Example LLM session
You → drop a
.movinto Claude Code.Claude → auto-invokes
/peepshow:slides ./clip.mov. peepshow extracts frames + audio, theIDE attachmentssink forwards the run to the configured IDE attachments target. Claude replies with a summary and a link to the created record.
The transcript rides along in the payload whenever the audio pass transcribes successfully.
Write your own
A sink is any executable that reads the --emit json payload on stdin. Shell, Node, Python, Go — the spec's in docs/PLUGINS.md. Register persistent ones with peepshow sinks add-cmd 'your-command'.