Screen workflows vs hands-on work

The Scribe alternative for physical work

Scribe captures screen workflows. Skillia captures hands-on work and verifies whether people can actually perform it.

Not a Scribe teardown. A different evidence problem.

Two different evidence problems

Screen documentation and physical competency need different proof. Neither tool is a replacement for the other.

Screen work

Scribe is excellent when the work happens on a screen

  • click-by-click workflows
  • browser processes
  • software onboarding
  • internal procedures
  • AI-agent workflow context
Physical work

Screenshots cannot prove someone can

  • operate equipment correctly
  • follow a hands-on procedure
  • perform an inspection step
  • assemble, repair, clean, calibrate, or maintain something
  • execute standard work without coaching
If the workflow lives on a screen, Scribe is a great fit. If the skill lives in the real world, Skillia is built for that.

The Skillia workflow

Same idea as capturing a process. Different evidence at the end of it.

Record the expert doing the physical task

Phone or smart glasses, on the floor, as the work is actually performed.

Turn the demonstration into an SOP

Structured standard work your expert reviews and approves. That approved SOP is the ground truth.

Let the learner submit a real attempt

The learner performs the task and uploads their own video.

Use AI to compare the attempt against the standard

Step by step, with a score and a reason for each one.

Give managers evidence of competency gaps

Named steps that need coaching, not a completion percentage.

See physical skill verification in action

Three minutes, one real task.

The 3-minute walkthrough lands here. In the meantime, the assessment below is real output from the product.

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What a screenshot cannot tell you

A real Skillia assessment of a ball valve disassembly. The trainee skipped six steps of bonnet removal. The assessment caught it.

Skill assessment Ball valve disassembly

Assessed 20 January 2026
6.5out of 10
Good
Score 65%
Steps assessed 27
Steps completed 67%
Average step score 7.0/10

Step-by-step analysis

6 of 27 steps shown
Step 02 Not observed Remove the snap ring from the top of the stem.
Step 04 10.0 / 10 Match-mark the bonnet with the valve body. 0:18
Step 08 5.0 / 10 Loosen and remove the adapter plate bolts using a torque wrench. 0:30
Steps 09–14 Not observed Entire bonnet removal sequence — skipped
Step 18 10.0 / 10 Remove the bottom bonnet using a slide hammer or puller. 1:34
Step 24 5.0 / 10 Lift and remove the ball — manual lifting observed, no soft strap. 3:00

Remaining 21 steps assessed and scored in the full report. Timestamps reference the 4:20 trainee video.

Strengths
  • Clear demonstration of match-marking and ball orientation marking.
  • Correct use of slide hammer for bottom bonnet removal.
  • Good use of PPE — gloves, helmet, glasses — throughout.
Areas for improvement
  • Steps 9 through 14 are completely missing from the visual record.
  • Step 2 (snap ring removal) is not observed.
  • Step 8 (record torque) is not demonstrated.
  • Step 24 (use soft strap) is not followed.
Recommendations
  • Re-record the assessment with the bonnet removal performed on camera.
  • Ensure the snap ring removal is clearly visible.
  • Demonstrate torque measurement, not just loosening.
  • Use the specified soft strap when lifting the ball.

Real output from skillia.AI, condensed for this page. View the full 27-step assessment →

Try it on one real task

Use Skillia for one real task before trying to roll out a giant training platform. Tell us the task and we will set up the pilot with you.

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Keep Scribe for the screen. Use Skillia for the floor.

Start with one expert, one task, and one learner attempt.