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What is CoView?

CoView lets you record your screen and speak to show the AI exactly what you’re seeing. Instead of typing descriptions, you point at elements and explain verbally—like sharing your screen with a colleague.

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Quick Start

1

Click CoView

Find and click the CoView button in the editor toolbar
2

Record Your Screen

Navigate to the issue and hover your mouse over the element
3

Speak

Describe what you want in natural language
4

Send

Stop recording and send—the AI receives video, audio, and visual context together
CoView button location and recording flow
Think of it as a video call with your AI assistant. Just show and tell.

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When to Use CoView

CoView shines when showing is easier than describing:

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Text vs CoView: A Comparison

Example: Hover animation feels off

Typing:
“The button hover animation has a delay and the color transition isn’t smooth. It’s the blue button in the hero section.”
CoView: Hover over the button and say: “Can you make this smoother?”→ AI sees exactly which button, the current animation, and what “smooth” means in context.
Typing:
“When I submit the form, there’s a flash of content before the spinner shows up.”
CoView: Record the form submission and say: “Fix this flash.”→ AI sees the exact sequence and timing of events.
Typing:
“The cards have inconsistent spacing, I think the third one has more margin.”
CoView: Point at the gaps while saying: “These gaps are inconsistent.”→ No ambiguity about which cards or which gaps.

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Best Practices

One Issue Per Recording

Keep recordings focused on a single problem for clearer communication and faster processing.

Point While Speaking

Move your cursor to the exact element as you describe it—this gives the AI spatial context.

Show the Trigger

If it’s a bug, demonstrate the exact steps that cause it rather than just describing the end state.

Be Conversational

Speak naturally. “This feels clunky” works better than technical jargon.

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Combining with Other Features

CoView works well with other YouWare features:

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Optimizing for Efficiency

CoView is optimized for accuracy, not speed. For simple, clear-cut changes, typing may be faster.
When to type instead:
  • Simple text changes (“Change the button text to ‘Submit’”)
  • Clear CSS values (“Make the header 64px tall”)
  • Code-only changes with no visual component
When CoView saves time:
  • Anything that requires pointing (“this button”, “that gap”)
  • Temporal issues (animations, loading states, transitions)
  • Subjective feedback (“feels slow”, “looks cramped”)

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How CoView Works

CoView captures three layers of context and sends them to the AI together:

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Why This Matters

Traditional text prompts lose context:
  • Ambiguity: “The button” could be any button
  • Temporal blindness: AI can’t see animation timing from text
  • Spatial guessing: “Top right” is relative and imprecise
CoView eliminates these issues by giving the AI the same visual context you have.

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Save Credits with Better Communication

Because CoView reduces miscommunication, you often get the right result on the first try:
Clear communication = fewer iterations = less credit consumption. CoView helps you get “What You See Is What You Get” fixes without burning through your quota on trial-and-error.

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Technical Notes

  • Permissions: CoView requires browser permissions for screen recording and microphone access
  • Processing: Longer recordings take more time to analyze—keep clips under 30 seconds when possible
  • Privacy: Recordings are processed for the current request only and are not stored

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Good to Know

  • Grant microphone and screen recording permissions when prompted
  • Keep recordings focused—shorter clips process faster
  • For code-only changes without visual context, typing is often more efficient