# Film the new feature on staging before it ships

> Yes, Tella's Auto Capture can film a feature on your staging or preview site if the site is on a public domain. Ask the Tella Agent or an AI app connected to Tella's MCP server for a take of the staging URL. It opens the page in its own browser, explores, checks its script, then films with an animated cursor.

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## Can an AI record a demo of a feature on our staging or preview site before it goes live?

Yes, Tella's [Auto Capture](https://www.tella.com/auto-capture) can film a feature on your staging or preview site if the site is on a public domain. Ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) or an AI app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) for a take of the staging URL. It opens the page in its own browser, explores, checks its script, then films with an animated cursor.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Use Tella Auto Capture to record our new bulk export on https://staging.example.com/reports for existing customers. Select three reports, export them as CSV and end on the download confirmation. Sign in with the "Staging demo" credential. Staging is a sandbox, so changes are fine.
```

## More prompts

### Product manager release notes

```text
Our scheduling feature launches Thursday. Record about 45 seconds on https://preview.example.com/calendar for team admins: create a recurring weekly meeting, invite one teammate, end on the week view. Use the "Preview demo" credential and delete nothing.
```

### Developer tool

```text
Film the new command palette on https://staging.app.example.com for developers, using keyboard shortcuts. Open it, search for "deploy", run the preview deploy and end on the deploy log. Use the "Staging admin" credential. Don't start a production deploy.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Put the build on a public staging URL, not localhost or an intranet host.
2. Save a demo login in [Settings → Credentials](https://www.tella.tv/settings/credentials) for the staging domain.
3. Ask for a take with the full URL, the audience and the end screen.
4. Read the handoff note, then edit the take in Tella.

## Good to know

- Closed beta on paid plans: email support@tella.com for access. Each take uses your workspace's credits, the same balance the Tella Agent spends.
- Say whether staging is a sandbox. The agent asks before any change it can't undo.
- The capture header doesn't get past a CAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile or any other challenge that runs inside the page.
- Takes have no narration. Record a voiceover in an audio app and add the file as a sound.

## Questions people ask

### Can I record a staging demo from Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect the app to Tella in [Settings → Connections](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) and ask it to use Auto Capture on your staging URL. When the take finishes, ask it to put the take in a new Tella video.

### Our preview site sits behind a firewall. How do we let Auto Capture in?

Copy the X-Tella-Auto-Capture header value from Tella's Settings → Credentials → Capture identification. In Cloudflare, AWS WAF or the Vercel Firewall, add a rule that allows requests with it. Keep the value private.

### Will staging test data show up in the video?

Yes. Anything the signed-in account can see may appear in a Tella Auto Capture take. Sign in with a demo account that has realistic sample data, not real customer data.

## Related

- [Ship a demo video with every sprint release](https://www.tella.com/auto-capture/demo-video-for-every-release.md): A fresh demo of each feature you ship.
- [Make a feature launch video without recording it](https://www.tella.com/auto-capture/feature-launch-video.md): Film your new feature without booking anyone's time.
- [Refresh walkthrough videos after your interface changes](https://www.tella.com/auto-capture/update-videos-after-ui-change.md): New takes of the flows that changed.
- [Let Auto Capture past your firewall or bot protection](https://www.tella.com/help/integrations/auto-capture-site-access)
- [Which pages can Auto Capture record?](https://www.tella.com/help/integrations/auto-capture#which-pages-can-auto-capture-record)
- [Get started with Auto Capture](https://www.tella.com/help/integrations/auto-capture-get-started)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)