checklist · sell · Updated 2026-11-06

Ship & demo: landing page + agent-made demo checklist

Sell-side checklist: landing clarity, ≤90s demo path, and optional agent-filmed screen recordings.

Documentation-backed · Applicable: Any stack agent plus your static host; optional agent-screenplay MCP/CLI for filmed demos

Conclusion

Shipping is not “repo green.” Shipping is a stranger understanding the offer and completing the primary path. A short demo video helps—whether you record it yourself or let a coding agent drive an open-source screen-recording MCP/CLI.

Prerequisites

  • A public URL (even a provisional origin)
  • One sentence offer and one primary CTA
  • Optional: Node 20+ if you try agent-screenplay (npx agent-screenplay init per its README)

Steps

  1. Write the landing in this order: who it’s for → problem → offer → proof → CTA.
  2. Record or generate a ≤90s demo that shows the happy path only.
  3. Optional agent-filmed demo: tools such as agent-screenplay let Claude Code / Codex / Cursor (or any MCP client) explore a site or desktop app, write a scenario, and export an MP4 with cursor, zooms, and captions. The package contains no model of its own—your agent does the thinking. Read the README before installing; point scenarios at staging, not production with real customers. Existence of the tool is documentation-backed; whether it fits your OPC is for you to verify.
  4. Smoke-test on mobile: home, CTA, and one recovery path (404 or empty state).
  5. Add pricing or “how to start” without inventing metrics.
  6. Log inbound questions for a week; fold answers into the page.

Template fields

Audience:
Offer in one sentence:
Primary CTA:
Demo link / MP4 path:
Demo tool used (manual | agent-screenplay | other):
Known objections:

Definition of done

A peer can explain what you sell after one page view and one demo without you on the call.

Anti-patterns

  • Feature laundry lists with no CTA
  • Fake social proof or unverified revenue numbers
  • Filming production accounts that send real emails/charges during an automated scenario

Sources

Astro docs inform the static, locale-prefixed shipping pattern used by this site (dogfood). agent-screenplay README and the briefing X post support the optional agent-filmed demo step.

Sources

Internal briefing provenance: 2026-11-04 — Agent-made demo / screen recording tools. These dates are provenance labels, not public links.