# Turn a quick screen recording into a step-by-step SOP

> You just talk and click, and it writes the training manual for your assistant.

Record yourself doing a task while you explain it out loud, upload the video to Gemini, and get a numbered SOP. It includes timestamps, decision points, and the questions it couldn't answer.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/sop-from-screen-recording/
- Category: Put your business on autopilot
- Made for: Coaches, Consultants, Creators, Small business owners
- Works in: Gemini
- Time: About 15 minutes, including the recording
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Video upload works on free and paid Gemini. The source cites up to 5 minutes free and up to 1 hour on Google AI Pro.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Watch the screen recording I attached. I'm showing how I [TASK NAME, e.g. send a new client's welcome email]. Turn it into a standard operating procedure for [WHO WILL USE IT, e.g. my new assistant]. Format: a one-line purpose, what you need before starting, then numbered steps with one action each and the video timestamp where it happens. Write decision points as 'If X, then Y.' Mark any setting or value you couldn't read clearly with CHECK VALUE in capitals, and mark spots where a screenshot would help with ADD SCREENSHOT. End with a short list called 'Questions for the author' covering anything I did but didn't explain.
```

## Step by step

1. Record a 2 to 8 minute screen video of the task, saying why you do each step.
2. Clear client names and private data off the screen before you record.
3. In the Gemini app, tap + and attach the video (or drag it in on the web).
4. Paste the prompt, then have someone new test the SOP.

## What you'll get

A draft SOP with numbered steps, timestamps, decision rules, and a list of gaps to fill.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Video upload works on free and paid Gemini. The source cites up to 5 minutes free and up to 1 hour on Google AI Pro.

**How long does it take?** About 15 minutes, including the recording. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: task name and who will use it. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A draft SOP with numbered steps, timestamps, decision rules, and a list of gaps to fill.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Sagnik Bhattacharya: https://sagnikbhattacharya.com/blog/sops-from-screen-recordings-ai. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business); Watch It For Me (Drop any video link and get the step-by-step playbook, the full timestamped transcript, and the best quotes. Without watching it).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.