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Search Recording
search_recording
Search an index_recording timeline (screen text, events, markers, transcript): timecoded hits, best first, secrets masked. No frames unless asked.
watchread-onlyidempotentsince v0.46.0
00:00PARAMETERS
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
input | string | Recording path. |
sessionId | string | Or a stopped session id. |
query required | string | Text; tolerates OCR misreads. |
regex | boolean | query is a regex. |
limit | integer | Max hits (default 10). ≥ 1, ≤ 50 |
images | integer | Thumbnails of the top N hits (default 0). ≥ 0, ≤ 20 |
00:05A MINIMAL CALL
search_recording { "query": "Save" }
The required arguments only, with placeholder values. Everything else takes its default.
00:10WHAT COMES BACK
Structured content (structuredContent), alongside a text summary:
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
total always | number |
hits always | any[] |