cc-haha vs skill-recorder
cc-haha is much bigger: 14.3k stars against 3.8k. Over the days we have tracked them cc-haha moved +5.3% and skill-recorder +224.4%, so skill-recorder is growing faster right now.
They split the axes: cc-haha leads on context depth and customization and privacy and model freedom, skill-recorder on setup ease.
Stars and commit dates come from our own daily tracking. The six axes are read off each project's documentation by our review pipeline, so they describe what a project says about itself, not what we measured in its code.
Where they stand today
A desktop-first, local-first Claude Code workstation that combines worktree-aware code diffs, Computer Use desktop control, H5 remote access and IM integrations in one app.
- Stars
- 14.3k
- Tracked growth
- +5.3%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 3d ago
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Cost to run
- Requires configuring your model provider API key (third‑party billing applies)
Converts a single on-screen recording (clicks, window switches, URLs, and optional narration) into a generalized, reusable Skill or scheduled Automation using the GitHub Copilot CLI.
- Stars
- 3.8k
- Tracked growth
- +224.4%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 1d ago
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Cost to run
- Requires GitHub Copilot access
Six axes, head to head
Each axis runs 0 to 5. The label under a score is what that project's own docs claim, not a category average.
| Axis | cc-haha | skill-recorder |
|---|---|---|
Context depth How much of your codebase it sees before it answers: the open diff, the diff plus related files, or the whole repository. | ●●●●● Diff + Worktree | ●●●●● Recording only |
Noise control How it keeps output volume down — severity thresholds, deduplication, incremental runs over new commits only. | ●●●●● Approval gating | ●●●●● Manual review/edit |
Customization How far it bends to your team: custom rules, prompts, style guides, per-path config. | ●●●●● Plugins & per-project | ●●●●● Manual edits only |
Privacy Whether your code stays on your own infrastructure: fully local, self-hostable, or cloud API only. | ●●●●● Self-hostable | ●●●●● Copilot cloud required |
Model freedom Whether you can point it at any provider, or it is wired to one. | ●●●●● BYOK + local models | ●●●●● Copilot only |
Setup ease What it takes to get a first useful run out of it. | ●●●●● API key & config | ●●●●● One-command install |
Which one to pick
Pick cc-haha if…
Local-first — pick this when you want a desktop agent that runs against your repo/worktree with built-in diffing, permission approvals, extensible skills and multi-provider model support.
- Context depth: Diff + Worktree (3/5 against 1/5)
- Customization: Plugins & per-project (5/5 against 2/5)
- Privacy: Self-hostable (4/5 against 2/5)
- Model freedom: BYOK + local models (5/5 against 1/5)
Pick skill-recorder if…
Privacy-aware — captures and processes recordings locally and only uploads event data and images to GitHub Copilot when you explicitly choose Analyze, making it easy to create real-world reusable agent skills from one run.
- Setup ease: One-command install (5/5 against 3/5)
What people want from each one
NanmiCoder/cc-haha
microsoft/skill-recorder
Questions people ask
Is cc-haha better than skill-recorder?
They split the axes: cc-haha leads on context depth and customization and privacy and model freedom, skill-recorder on setup ease. cc-haha is worth picking when local-first — pick this when you want a desktop agent that runs against your repo/worktree with built-in diffing, permission approvals, extensible skills and multi-provider model support.
Which of cc-haha and skill-recorder keeps my code private?
cc-haha: Self-hostable (4/5). skill-recorder: Copilot cloud required (2/5).
What does each one cost to run?
cc-haha: Requires configuring your model provider API key (third‑party billing applies). skill-recorder: Requires GitHub Copilot access.
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