feat(runner): add video recording controls and history

[Goran Gajic (gorangajic)]

Overview of Changes

The platform exposes runner video recording, but its CLI commands and SDK methods were missing. Add runner record start|stop|status|auto and paginated runner list-recordings, plus SDK record() and listRecordings() methods using the existing published API contracts.

Start generates a UUID or accepts one for retries; stop targets that exact recording. History remains accessible after runner termination, with stable platform links and expiring video links. Failed captures return exit code 1 while preserving the manifest; recovery guidance distinguishes manual capture, automatic capture, and retryable stop/publication failures. Includes validation, command help, documentation, and a minor release changeset.

Testing

• Full suite: 2,660 tests passed.
• bun run typecheck, bun run lint --max-warnings 0, bun run format:check, bun run knip, and naming checks passed.
• SDK declarations emitted to a temporary directory and passed scripts/checkSdkTypes.ts.
• Verified command help and focused tests for UUID reuse, missing/invalid inputs, nested API failures, runner selection, pagination, history after termination, failed capture manifests, and recording recovery guidance.
• No live recording smoke test performed. Full bundle build was not run; dist/ was left untouched.

Checklist

• Changes follow the code style of this project
• Self-review completed
• Tests added/updated
• No breaking changes

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Walkthrough

The change adds runner recording controls and published recording-history retrieval to the CLI and Runner SDK. CLI commands start, stop, and check recordings, configure automatic recording, and query recording history. Requests validate inputs and return formatted outcomes. History queries can read workspace storage after runner termination. The SDK exposes record and listRecordings methods and related public types. Documentation and tests cover command behavior, request handling, results, and pagination.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RunnerCLI
  participant RecordingHandler
  participant PublicAPI
  RunnerCLI->>RecordingHandler: Submit recording command or history query
  RecordingHandler->>PublicAPI: Send validated request
  PublicAPI-->>RecordingHandler: Return recording result or history page
  RecordingHandler-->>RunnerCLI: Display formatted response

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d851a

The recording-history example and SDK method names match their documented contracts. No actionable user-impacting issue remains in the reviewed changes.

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In `@src/domains/interactiveRunner/recording.ts`:
- Around line 92-96: Update handleRunnerRecordings to pass a history-specific
no-runner message to resolveRunner, and add that message as
recordingMessages.noRunnerIdForHistory. Ask users to identify the runner with
--runner <id> or QAWOLF_RUNNER_ID without suggesting they launch it.

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• .changeset/runner-video-recording.md
• README.md
• skills/qawolf-cli/SKILL.md
• skills/qawolf-cli/references/runner.md
• src/commands/help.test.ts
• src/commands/qawolfCliSkill.template.md
• src/commands/runner/index.ts
• src/commands/runner/recording.register.test.ts
• src/commands/runner/recording.register.ts
• src/core/messages/interactiveRunner/recording.ts
• src/core/publicApi/notFoundSubject.test.ts
• src/core/publicApi/notFoundSubject.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/deps.testUtils.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/deps.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/recording.failure.test.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/recording.test.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/recording.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/recordingOutput.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/recordingRequests.ts
• src/domains/interactiveRunner/recordings.test.ts
• src/runnerSdk/index.ts
• src/runnerSdk/recordingVerbs.test.ts
• src/runnerSdk/recordingVerbs.ts
• src/runnerSdk/types.ts

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