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name: techsmith-local-dev-loop description: 'TechSmith local dev loop for Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation.

Use when working with TechSmith screen capture and video editing automation.

Trigger: "techsmith local dev loop".

' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(powershell:*), Grep version: 1.3.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:

• saas
• screen-capture
• video
• techsmith compatibility: Designed for Claude Code

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TechSmith Local Dev Loop

Overview

Set up a development workflow for TechSmith automation scripts with PowerShell testing.

Instructions

Step 1: Project Structure

techsmith-automation/
├── scripts/
│   ├── capture-screenshot.ps1
│   ├── batch-render.ps1
│   └── capture-video.ps1
├── tests/
│   └── test-com-connection.ps1
├── output/
└── templates/
    └── camtasia-presets/

Step 2: Test COM Connection

# tests/test-com-connection.ps1
Describe "Snagit COM Server" {
    It "Should create ImageCapture object" {
        $capture = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.ImageCapture
        $capture | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
    }

    It "Should create VideoCapture object" {
        $video = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.VideoCapture
        $video | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
    }
}

Step 3: Run Tests with Pester

Install-Module -Name Pester -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
Invoke-Pester ./tests/ -Output Detailed

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
COM not available	Snagit not installed	Install Snagit on dev machine
Pester not found	Module missing	Install-Module Pester

Resources

• Pester Testing Framework
• Snagit COM Samples

Next Steps

Proceed to techsmith-sdk-patterns.