Product·App Shots

Show the agent
what you see.

App Shots capture a live window into the Code composer - not marketing screenshots, not a gallery. Hold both Option keys, Continuum comes forward, and the shot drops into the prompt next to your text. Paste, drop, and file attach still work; this is the fast path when the bug is on screen.

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both-Option frontmost window into the prompt
Browser
localhost:3000
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id')
at SessionRow (Sidebar.tsx:88)
at WorkspaceList (Sidebar.tsx:214)
⌥+⌥ both Option · capture
CodeUsage
Continuum
Portland · claudeworktree · ui-1
no attachment yet press both Option
type a caption after the capture…
waiting for captureMac native

The bug is on screen. The shot is in the prompt.

01 · The gesture

Both Option keys. One capture.

The default is a global both-Option chord - left and right Option together. Continuum captures the frontmost window (or the window you chose in the picker) and stages it as an attachment.

No crop tool. No export dialog. No “save to Desktop then attach.” The point is speed: see the error, grab the frame, tell the agent what to fix.

global hotkey frontmost or chosen Mac-first
Code
hotkey
⌥ both ⌥
left Option + right Option · default
⌘⌘both Command ⇧⇧both Shift
system-wide · Continuum need not be frontMac native
02 · Screen Recording

A permission wizard that doesn’t gaslight you.

macOS requires Screen Recording permission for window capture. Continuum walks you through it the first time - open System Settings, enable Continuum, come back. If the toggle is off, the capture fails closed with a clear reason instead of a blank image.

We only need window capture for App Shots. Continuum is not a screen recorder and does not stream your desktop.

Settings
app shots
Screen Recording
required for App Shots
needed
  1. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security
  2. Screen Recording → enable Continuum
  3. Return here and try the gesture again
Not now Open System Settings
03 · Into the composer

Continuum comes forward. The shot is already attached.

After capture, Continuum teleports to the front and drops the shot into the active Code composer as an attachment chip - thumbnail, window title, ready to send. Type a line of context, hit send. The agent sees the same pixels you saw.

App Shots sit next to paste, drag-drop, and the paperclip. Use whichever is fastest for the moment. Shots stage the same way as other attachments - size cap, preview, remove chip.

Code workbench Dictate the caption
CodeUsage
São Paulo
São Paulo · cursorworktree · sp-1
here's the crash from the preview build
Xcode · Crash Report app shot · 1.8 MB
✕
repro: open Code → expand defx-frontend → crash on first paint. stack in the shot.
paperclip app shot mic
~$0.08 · ready to sendsame attachment path
Settings
shortcuts
Settings · App Shots · capture key
Both Option ⌥ + ⌥ default
Both Command ⌘ + ⌘
Both Shift ⇧ + ⇧
global · system-wideMac native
04 · Configurable keys

Pick the chord that fits your hands.

Default is both Option. Prefer both Command or both Shift? Set it in Settings → App Shots. One global gesture system-wide - Continuum does not need to be frontmost to capture.

Mac-first for the global gesture. Electron desktop (Windows / Linux) has App Shot IPC with a confirmation step. On iOS, attach from the file picker or paste - no system window capture API to lean on.

⌥⌥ · ⌘⌘ · ⇧⇧ Electron confirm iOS attach
Desktop Mobile
05 · Questions

The honest fine print.

Short answers here, long answers in the docs.

No. App Shots exist to put a live window into the agent prompt. There is no gallery, no markup editor, and no share sheet for decks. Capture → composer → send.

The frontmost window by default. You can choose a specific window when the capture UI offers a picker. Continuum itself comes forward after the capture so you can caption and send.

macOS gates window pixel access behind Screen Recording. Continuum uses it only for App Shots. The permission wizard opens System Settings and fails closed if the toggle is off.

iOS has no equivalent global window-capture gesture. Attach screenshots or files through the normal paperclip / share path. The Mac (and Electron desktop with confirm) own the App Shot gesture.

06 · Begin

Put the bug
in the prompt.

Install Continuum, grant Screen Recording, press both Option keys.

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window capture · into the composer · not a gallery