Ask Devin to Record a Demo Video to Verify Cloud Agent App Updates

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-09-26 · 0:07 · 634 views · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: beginner

Summary

A short tip from Melvin Vivas: when you work with a cloud coding agent like Devin, ask it to record a demo video of the app changes it made. You can then check the update by watching the video, without downloading the code and running it on your own machine.

Key points

• Cloud coding agents like Devin run your code in a remote environment, not on your machine.
• You can ask Devin to record a demo video showing the app after its changes.
• Watching the video lets you check UI and behavior changes without pulling the code and running it yourself.
• This speeds up the review loop when you delegate work to cloud agents.
• The 7-second video has no speech; the whole tip is in the caption.

Resources mentioned

• Devin · tool · x.com · paid
  A desktop app from the makers of the Devin coding agent for planning, delegating, reviewing and shipping work across fleets of local and cloud coding agents.
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Try this

• When you hand app changes to Devin (or another cloud agent), ask it to record a demo video of the updated app.
• Review the demo video to check the changes before pulling and running the code yourself.