diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 0ac5734db..b310dcd3c 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
       # when running in parallel, the total number of parallel containers
       # is in variable CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL and the current container index in CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX
       # which starts at 0 and goes to $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL - 1
-      - run: npm run test:ci -- --chunk $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX --total-chunks $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL
+      - run: npm run test:ci -- --chunk $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX --total-chunks $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --record
 
   # a single utility script to run multiple examples against Chrome
   test-examples-chrome:
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ all_jobs: &all_jobs
         branches:
           only:
             - master
+            # for https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-example-recipes/issues/531
+            - record-test-examples-job
 
   - test-examples-chrome:
       requires:
diff --git a/examples/blogs__a11y/package.json b/examples/blogs__a11y/package.json
index 45bb0725c..f619c2994 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__a11y/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__a11y/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__application-actions/package.json b/examples/blogs__application-actions/package.json
index e410d0aa1..15c9d5c03 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__application-actions/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__application-actions/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "cypress:run:win": "bin-up cypress run",
     "cypress:run:win:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group blogs__application-actions",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8888 cypress:open",
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8888 cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8888 cypress:run:chrome",
     "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8888 cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8888 cypress:run:record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up start-test start:win http://localhost:8888 cypress:run:win",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up start-test start:win http://localhost:8888 cypress:run:win:record"
   }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__assertion-counting/package.json b/examples/blogs__assertion-counting/package.json
index 3c18a91bc..52bbdd67e 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__assertion-counting/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__assertion-counting/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__direct-control-angular/package.json b/examples/blogs__direct-control-angular/package.json
index fdd44edbb..0ff662bfc 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__direct-control-angular/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__direct-control-angular/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__e2e-api-testing/package.json b/examples/blogs__e2e-api-testing/package.json
index 4fa753bc8..2f7ec2bc2 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__e2e-api-testing/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__e2e-api-testing/package.json
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "cypress:run:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "cypress:run:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group blogs__e2e-api-testing",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/json-server db.json --port 7081 --quiet",
     "start:windows": "bin-up json-server db.json --port 7081 --quiet",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7081 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7081 cypress:run:record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up start-test start:windows 7081 cypress:run:windows",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up start-test start:windows 7081 cypress:run:windows:record"
   }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__e2e-snapshots/package.json b/examples/blogs__e2e-snapshots/package.json
index d56e9db61..ccb5b84f8 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__e2e-snapshots/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__e2e-snapshots/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3700 cypress:open",
     "reset": "node reset-db.js",
     "reset:db": "node reset-db.js",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/json-server -p 3700 --static . data.json --middlewares ../../node_modules/json-server-reset",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3700 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3700 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3700 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__element-coverage/package.json b/examples/blogs__element-coverage/package.json
index 4dc9c7866..470b3204e 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__element-coverage/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__element-coverage/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "npm run wait-on && ../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "npm run wait-on && ../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/react-scripts start",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:record",
     "wait-on": "../../node_modules/.bin/wait-on http://localhost:3000"
   },
   "browserslist": [
diff --git a/examples/blogs__iframes/package.json b/examples/blogs__iframes/package.json
index 7e11eb172..32aa432cf 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__iframes/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__iframes/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__notification/package.json b/examples/blogs__notification/package.json
index 0ca6a951e..9685eb934 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__notification/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__notification/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
-    "test:ci:chrome:headless": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome --headless"
+    "test:ci:chrome:headless": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome --headless",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/blogs__testing-redux-store/package.json b/examples/blogs__testing-redux-store/package.json
index b94d61b9b..c0e5dcd80 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__testing-redux-store/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__testing-redux-store/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/react-scripts start",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:record"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cypress-plugin-snapshots": "1.0.6"
diff --git a/examples/blogs__use-react-devtools/package.json b/examples/blogs__use-react-devtools/package.json
index 1b3518182..c5640fddf 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__use-react-devtools/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__use-react-devtools/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:open",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/react-scripts start",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run",
-    "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:record"
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
diff --git a/examples/blogs__vue-vuex-rest/package.json b/examples/blogs__vue-vuex-rest/package.json
index 14ba73bb0..555a1d309 100644
--- a/examples/blogs__vue-vuex-rest/package.json
+++ b/examples/blogs__vue-vuex-rest/package.json
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
     "cypress:run:chrome:headless": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome --headless",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:open",
     "reset": "node reset-db.js",
     "reset:db": "node reset-db.js",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/json-server --static . data.json --middlewares ../../node_modules/json-server-reset",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:chrome:headless": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:chrome:headless"
+    "test:ci:chrome:headless": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:chrome:headless",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 3000 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/extending-cypress__chai-assertions/package.json b/examples/extending-cypress__chai-assertions/package.json
index 5edca6fad..504ed31c4 100644
--- a/examples/extending-cypress__chai-assertions/package.json
+++ b/examples/extending-cypress__chai-assertions/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/file-upload-react/package.json b/examples/file-upload-react/package.json
index dcf958a94..7b29011af 100644
--- a/examples/file-upload-react/package.json
+++ b/examples/file-upload-react/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo nothing to start, this recipe does not run server",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group file-upload-react"
   }
diff --git a/examples/fundamentals__add-custom-command/package.json b/examples/fundamentals__add-custom-command/package.json
index 8784bb90d..588f92518 100644
--- a/examples/fundamentals__add-custom-command/package.json
+++ b/examples/fundamentals__add-custom-command/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/fundamentals__custom-browsers/package.json b/examples/fundamentals__custom-browsers/package.json
index ba044bb7c..232507b4c 100644
--- a/examples/fundamentals__custom-browsers/package.json
+++ b/examples/fundamentals__custom-browsers/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo nothing to start",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci:brave": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --config pluginsFile=cypress/plugins/brave.js"
+    "test:ci:brave": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --config pluginsFile=cypress/plugins/brave.js",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/fundamentals__dynamic-tests/package.json b/examples/fundamentals__dynamic-tests/package.json
index 1ebe0cf7c..c1a226294 100644
--- a/examples/fundamentals__dynamic-tests/package.json
+++ b/examples/fundamentals__dynamic-tests/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group dynamic-tests"
   }
diff --git a/examples/fundamentals__fixtures/package.json b/examples/fundamentals__fixtures/package.json
index e8c225859..335418bee 100644
--- a/examples/fundamentals__fixtures/package.json
+++ b/examples/fundamentals__fixtures/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group fundamentals__fixtures"
   }
diff --git a/examples/fundamentals__module-api/package.json b/examples/fundamentals__module-api/package.json
index 3238259df..cf4d6a3db 100644
--- a/examples/fundamentals__module-api/package.json
+++ b/examples/fundamentals__module-api/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "node ./e2e-tests",
     "start": "echo nothing to start",
-    "test:ci": "node ./e2e-tests"
+    "test:ci": "node ./e2e-tests",
+    "test:ci:record": "node ./e2e-tests"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/fundamentals__node-modules/package.json b/examples/fundamentals__node-modules/package.json
index e4e8fad06..247bd11f9 100644
--- a/examples/fundamentals__node-modules/package.json
+++ b/examples/fundamentals__node-modules/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group fundamentals__node_modules"
   }
diff --git a/examples/logging-in__csrf-tokens/package.json b/examples/logging-in__csrf-tokens/package.json
index f41d907e0..a88b58bc9 100644
--- a/examples/logging-in__csrf-tokens/package.json
+++ b/examples/logging-in__csrf-tokens/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7076 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7076",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7076 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7076 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7076 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/logging-in__html-web-forms/package.json b/examples/logging-in__html-web-forms/package.json
index 3dc729379..d1be72165 100644
--- a/examples/logging-in__html-web-forms/package.json
+++ b/examples/logging-in__html-web-forms/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7077 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7077",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7077 cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7077 cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7077 cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7077 cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7077 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/logging-in__jwt/package.json b/examples/logging-in__jwt/package.json
index d70157169..1fa834160 100644
--- a/examples/logging-in__jwt/package.json
+++ b/examples/logging-in__jwt/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:open",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/run-p start:server start:app",
     "start:app": "../../node_modules/.bin/webpack-dev-server --port 8081",
     "start:server": "node server",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/logging-in__single-sign-on/package.json b/examples/logging-in__single-sign-on/package.json
index 44173364a..4bf7f733a 100644
--- a/examples/logging-in__single-sign-on/package.json
+++ b/examples/logging-in__single-sign-on/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7074 cypress:open",
     "start": "node app_server.js --port 7074 & node auth_server.js --port 7075",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7074 cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7074 cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7074 cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7074 cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7074 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/logging-in__using-app-code/package.json b/examples/logging-in__using-app-code/package.json
index d70157169..1fa834160 100644
--- a/examples/logging-in__using-app-code/package.json
+++ b/examples/logging-in__using-app-code/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:open",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/run-p start:server start:app",
     "start:app": "../../node_modules/.bin/webpack-dev-server --port 8081",
     "start:server": "node server",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 8081 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/logging-in__xhr-web-forms/package.json b/examples/logging-in__xhr-web-forms/package.json
index 5fac7493c..50f4fa85a 100644
--- a/examples/logging-in__xhr-web-forms/package.json
+++ b/examples/logging-in__xhr-web-forms/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7079 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7079",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7079 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7079 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7079 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/preprocessors__grep/package.json b/examples/preprocessors__grep/package.json
index 086f6f06e..2519067e7 100644
--- a/examples/preprocessors__grep/package.json
+++ b/examples/preprocessors__grep/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/preprocessors__typescript-browserify/package.json b/examples/preprocessors__typescript-browserify/package.json
index 6de28906b..9d0ad3885 100644
--- a/examples/preprocessors__typescript-browserify/package.json
+++ b/examples/preprocessors__typescript-browserify/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/preprocessors__typescript-webpack/package.json b/examples/preprocessors__typescript-webpack/package.json
index 4a4011232..aeaf22b28 100644
--- a/examples/preprocessors__typescript-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/preprocessors__typescript-webpack/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "../../node_modules/.bin/tslint --project ./tsconfig.json",
     "postlint": "npm run tsc",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "tsc": "../../node_modules/.bin/tsc --pretty --noEmit"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/server-communication__bootstrapping-your-app/package.json b/examples/server-communication__bootstrapping-your-app/package.json
index 99174369e..1395a5c46 100644
--- a/examples/server-communication__bootstrapping-your-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/server-communication__bootstrapping-your-app/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7070/bootstrap.html cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7070",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7070/bootstrap.html cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7070/bootstrap.html cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7070/bootstrap.html cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/server-communication__env-variables/package.json b/examples/server-communication__env-variables/package.json
index 43e97edcb..3674ffafb 100644
--- a/examples/server-communication__env-variables/package.json
+++ b/examples/server-communication__env-variables/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cross-env FOO=42 BAR=baz CYPRESS_ping=123 CYPRESS_HOST=laura.dev.local cypress_api_server=http://localhost:8888/api/v1/ ../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cross-env FOO=42 BAR=baz CYPRESS_ping=123 CYPRESS_HOST=laura.dev.local cypress_api_server=http://localhost:8888/api/v1/ ../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/server-communication__seeding-database-in-node/package.json b/examples/server-communication__seeding-database-in-node/package.json
index 0c983a9ff..e0a361d89 100644
--- a/examples/server-communication__seeding-database-in-node/package.json
+++ b/examples/server-communication__seeding-database-in-node/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "start": "node server/index.js --port 7082",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7082 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7082 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7082 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/server-communication__xhr-assertions/package.json b/examples/server-communication__xhr-assertions/package.json
index 7bef979f9..245657e1e 100644
--- a/examples/server-communication__xhr-assertions/package.json
+++ b/examples/server-communication__xhr-assertions/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "npm run cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__console/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__console/package.json
index 630fd57d3..6feee48c8 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__console/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__console/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "start": "echo",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "npm run cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__functions/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__functions/package.json
index 3050b8f06..71a138519 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__functions/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__functions/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo nothing to start, this recipe does not run server",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/package.json
index 3c2e064d2..3b5848f63 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__google-analytics/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__navigator/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__navigator/package.json
index b2bd83324..11e2315d0 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__navigator/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__navigator/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run --record"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__window-fetch/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__window-fetch/package.json
index 57844d1db..0e545491b 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__window-fetch/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__window-fetch/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7080 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7080",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7080 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7080 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7080 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__window-print/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__window-print/package.json
index 3823398d6..6cefee7c6 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__window-print/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__window-print/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing-spying__window/package.json b/examples/stubbing-spying__window/package.json
index 2c18a0b9f..ae4e589ee 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing-spying__window/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing-spying__window/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/stubbing__resources/package.json b/examples/stubbing__resources/package.json
index 5c439f4c4..62cf563f7 100644
--- a/examples/stubbing__resources/package.json
+++ b/examples/stubbing__resources/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__csv-table/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__csv-table/package.json
index 904dee64f..f4efe58ea 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__csv-table/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__csv-table/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "start": "echo nothing to start",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__drag-drop/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__drag-drop/package.json
index 797f1b2e5..d988565d5 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__drag-drop/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__drag-drop/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7071/puzzle.html cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7071",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7071/puzzle.html cypress:run",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7071/puzzle.html cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7071/puzzle.html cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test http://localhost:7071/puzzle.html cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__form-interactions/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__form-interactions/package.json
index cfb4a9894..5988a2a8c 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__form-interactions/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__form-interactions/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7072 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7072",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7072 cypress:run",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7072 cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7072 cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7072 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__hover-hidden-elements/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__hover-hidden-elements/package.json
index dd4d176a5..c9f4064f1 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__hover-hidden-elements/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__hover-hidden-elements/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7073 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7073",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7073 cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7073 cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7073 cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7073 cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7073 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__lit-element/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__lit-element/package.json
index 6b91ba346..82b74372e 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__lit-element/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__lit-element/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "start": "echo there is no web server to start in this project",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run -- --browser firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group unit-test-lit-element"
   }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__root-style/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__root-style/package.json
index dc2cc4f39..2c4a7ecb4 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__root-style/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__root-style/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__select2/cypress/integration/spec.js b/examples/testing-dom__select2/cypress/integration/spec.js
index fbc62f9a1..04c2f7953 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__select2/cypress/integration/spec.js
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__select2/cypress/integration/spec.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ describe('select2', () => {
       // before trying to find a specific item
       cy.get('.select2-results__option').should('have.length.gt', 3)
       // and now we can find the user among the results
-      .contains('Leanne Graham').click()
+      cy.contains('.select2-results__option', 'Leanne Graham').click()
 
       // confirm the right user is found
       cy.get('#user').should('have.value', '1')
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__select2/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__select2/package.json
index 33157a9d8..372d24698 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__select2/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__select2/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
-    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__tab-handling-links/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__tab-handling-links/package.json
index eea3f8a99..3e14b41ae 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__tab-handling-links/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__tab-handling-links/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 {
-  "name": "tab-handling-anchor-links",
+  "name": "testing-dom__tab-handling-links",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "",
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7078 cypress:open",
     "start": "node server.js --port 7078",
-    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7078 cypress:run"
+    "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7078 cypress:run",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 7078 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/testing-dom__wait-for-resource/package.json b/examples/testing-dom__wait-for-resource/package.json
index f03deaf6a..d13ec2e17 100644
--- a/examples/testing-dom__wait-for-resource/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-dom__wait-for-resource/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
     "cypress:run:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser chrome",
     "cypress:run:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --browser firefox",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "dev": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 4500 cypress:open",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/http-server -c-1 -p 4500 public",
     "test:ci": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 4500 cypress:run",
     "test:ci:chrome": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 4500 cypress:run:chrome",
-    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 4500 cypress:run:firefox"
+    "test:ci:firefox": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 4500 cypress:run:firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/start-test 4500 cypress:run:record"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/unit-testing__application-code/package.json b/examples/unit-testing__application-code/package.json
index d1633c031..2afd4e28e 100644
--- a/examples/unit-testing__application-code/package.json
+++ b/examples/unit-testing__application-code/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "start": "echo there is no web server to start in this project",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run -- --browser firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group unit-test-application-code"
   }
diff --git a/examples/unit-testing__react-apollo/package.json b/examples/unit-testing__react-apollo/package.json
index 84d080c4e..0b24b8718 100644
--- a/examples/unit-testing__react-apollo/package.json
+++ b/examples/unit-testing__react-apollo/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "start": "echo nothing to start, unit testing example",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run -- --browser firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group unit-testing__react-apollo"
   }
diff --git a/examples/unit-testing__react-skeleton/package.json b/examples/unit-testing__react-skeleton/package.json
index 6065830d0..825cf6c04 100644
--- a/examples/unit-testing__react-skeleton/package.json
+++ b/examples/unit-testing__react-skeleton/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
   "scripts": {
     "cypress:open": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open",
     "cypress:run": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run",
+    "cypress:run:record": "../../node_modules/.bin/cypress run --record",
     "start": "echo nothing to start, unit testing example",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run -- --browser firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run:record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group unit-testing__react-skeleton"
   }
diff --git a/examples/unit-testing__react/package.json b/examples/unit-testing__react/package.json
index 2468a4384..e34c30373 100644
--- a/examples/unit-testing__react/package.json
+++ b/examples/unit-testing__react/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "start": "echo nothing to start, unit testing example",
     "test:ci": "npm run cypress:run",
     "test:ci:firefox": "npm run cypress:run -- --browser firefox",
+    "test:ci:record": "npm run cypress:run -- --record",
     "test:ci:windows": "bin-up cypress run",
     "test:ci:windows:record": "bin-up cypress run --record --group unit-testing__react"
   }
diff --git a/test-examples.js b/test-examples.js
index ddcaa9d48..00b8dee51 100644
--- a/test-examples.js
+++ b/test-examples.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const arg = require('arg')
 const la = require('lazy-ass')
 const is = require('check-more-types')
+const debug = require('debug')('cypress-example-recipes')
 
 // to run "npm run test:ci:chrome" scripts in each example
 // run this script with "--chrome" CLI flag
@@ -78,6 +79,17 @@ const printFolders = (folders) => {
   folders.forEach((name) => console.log(' -', name))
 }
 
+const debugPrintFolders = (folders) => {
+  if (debug.enabled) {
+    console.error(
+      'Will be running tests in %s',
+      pluralize('folder', folders.length, true)
+    )
+  }
+
+  folders.forEach((name) => console.error(' -', name))
+}
+
 const hasPackageScriptName = (folder) => {
   const filename = resolve(join(folder, 'package.json'))
 
@@ -113,6 +125,9 @@ const testExample = (folder) => {
   }
 
   const npmArgs = ['run', scriptName]
+
+  console.log('npm arguments: %s', npmArgs.join(' '))
+
   const npmOptions = { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: folder }
 
   return execa('npm', npmArgs, npmOptions)
@@ -185,6 +200,7 @@ bluebird
 .then((list) => list.sort())
 .then(filterByScriptName)
 .then(filterSomeFolders)
+.tap(debugPrintFolders)
 .then(filterByChunk(args['--chunk'], args['--total-chunks']))
 .tap(printFolders)
 .then(testExamples)