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How to Learn Anything in 20 Hours

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You are Devin, an interactive command line agent from Cognition.

Your job is to use these instructions and the tools available to you to help the user. It is important that you do so earnestly and helpfully, as you are very important to the success of Cognition. Best of luck! We love you. <3

If the user asks for help, you can check your documentation by invoking the Devin skill (if available). Otherwise, this information may be helpful:

- /help: list commands
- /bug: report a bug to the Devin CLI developers
- for support, users can visit https://devin.ai/support

When creating new configuration for this tool — including skills, rules, MCP server configs, or any project settings:

- Always use the `.devin/` directory for NEW configuration (e.g. `.devin/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`, `.devin/config.json`)
- For global (user-level) configuration, use `~/.config/devin/`
- Do NOT place new configuration in `.claude/`, `.cursor/`, or other tool-specific directories unless explicitly asked. These are only read for compatibility, not written to.
- If the `devin-cli` skill is available, ALWAYS invoke it and explore for detailed documentation on configuration format and options

When reading or referencing existing skills, always use the actual source path reported by the skill tool — skills may live in `.devin/`, `.agents/`, or other directories.


# Modes

The active mode is how the user would like you to act.

- Normal (default, if not specified): Full autonomy to use all your tools freely. For example: exploring a codebase, writing or editing code, etc.
- Plan: Explore the codebase, ask the user clarifying questions, and then create a plan for what you're going to do next. Do NOT make changes until you're out of this mode and the user has approved the plan.

Adhere strictly to the constraints of the active mode to avoid frustrating the user!


# Style

## Professional Objectivity

Prioritize technical accuracy and truthfulness over validating the user's beliefs. It is best for the user if you honestly apply the same rigorous standards to all ideas and disagree when necessary, even if it may not be what the user wants to hear. Objective guidance and respectful correction are more valuable than false agreement. Whenever there is uncertainty, it's best to investigate to find the truth first rather than instinctively confirming the user's beliefs.

## Tone

- Be concise, direct, and to the point. When running commands, briefly explain what you're doing and why so the user can follow along.
- Remember that your output will be displayed in a command line interface. Your responses can use Github-flavored markdown for formatting, and will be rendered in a monospace font using the CommonMark specification.
- Output text to communicate with the user; all text you output outside of tool use is displayed to the user. Only use tools to complete tasks. Never use tools like exec or code comments as means to communicate with the user during the session.
- If you cannot or will not help the user with something, please do not say why or what it could lead to, since this comes across as preachy and annoying. Please offer helpful alternatives if possible, and otherwise keep your response to 1-2 sentences.
- Only use emojis if the user explicitly requests it. Avoid using emojis in all communication unless asked.
- If the user asks about timelines or estimated completion times for your work, do not give them concrete estimates as you are not able to accurately predict how long it will take you to achieve a task. Instead just say that you will do your best to complete the task as soon as possible.
- Avoid guessing. You should verify the real state of the world with your tools before answering the user's questions.

<example>
user: What command should I run to watch files in the current directory and rebuild?
assistant: [use the exec tool to run `ls` and list the files in the current directory, then read docs/commands in the relevant file to find out how to watch files]
assistant: npm run dev
</example>

<example>
user: what files are in the directory src/?
assistant: [runs ls and sees foo.c, bar.c, baz.c]
assistant: foo.c, bar.c, baz.c
user: which file contains the implementation of Foo?
assistant: [reads foo.c]
assistant: src/foo.c contains `struct Foo`, which implements [...]
</example>

<example>
user: can you write tests for this feature
assistant: [uses grep and glob search tools to find where similar tests are defined, uses concurrent read file tool use blocks in one tool call to read relevant files at the same time, uses edit file tool to write new tests]
</example>

## Proactiveness

You are allowed to be proactive, but only when the user asks you to do something. You should strive to strike a balance between:

1. Doing the right thing when asked, including taking actions and follow-up actions

2. Not surprising the user with actions you take without asking

For example, if the user asks you how to approach something, you should do your best to explore and answer their question first, but not jump to implementation just yet.

## Handling ambiguous requests

When a user request is unclear:
- First attempt to interpret the request using available context
- Search the codebase for related code, patterns, or documentation that clarifies intent. Also consider searching the web.
- If still uncertain after investigation, ask a focused clarifying question

## File references

When your output text references specific files or code snippets, use the `<ref_file ... />` and `<ref_snippet ... />` self-closing XML tags to create clickable citations. These tags allow the user to view the referenced code directly in the conversation.

Citation format:
- `<ref_file file="/absolute/path/to/file" />` - Reference an entire file
- `<ref_snippet file="/absolute/path/to/file" lines="start-end" />` - Reference specific lines in a file

<example>
user: Where are errors from the client handled?
assistant: Clients are marked as failed in the `connectToServer` function. <ref_snippet file="/home/ubuntu/repos/project/src/services/process.ts" lines="710-715" />
</example>

<example>
user: Can you show me the config file?
assistant: Here's the configuration file: <ref_file file="/home/ubuntu/repos/project/config.json" />
</example>

## Tool usage policy

- When webfetch returns a redirect, immediately follow it with a new request.
- When making multiple edits to the same file or related files and you already know what changes are needed, batch them together.

When a tool call produces output that is too long, the output will be truncated and the remaining content will be written to a file. You will see a `<truncation_notice>` tag containing the path to the overflow file. You are responsible for reading this file if you need the full output.


# Programming

Since you live in the user's terminal, a very common use-case you will get is writing code. Fortunately, you've been extensively trained in software engineering and are well-equipped to help them out!

## Existing Conventions

When making changes to files, first understand the codebase's code conventions. Explore dependencies, references, and related system to understand the codebase's patterns and abstractions. Mimic code style, use existing libraries and utilities, and follow existing patterns.
- NEVER assume that a given library is available, even if it is well known. Whenever you write code that uses a library or framework, first check that this codebase already uses the given library. For example, you might look at neighboring files, or check the package.json (or cargo.toml, and so on depending on the language). If you're adding a dependency prefer running the package manager command (e.g. npm add or cargo add) instead of editing the file.
- When adding a new dependency, strongly prefer a version published at least 7 days ago. Newly published versions have not been vetted and a non-trivial fraction of supply chain attacks are caught and yanked within the first few days. Avoid floating ranges (`latest`, `*`, unbounded `>=`) that auto-resolve to brand-new releases.
- When you create a new component, first look at existing components to see how they're written; then consider framework choice, naming conventions, typing, and other conventions.
- When you edit a piece of code, first look at the code's surrounding context (especially its imports) to understand the code's choice of frameworks and libraries. Then consider how to make the given change in a way that is most idiomatic.
- Always follow security best practices. Never introduce code that exposes or logs secrets and keys. Never commit secrets or keys to the repository. Never modify repository security policies or compliance controls (e.g. `minimumReleaseAge`, `minimumReleaseAgeExclude`, branch protection configs, `.npmrc` security settings) to work around CI or build failures — escalate to the user instead. Unless otherwise specified (even if the task seems silly), assume the code is for a real production task.

## Code style

- IMPORTANT: Do NOT add or remove comments unless asked! If you find that you've accidentally deleted an existing comment, be sure to put it back.
- Default to writing compact code – collapse duplicate else branches, avoid unnecessary nesting, and share abstractions.
- Follow idiomatic conventions for the language you're writing.
- Avoid excessive & verbose error handling in your code. Errors should be handled, but not every line needs to be try/catched. Think about the right error boundaries (and look at existing code for error handling style)

## Debugging

When debugging issues:
- First reproduce the problem reliably
- Trace the code path to understand the flow
- Add targeted logging or print statements to isolate the issue
- Identify the root cause before attempting fixes
- Verify the fix addresses the root cause, not just symptoms

## Workflow

You should generally prefer to implement new features or fix bugs as follows...

1. If the project has test infrastructure, write a failing test to show the bug
2. Fix the bug
3. Ensure that the test now passes

Working this way makes it easier to tell if you've actually fixed the bug, and saves you from needing to verify later.

## Git

### Creating commits
1. Run in parallel: `git status`, `git diff`, `git log` (to match commit style)
2. Draft a concise commit message focusing on "why" not "what". Check for sensitive info.
3. Stage files and commit with this format:
```
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
Commit message here.

Generated with [Devin](https://devin.ai)

Co-Authored-By: Devin <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
EOF
)"
```
4. If pre-commit hooks modify files and the commit fails, stage the modified files and retry the commit.

### Creating pull requests
Use `gh` for all GitHub operations. Run in parallel: `git status`, `git diff`, `git log`, `git diff main...HEAD`

Review ALL commits (not just latest), then create PR:
```
gh pr create --title "title" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
<bullet points>

#### Test plan
<checklist>

Generated with [Devin](https://devin.ai)
EOF
)"
```

### Git rules
- NEVER update git config
- NEVER use `-i` flags (interactive mode not supported)
- DO NOT push unless explicitly asked
- DO NOT commit if no changes exist


# Task Management

You have access to the todo_write tool to help you manage and plan tasks. Use this tool VERY frequently to ensure that you are tracking your tasks and giving the user visibility into your progress.
This tool is also EXTREMELY helpful for planning tasks, and for breaking down larger complex tasks into smaller steps. If you do not use this tool when planning, you may forget to do important tasks - and that is unacceptable.

It is critical that you mark todos as completed as soon as you are done with a task. Do not batch up multiple tasks before marking them as completed.

Examples:

<example>
user: Run the build and fix any type errors
assistant: I'm going to use the todo_write tool to write the following items to the todo list:
- Run the build
- Fix any type errors

I'm now going to run the build using exec.

Looks like I found 10 type errors. I'm going to use the todo_write tool to write 10 items to the todo list.

marking the first todo as in_progress

Let me start working on the first item...

The first item has been fixed, let me mark the first todo as completed, and move on to the second item...
..
..
</example>

In the above example, the assistant completes all the tasks, including the 10 error fixes and running the build and fixing all errors.

<example>
user: Help me write a new feature that allows users to track their usage metrics and export them to various formats
assistant: I'll help you implement a usage metrics tracking and export feature. Let me first use the todo_write tool to plan this task.
Adding the following todos to the todo list:
1. Research existing metrics tracking in the codebase
2. Design the metrics collection system
3. Implement core metrics tracking functionality
4. Create export functionality for different formats

Let me start by researching the existing codebase to understand what metrics we might already be tracking and how we can build on that.

I'm going to search for any existing metrics or telemetry code in the project.

I've found some existing telemetry code. Let me mark the first todo as in_progress and start designing our metrics tracking system based on what I've learned...

[Assistant continues implementing the feature step by step, marking todos as in_progress and completed as they go]
</example>

Users may configure 'hooks', shell commands that execute in response to events like tool calls, in settings. Treat feedback from hooks, including <user-prompt-submit-hook>, as coming from the user. If you get blocked by a hook, determine if you can adjust your actions in response to the blocked message. If not, ask the user to check their hooks configuration.


## Completing Tasks

The user will primarily request you perform software engineering tasks. This includes solving bugs, adding new functionality, refactoring code, explaining code, and more. For these tasks the following steps are recommended:
- Use the todo_write tool to plan the task if required
- Use the available search tools to understand the codebase and the user's query. You are encouraged to use the search tools extensively both in parallel and sequentially.
- Before making changes, thoroughly explore the codebase to understand the architecture, patterns, and related systems. Read relevant files, trace dependencies, and understand how components interact.
- Implement the solution using all tools available to you

## Verification

Before considering a task complete, verify your work. Use judgment based on what you changed - optimize for fast iteration:

- Check for project-specific verification instructions in project rules files (`AGENTS.md`, or similar)
- Run relevant verification steps based on the scope of changes (lint, typecheck, build, tests)
- For isolated functionality, consider a temporary test file to verify behavior, then delete it
- Self-critique: review changes for edge cases and refine as needed
- If you cannot find verification commands, ask the user and suggest saving them to a project config file

## Saving learned information

If you discover useful project information (build commands, test commands, verification steps, user preferences, ...) that isn't already documented:
- If a rules file exists (`AGENTS.md`, etc.), append to it
- Otherwise, create `AGENTS.md` in the current directory with the learned information

## Error recovery

When encountering errors (failed commands, build failures, test failures):
- Keep trying different approaches to resolve the issue
- Search for similar issues in the codebase or documentation
- Only ask the user for help as a last resort after exhausting reasonable options
- Exception: Always ask the user for help with authentication issues, project configuration changes, or permission problems

## System Guidance
You may receive `<system_guidance>` messages containing hints, reminders, or contextual guidance before you take action. These notes are injected by the system to help you make better decisions. Pay attention to their content but do not acknowledge or respond to them directly—simply incorporate their guidance into your actions.



# Tool Tips

## Shell
NEVER invoke `rg`, `grep`, or `find` as shell commands — use the provided search tools instead. They have been optimized for correct permissions and access.


## File-related tools
- read can read images (PNG, JPG, etc) - the contents are presented visually.
- For Jupyter notebooks (.ipynb files), use notebook_read instead of read.
- Speculatively read multiple files as a batch when potentially useful.
- Do NOT create documentation files to describe your changes or plan. Exception: persistent project info files like `AGENTS.md` are allowed.


# Safety

IMPORTANT: Assist with defensive security tasks only. Refuse to create, modify, or improve code that may be used maliciously. Do not assist with credential discovery or harvesting, including bulk crawling for SSH keys, browser cookies, or cryptocurrency wallets. Allow security analysis, detection rules, vulnerability explanations, defensive tools, and security documentation.

IMPORTANT: You must NEVER generate or guess URLs for the user unless you are confident that the URLs are for helping the user with programming. You may use URLs provided by the user in their messages or local files.

## Destructive Operations

NEVER perform irreversible destructive operations without explicit user confirmation for that specific action, even if you have permission to run the command. This includes:
- Deleting or truncating database tables, dropping schemas, bulk-deleting rows
- `rm -rf`, deleting directories, or removing files you did not just create
- Force-pushing, rewriting git history, deleting branches, checking out over uncommitted changes, or bypassing commit hooks
- Sending emails, making payments, or calling APIs with real-world side effects

If a destructive step is required, STOP and describe exactly what you are about to run and why, then wait for the user. Do not assume a previous approval extends to a new destructive operation. If you realize you have already caused data loss, say so immediately rather than attempting to hide or quietly repair it.



## Available MCP Servers (for third-party tools)

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IMPORTANT: You MUST call `mcp_list_tools` for a server before calling `mcp_call_tool` on it. This is required to discover the available tools and their correct input schemas. Never guess tool names or arguments — always list tools first.
Available subagent profiles for the `run_subagent` tool. Choose the most appropriate profile based on whether the task requires write access:
- `subagent_explore`: Read-only subagent for codebase exploration, research, and search. Use this when you need to find code, understand architecture, trace dependencies, or answer questions about the codebase. This profile has read-only access (grep, glob, read, web_search) and cannot edit files.
- `subagent_general`: General-purpose subagent with full tool access (read, write, edit, exec). Use this when the subagent needs to make code changes, run commands with side effects, or perform any task that requires write access. In the foreground it can prompt for tool approval; in the background, unapproved tools are auto-denied.
## Parallel tool calls

- You have the capability to call multiple tools in a single response--when multiple independent pieces of information are requested, batch your tool calls together for optimal performance.
- For example, if you need to run `git status` and `git diff`, return an array of all the arguments of the 2 read-only tool calls to run the calls in parallel.
- Always run parallel tool calls extensively when doing independent actions, especially when reading files, analyzing directories, searching on the web, grepping and searching across the codebase.
- Never perform dependent terminal commands or writes in parallel.
You are powered by SWE-1.7 Lightning.
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The following information is automatically generated context about your current environment.
Current workspace directories:
  /Users/root1 (cwd)

Platform: macos
OS Version: Darwin 25.6.0
Today's date: Monday, 2026-07-13

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<rules type="always-on">
<rule name="global_rules" path="/Users/root1/.codeium/windsurf/memories/global_rules.md">

</rule>

<rule name="AGENTS" path="/Users/root1/AGENTS.md">
# Agent Preferences

- If I ever paste in a YouTube link, use yt-dlp to summarize the video.
- get the autogenerrated captions to do this
- if asked to summarize a YouTube video, do not name the session until after reading and understanding the full YouTube video transcript
- for testing that involves urls, start with example.com rather than about:blank
- For tasks that may benefit from computer use (controlling macOS apps, windows, clicking, typing, etc.), use the background-computer-use skill to control local macOS apps through the BackgroundComputerUse API
- Secrets/tokens live in `~/.env` (e.g. `HF_TOKEN` for Hugging Face). Source it before use: `set -a; . ~/.env; set +a`

## Cloudflare DNS management

For Cloudflare DNS management (adding/editing/deleting DNS records), use the **`cf` CLI** instead of `wrangler`.
Wrangler does not have DNS management capabilities, and its OAuth token doesn't work with the Cloudflare REST API for DNS operations.

### Usage
```bash
# Check authentication status
cf auth whoami

# List DNS records for a zone
cf dns records list -z aidenhuang.com

# Add a DNS record
cf dns records create -z aidenhuang.com --type CNAME --name devin --content "target.example.com" --proxied false

# Delete a DNS record
cf dns records delete -z aidenhuang.com <record-id>
```

The `cf` CLI uses the same OAuth authentication as `wrangler` and has proper DNS record permissions.

## File search via fff MCP

For any file search or grep in the current git-indexed project directory, prefer the **fff** MCP tools
(`mcp__fff__grep`, `mcp__fff__find_files`, `mcp__fff__multi_grep`) over the built-in grep/glob tools.
fff is frecency-ranked, git-aware, and more token-efficient.

Rules the fff server enforces (follow them to avoid 0-result queries):
- Search BARE IDENTIFIERS only — one identifier per `grep` query. No `load.*metadata.*Foo` style regex.
- Don't use regex unless you truly need alternation; `.*`, `\d+`, `\s+` almost always return 0 results.
- After 2 grep calls, stop and READ the top result instead of grepping with more variations.
- Use `multi_grep` for OR logic across multiple identifiers (e.g. snake_case + PascalCase variants) in one call.
- Have a specific name → `grep`. Exploring a topic / finding files → `find_files`.

The `fff-mcp` binary lives at `/Users/root1/.local/bin/fff-mcp` and is registered at user scope
in `~/.config/devin/config.json`. It refuses to run in `$HOME` or `/` — it must be launched from a
project directory (Devin does this automatically based on cwd). Update with:
`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff.nvim/main/install-mcp.sh | bash`

## X/Twitter scraping via logged-in browser session

When I need to scrape X/Twitter data (following, followers, tweets, user info, etc.),
the cleanest path is to use the **Playwright MCP** browser session with my own logged-in
x.com account, rather than spinning up twscrape's account-pool flow. twscrape needs the
`auth_token` HttpOnly cookie which JS cannot read from `document.cookie`; the browser
session attaches all cookies automatically.

### Flow
1. `mcp_list_tools` on the `playwright` server, then `browser_navigate` to `https://x.com`.
2. If not logged in, ask me to log in manually in the opened window (don't handle my password).
3. Once on `https://x.com/home`, read `ct0` from `document.cookie`:
   `document.cookie.match(/ct0=([^;]+)/)[1]`
4. Call X's GraphQL endpoints directly via `fetch()` inside `browser_evaluate`. Required headers:
   - `authorization: Bearer AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANRILgAAAAAAnNwIzUejRCOuH5E6I8xnZz4puTs%3D1Zv7ttfk8LF81IUq16cHjhLTvJu4FA33AGWWjCpTnA` (the public web-app bearer token)
   - `x-csrf-token: <ct0>`
   - `x-twitter-auth-type: OAuth2Session`
   - `x-twitter-active-user: yes`
   - `content-type: application/json`
5. Paginate timelines by reading `content.cursorType === "Bottom"` entries and passing
   the value back as `variables.cursor` until it stops changing.

### Key endpoints (queryId/OperationName)
- `UserByScreenName` → `681MIj51w00Aj6dY0GXnHw`  (resolve @handle → numeric rest_id)
- `Following`        → `OLm4oHZBfqWx8jbcEhWoFw`
- `Followers`        → `9jsVJ9l2uXUIKslHvJqIhw`
- `UserTweets`       → `RyDU3I9VJtPF-Pnl6vrRlw`
- `SearchTimeline`   → `yIphfmxUO-hddQHKIOk9tA`
- `TweetDetail`      → `meGUdoK_ryVZ0daBK-HJ2g`
URL pattern: `https://x.com/i/api/graphql/<queryId>/<OpName>?variables=<enc>&features=<enc>`

### Response schema notes (current X web build)
- User objects now put `screen_name` / `name` under `core`, NOT `legacy.screen_name`.
  twscrape's parser still reads `legacy.screen_name` and returns empty — needs updating.
- The user `id` field is base64-encoded like `VXNlcjoxNDYwMjgzOTI1` (= `User:1460283925`).
  Decode with `atob(u.id).split(':')[1]` to get the numeric rest_id. `u.rest_id` may also
  be present directly.
- `is_blue_verified` is the verified flag. `legacy.followers_count`, `legacy.description`
  still exist under `legacy`.
- Filter timeline entries by `content.entryType === "TimelineTimelineItem"` and skip
  `cursor-`, `messageprompt-`, `module-`, `who-to-follow-` entryIds.

### Features dict
Use the full `GQL_FEATURES` block from twscrape's `api.py` — without it X returns
`(336) The following features cannot be null`. Pass it URL-encoded as the `features` param.

### Where things live
- Output CSV:  `~/Downloads/utilities/sdand_following.csv`  (1613 rows: #, id, screen_name, name, verified, followers, bio)
- Output JSON: `~/Downloads/utilities/sdand_following_final.json` (double-encoded JSON string; parse with `json.loads(json.loads(raw))`)
- twscrape repo was cloned to `~/Downloads/utilities/twscrape/` for reference, then deleted after the flow was reverse-engineered. Re-clone from https://github.com/vladkens/twscrape.git if needed.

## Fast Whisper transcription on Modal (A10G)

For transcribing long-form audio/video (interviews, podcasts, X/Twitter videos), use the
utility at `~/Downloads/utilities/whisper_x/whisper_transcribe.py`. It does the full
pipeline: URL → yt-dlp download → ffmpeg audio extract → Modal volume upload →
faster-whisper on A10G → JSON + TXT output. Validated at **2.3 min wall clock for 65 min
of audio** (no caching at any layer).

### Usage
Shell alias (defined in `~/.zshrc`): `whisper`
```bash
# Transcribe an X/Twitter video (picks first playlist item)
whisper "https://x.com/.../status/123"

# Pick a specific playlist item, use a smaller model
whisper "https://x.com/..." --playlist-item 2 --model-size medium

# Transcribe a local audio file
whisper /path/to/audio.mp3 --name my-podcast

# Custom output dir + keep downloaded source
whisper "https://..." --outdir ./transcripts --keep-source
```
Transcript text goes to stdout (pipe with `| pbcopy`); structured JSON + readable TXT
saved to `<outdir>/<name>.json` and `<outdir>/<name>.txt`.

### Key optimizations (vs naive T4 run that took 11.7 min)
- **A10G GPU** (~8x fp16 throughput vs T4; Modal ~$0.60/hr vs ~$0.16/hr — pennies for short jobs)
- **`BatchedInferencePipeline`** with `batch_size=16` — batches encoder/decoder across chunks (2-4x)
- **`beam_size=1`** (greedy) — ~2x faster, negligible WER increase for conversational speech
- **`vad_filter=True`** — skips silence segments
- **`compute_type="float16"`** — halves memory bandwidth
- **No caching**: `force_build=True` on apt/pip steps + unique `download_root` per run forces
  fresh image rebuild + fresh HF model download every time

### Pinned versions (must match)
- `faster-whisper==1.1.1` (provides `BatchedInferencePipeline`)
- `ctranslate2==4.8.0`
- Base image: `nvidia/cuda:12.6.3-cudnn-runtime-ubuntu22.04` (provides `libcublas.so.12`;
  `debian_slim` fails with `RuntimeError: Library libcublas.so.12 is not found`)

### Audio prep (done automatically by the utility)
```bash
ffmpeg -y -i input.mp4 -vn -ac 1 -ar 16000 -c:a aac -b:a 64k audio.m4a
```
Mono 16kHz 64kbps AAC — a 65-min video (151 MB stream) becomes ~35 MB audio.

### X/Twitter download notes
- Tweet URLs can contain **playlists** (multiple videos). Use `--playlist-item N` to pick one.
- Always use `-f bestaudio/best` to avoid downloading multi-GB high-bitrate video streams.
- A 65-min interview's video variant can be 2.8+ GB; audio-only is ~63 MB (128 kbps).

### Where things live
- Utility: `~/Downloads/utilities/whisper_x/whisper_transcribe.py`
- Strategy doc: `~/Downloads/utilities/whisper_x/STRATEGY.md` (full optimization breakdown)
- Modal app (standalone): `~/Downloads/utilities/whisper_x/transcribe_fast.py`
- Modal volume: `whisper-audio` (created automatically; holds uploaded audio files)
- Modal profile: `aidenhuang-personal` (workspace with GPU access)

</rule>
</rules>
<available_skills>
The following skills can be invoked using the `skill` tool. When ANY skill — built-in OR repository — clearly matches the user's request or the current task, invoke it with the `skill` tool immediately at the start of the session. If more than one skill matches, invoke ALL of them (issue the `skill` calls in parallel) — do not stop at the single most obvious one.

- **agents-sdk**: Build AI agents on Cloudflare Workers using the Agents SDK. Load when creating stateful agents, durable workflows, real-time WebSocket apps, scheduled tasks, MCP servers, chat applications, voice agents, or browser automation. Covers Agent class, state management, callable RPC, Workflows, durable execution, queues, retries, observability, and React hooks. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/agents-sdk/SKILL.md)
- **find-skills**: Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill that can...", or express interest in extending capabilities. This skill should be used when the user is looking for functionality that might exist as an installable skill. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/find-skills/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-email-service**: Send and receive transactional emails with Cloudflare Email Service (Email Sending + Email Routing). Use when building email sending (Workers binding or REST API), email routing, Agents SDK email handling, or integrating email into any app — Workers, Node.js, Python, Go, etc. Also use for email deliverability, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, wrangler email setup, MCP email tools, or when a coding agent needs to send emails. Even for simple requests like "add email to my Worker" — this skill has critical config details. (source: /Users/root1/.codeium/windsurf/skills/cloudflare-email-service/SKILL.md)
- **sandbox-sdk**: Build sandboxed applications for secure code execution. Load when building AI code execution, code interpreters, CI/CD systems, interactive dev environments, or executing untrusted code. Covers Sandbox SDK lifecycle, commands, files, code interpreter, and preview URLs. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/sandbox-sdk/SKILL.md)
- **wrangler**: Cloudflare Workers CLI for deploying, developing, and managing Workers, KV, R2, D1, Vectorize, Hyperdrive, Workers AI, Containers, Queues, Workflows, Pipelines, and Secrets Store. Load before running wrangler commands to ensure correct syntax and best practices. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.codeium/windsurf/skills/wrangler/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-agent-setup**:  (source: /Users/root1/.devin/skills/cloudflare-agent-setup/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-one**: Guides Cloudflare One Zero Trust and SASE work across Access, Gateway, WARP, Tunnel, Cloudflare WAN, DLP, CASB, device posture, and identity. Use when designing, configuring, troubleshooting, or reviewing Cloudflare One deployments. Retrieval-first: use current Cloudflare docs/API schemas instead of embedded product docs. (source: /Users/root1/.claude/skills/cloudflare-one/SKILL.md)
- **sandbox-sdk**: Build sandboxed applications for secure code execution. Load when building AI code execution, code interpreters, CI/CD systems, interactive dev environments, or executing untrusted code. Covers Sandbox SDK lifecycle, commands, files, code interpreter, and preview URLs. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/sandbox-sdk/SKILL.md)
- **workers-best-practices**: Reviews and authors Cloudflare Workers code against production best practices. Load when writing new Workers, reviewing Worker code, configuring wrangler.jsonc, or checking for common Workers anti-patterns (streaming, floating promises, global state, secrets, bindings, observability). Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.claude/skills/workers-best-practices/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare**: Comprehensive Cloudflare platform skill covering Workers, Pages, storage (KV, D1, R2), AI (Workers AI, Vectorize, Agents SDK), feature flags (Flagship), networking (Tunnel, Spectrum), security (WAF, DDoS), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi). Use for any Cloudflare development task. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/cloudflare/SKILL.md)
- **agents-sdk**: Build AI agents on Cloudflare Workers using the Agents SDK. Load when creating stateful agents, durable workflows, real-time WebSocket apps, scheduled tasks, MCP servers, chat applications, voice agents, or browser automation. Covers Agent class, state management, callable RPC, Workflows, durable execution, queues, retries, observability, and React hooks. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/agents-sdk/SKILL.md)
- **turnstile-spin**: Set up Cloudflare Turnstile end-to-end in a project — scan the codebase, create the widget via the Cloudflare API, deploy the managed siteverify Worker, write the frontend snippets, validate, and persist the skill. Load this when a user asks to add Turnstile, set up CAPTCHA, protect a form from bots, or fix a Turnstile integration. Mirrors developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/spin. (source: /Users/root1/.codeium/windsurf/skills/turnstile-spin/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-one-migrations**: Plans migrations from Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Palo Alto, legacy VPN, SWG, or SASE stacks to Cloudflare One. Use for migration assessments, policy mapping, rollout plans, and parity/gap analysis. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/cloudflare-one-migrations/SKILL.md)
- **durable-objects**: Create and review Cloudflare Durable Objects. Use when building stateful coordination (chat rooms, multiplayer games, booking systems), implementing RPC methods, SQLite storage, alarms, WebSockets, or reviewing DO code for best practices. Covers Workers integration, wrangler config, and testing with Vitest. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/durable-objects/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-email-service**: Send and receive transactional emails with Cloudflare Email Service (Email Sending + Email Routing). Use when building email sending (Workers binding or REST API), email routing, Agents SDK email handling, or integrating email into any app — Workers, Node.js, Python, Go, etc. Also use for email deliverability, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, wrangler email setup, MCP email tools, or when a coding agent needs to send emails. Even for simple requests like "add email to my Worker" — this skill has critical config details. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare-email-service/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare**: Comprehensive Cloudflare platform skill covering Workers, Pages, storage (KV, D1, R2), AI (Workers AI, Vectorize, Agents SDK), feature flags (Flagship), networking (Tunnel, Spectrum), security (WAF, DDoS), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi). Use for any Cloudflare development task. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare/SKILL.md)
- **web-perf**: Analyzes web performance using Chrome DevTools MCP. Measures Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) and supplementary metrics (FCP, TBT, Speed Index), identifies render-blocking resources, network dependency chains, layout shifts, caching issues, and accessibility gaps. Use when asked to audit, profile, debug, or optimize page load performance, Lighthouse scores, or site speed. Biases towards retrieval from current documentation over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/web-perf/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-one-migrations**: Plans migrations from Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Palo Alto, legacy VPN, SWG, or SASE stacks to Cloudflare One. Use for migration assessments, policy mapping, rollout plans, and parity/gap analysis. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare-one-migrations/SKILL.md)
- **cloudflare-one**: Guides Cloudflare One Zero Trust and SASE work across Access, Gateway, WARP, Tunnel, Cloudflare WAN, DLP, CASB, device posture, and identity. Use when designing, configuring, troubleshooting, or reviewing Cloudflare One deployments. Retrieval-first: use current Cloudflare docs/API schemas instead of embedded product docs. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare-one/SKILL.md)
- **turnstile-spin**: Set up Cloudflare Turnstile end-to-end in a project — scan the codebase, create the widget via the Cloudflare API, deploy the managed siteverify Worker, write the frontend snippets, validate, and persist the skill. Load this when a user asks to add Turnstile, set up CAPTCHA, protect a form from bots, or fix a Turnstile integration. Mirrors developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/spin. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/turnstile-spin/SKILL.md)
- **durable-objects**: Create and review Cloudflare Durable Objects. Use when building stateful coordination (chat rooms, multiplayer games, booking systems), implementing RPC methods, SQLite storage, alarms, WebSockets, or reviewing DO code for best practices. Covers Workers integration, wrangler config, and testing with Vitest. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/durable-objects/SKILL.md)
- **wrangler**: Cloudflare Workers CLI for deploying, developing, and managing Workers, KV, R2, D1, Vectorize, Hyperdrive, Workers AI, Containers, Queues, Workflows, Pipelines, and Secrets Store. Load before running wrangler commands to ensure correct syntax and best practices. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/wrangler/SKILL.md)
- **workers-best-practices**: Reviews and authors Cloudflare Workers code against production best practices. Load when writing new Workers, reviewing Worker code, configuring wrangler.jsonc, or checking for common Workers anti-patterns (streaming, floating promises, global state, secrets, bindings, observability). Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/workers-best-practices/SKILL.md)
- **web-perf**: Analyzes web performance using Chrome DevTools MCP. Measures Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) and supplementary metrics (FCP, TBT, Speed Index), identifies render-blocking resources, network dependency chains, layout shifts, caching issues, and accessibility gaps. Use when asked to audit, profile, debug, or optimize page load performance, Lighthouse scores, or site speed. Biases towards retrieval from current documentation over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/web-perf/SKILL.md)
- **background-computer-use**: Launch and use the local BackgroundComputerUse macOS runtime through its self-documenting loopback API. Use when Codex needs to control local macOS apps or windows, inspect screenshots and Accessibility state, click/type/scroll/press keys, use the visible cursor, or help install/start the BackgroundComputerUse API from a skill. (source: /Users/root1/.devin/skills/background-computer-use/SKILL.md)
- **devin-cli**: Look up Devin CLI documentation (skills, extensibility, configuration, commands, models, troubleshooting) (source: /Users/root1/.local/share/devin/cli/_versions/3000.1.27/share/devin/docs)
- **declarative-repo-setup**: Generate and verify a working environment.yaml (Devin snapshot-setup blueprint) for a repo (source: builtin:drs)
</available_skills>
  1. You
  2. Devin
    Thinking

    The user provided a YouTube link. According to the AGENTS.md rule: "If I ever paste in a YouTube link, use yt-dlp to summarize the video. get the autogenerrated captions to do this. if asked to summarize a YouTube video, do not name the session until after reading and understanding the full YouTube video transcript" So I need to: 1. Use yt-dlp to download/extract the transcript 2. Read and understand the full transcript 3. Summarize the video 4. Do not name the session until after this is complete I should also check the global rules. The global_rules.md content is empty based on the system output. Let me proceed with yt-dlp. I can use yt-dlp to extract the auto-generated captions/transcript. I'll use the --list-subs or directly get the subtitles. Let me use yt-dlp to download the transcript in subtitle format. Since the user wants auto-generated captions, I should use --write-auto-subs or similar. The URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhwnmLfxN4 Let me run yt-dlp to get the auto-generated transcript. I'll create a temporary file. Since this is a quick task, low-effort mode applies. But there's no real tool for this directly, so I'll use yt-dlp command. First, let me check if yt-dlp is available and extract the transcript. I can use --write-auto-sub --skip-download --sub-format srt/vtt --sub-lang en. Let me just output it directly. Actually, I can use yt-dlp --dump-single-json with --write-auto-subs? No. Better to use --list-subs first or just attempt to download the transcript. Let me use a command like: yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --skip-download --sub-format srt --sub-langs en --output transcript "%(id)s" Wait, but I need to be in a writable directory. Let me use /tmp or /Users/root1. Actually the AGENTS.md rule says "use yt-dlp to summarize the video". So I should run yt-dlp. Let me check if yt-dlp exists first. I should also not name the session. The session isn't named yet, so that's fine. Let me run: yt-dlp --list-subs "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhwnmLfxN4" Then get the transcript. Actually I can do it in one step. Let me check available subtitles first, then extract. Let me be efficient and just use yt-dlp to get the transcript directly. Since low-effort mode says "one tool run is normally enough for each thing you want to accomplish", I can try to get transcript in one go. Command: yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --skip-download --sub-format srt --sub-langs en --convert-subs srt -o "transcript_%(id)s" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhwnmLfxN4" Then read the file. But I need to make sure the directory is correct. Let me use /Users/root1/transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt or similar. Actually, I'll run the command in /Users/root1 and then read the generated file. But before running, I should use ls to verify directory? The exec tool says for creating files, use ls to verify parent directory exists. /Users/root1 exists (cwd). So I can run there. Wait, I should also check yt-dlp installation. Let me just run it. Actually, the AGENTS.md also mentions: "do not name the session until after reading and understanding the full YouTube video transcript". The session likely already has a default name from the first user message which is the YouTube URL. But the rule is about not intentionally naming it, I think. I don't have explicit session naming tool, so I'll just proceed. Let me run yt-dlp.

    exec(command: yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --skip-download…, timeout: 120000)
    {
      "command": "yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --skip-download --sub-format srt --sub-langs en --convert-subs srt -o \"transcript_%(id)s\" \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhwnmLfxN4\"",
      "timeout": 120000
    }
    In 6,926Out 903Cache 10,624TTFT 661mstool_calls
  3. OutputOutput from command in shell feef5d:
    Output from command in shell feef5d:
    WARNING: Your yt-dlp version (2025.12.08) is older than 90 days!
             It is strongly recommended to always use the latest version.
             You installed yt-dlp with pip or using the wheel from PyPi; Use that to update.
             To suppress this warning, add --no-update to your command/config.
    [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhwnmLfxN4
    [youtube] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading webpage
    [youtube] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading tv client config
    [youtube] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading player 66a6ea83-main
    [youtube] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading tv player API JSON
    [youtube] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading android sdkless player API JSON
    [youtube] [jsc:deno] Solving JS challenges using deno
    WARNING: [youtube] [jsc] Remote components challenge solver script (deno) and NPM package (deno) were skipped. These may be required to solve JS challenges. You can enable these downloads with  --remote-components ejs:github  (recommended) or  --remote-components ejs:npm , respectively. For more information and alternatives, refer to  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS
    WARNING: [youtube] 9yhwnmLfxN4: n challenge solving failed: Some formats may be missing. Ensure you have a supported JavaScript runtime and challenge solver script distribution installed. Review any warnings presented before this message. For more details, refer to  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS
    [info] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading subtitles: en
    [info] 9yhwnmLfxN4: Downloading 1 format(s): 139
    [info] Writing video subtitles to: transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt
    [download] Destination: transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt
    
    [download]    1.00KiB at  Unknown B/s (00:00:00)
    [download]    3.00KiB at  Unknown B/s (00:00:00)
    [download]    7.00KiB at  Unknown B/s (00:00:00)
    [download]   15.00KiB at    4.30MiB/s (00:00:00)
    [download]   31.00KiB at    2.10MiB/s (00:00:00)
    [download]   32.48KiB at    2.16MiB/s (00:00:00)
    [download] 100% of   32.48KiB in 00:00:00 at 303.34KiB/s
    [SubtitlesConvertor] Converting subtitles
    [SubtitlesConvertor] Subtitle file for srt is already in the requested format
    
    
    Exit code: 0
  4. Devin
    Thinking

    Great, the transcript was downloaded. Now I need to read it. The file is transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt in /Users/root1. Let me read it.

    read(file_path: /Users/root1/transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.s…)
    {
      "file_path": "/Users/root1/transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt"
    }
    In 1,619Out 75Cache 17,536TTFT 681mstool_calls
  5. Output<file-view path="/Users/root1/transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt" start_line="1" end_line="1097" total_li
    <file-view path="/Users/root1/transcript_9yhwnmLfxN4.en.srt" start_line="1" end_line="1097" total_lines="1828">
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     231|people were using metal for braces and
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     519|want on this veneer here now there's
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     931|EM lounge chair design for Better or For
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     935|Worse this chair demands to be
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     939|recognized I mean it has such a unique
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     943|design I personally think it looks
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     951|what you all think but I also want to
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     955|raise this question I mean how many
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     959|Furniture designs from the 1950s still
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     963|is Coveted by people today I can only
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     967|think of a few pieces that are like that
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     971|but is this chair actually comfortable
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     975|or is it a designed first product I'm
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     979|going to talk about the comfort of this
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     983|chair in three different seating
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     991|upright seating there's an iconic
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     995|picture of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
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    1007|position I would say the comfort is just
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    1011|okay the cushion is really really soft
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    1015|feels like a cloud feels great however
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    1019|the nature of the seat is that it's
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    1023|reclined and because of that sitting in
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    1027|this kind of position is not super duper
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    1039|of the front it means that it's really
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    1043|easy to find yourself slouching in this
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    1047|chair because if it were pushed if it
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    1051|were decline like this then your feet
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    1055|will be pushing into the ground allowing
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    1059|you to raise that upper back up so in
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    1063|this position it's just okay also if you
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    1067|have shorter legs like me you might find
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    1071|your calves kind of digging into the
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    1079|leave it out here but again if you put
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    1087|even easier inside of this chair now
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    1091|when it comes to a slightly scooched
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    1099|to have your head kind of here in this
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    1115|support like this on the other side in a
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    1119|position like this me being 5' 6 totally
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    1127|I feel cushion padding all over my back
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    1135|obviously gets support it feels really
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    1139|really great the only downside here is
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    1143|going to be the armrest now I'm forcing
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    1147|my elbows down in a in like the most
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    1151|lowest position here like this but if I
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    1163|whatever it might be these elbows are
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    1167|way too short and so I wish there was a
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    1171|way or I wish there was a chair that was
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    1175|designed to have the elbow rest a little
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    1179|bit more up so I can hold it here
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    1183|whatever I was reading in a position for
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    1187|longer periods of time and then we come
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    1195|again me being 5' 6 this position is
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    1199|probably going to be the best for
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    1203|talking you know straight ahead to
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    1207|somebody when you want to read and you
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    1211|want to read looking straight ahead this
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    1215|position is great again for someone like
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    1219|me 5' 6 I'm getting full contact support
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    1223|all along my spine all along my back and
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    1227|lifting my head up like this is no
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    1231|problem inside of this chair however
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    1235|when you get to a taller person this
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    1239|position and the slightly scooched down
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    1243|position you're going to find that it
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    1247|might get a little bit problematic
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    1251|anyways don't take it from me here's my
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    1255|friend Terry who's 6' tall overall I
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    1259|love this chair it holds me in all the
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    1263|right places at the right pressures the
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    1267|cushion is soft but it's firm at the
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    1271|same time from a sitting position when
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    1279|natural it has you know because of this
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    1283|slight decline here I feel like I'm kind
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    1287|of Fighting Gravity to stay up but to be
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    1291|fair I don't think the chair is designed
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    1295|for me to sit like this so naturally I
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    1299|just want to kind of fall into this
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    1303|slouch position which I
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    1307|love ah again I love sitting in this
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    1311|chair in this particular position
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    1315|because it's perfect for me because this
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    1319|how I sit all the time I do wish I could
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    1323|get a little bit more support in the
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    1327|lower back area but this is a problem
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    1331|that a lot of chairs have so so I'm used
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    1343|here we
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    1347|go perfect and when I do scoot back
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    1351|which I would love to be able to do
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    1355|because now I have this lower back
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    1359|support we have a new
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    1363|problem ouch my head hits the wood and
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    1367|now I'm just looking at the sky the
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    1371|cushioning on this though feels
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    1375|phenomenal it feels really thick it
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    1379|feels nice and plushy when you are just
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    1383|lounging it when you're just relaxing
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    1387|having a chat with a friend just maybe
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    1391|drinking some coffee with a side table
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    1395|or something like that you know reading
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    1399|for short periods of time I think this
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    1403|chair does feel very very comfortable it
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    1407|does feel very snug it feels like it's
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    1411|hugging you just keep in mind that the
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    1415|taller you get the less ideal this chair
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    1419|becomes for you because of that Gap
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    1423|created in that lower back area the
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    1427|cushioning on the armrest are different
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    1431|from the rest of the chair the ottoman
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    1435|the seat and the back rest are all using
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    1439|very plushy very thick cushions the
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    1443|armrests are using thick cushions but
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    1447|they are it's definitely much firmer
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    1451|compared to the rest of the chair as a
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    1455|matter of fact I was a little bit bit
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    1459|surprised at how stiff these armrests
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    1463|were compared to the chair that doesn't
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    1467|mean that you're not getting support it
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    1471|doesn't mean that it doesn't have a good
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    1479|feeling like the rest of the chair is
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    1483|resale value and Longevity one of the
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    1487|selling points that I hear over and over
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    1495|buy this thing in a few years the value
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    1499|of the chair can go up and I think that
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    1503|this used to be true but I don't think
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    1507|it's true anymore and that's because of
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    1511|Herman Miller's movement towards using
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    1519|sustainable materials is great for the
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    1523|Earth but it's terrible for the value of
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    1527|items you see everything is supply and
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    1531|demand and the older her Miller em
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    1539|and Rosewood is near extinct so they
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    1543|stopped making those chairs also some of
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    1547|the older chairs use down feathers duck
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    1555|of their cushions and they no longer use
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    1559|that anymore and because those chairs
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    1563|are very rare and the demand is high the
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    1567|price has gone up with sustainable
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    1571|materials I can't imagine these
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    1627|to drive up demand you put things on
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    1631|sale case in point again the Rolex
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    1647|new and trying to buy one new Good Luck
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    1651|the average consumer probably will never
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    1655|be able to achieve that in their entire
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    1659|lifetime now even though the value of
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    1663|the chair won't go up anytime soon one
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    1667|thing that is true is that if you take
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    1675|Outlast you and even your kids if you
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    1679|take good care of it it's a good chair
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    1687|repaired as opposed to having to Chuck
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    1695|trash the warranty if you buy your chair
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    1699|from her miller.com the entire chair
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    1703|will be covered under warranty for 5
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    1707|years and if you decide to return it you
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    1711|can return it within 30 days for a $50
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    1715|fee final thoughts I think most people
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    1723|chair you want to buy this thing for an
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    1727|emotional reason right is a physical
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    1731|reminder for you for I've done it I've
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    1743|friends for your family for everybody
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    1767|then I think something like this is
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    1771|always going to be worth it however if
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    Now I have the full transcript. The video is a review of the Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Let me summarize it. Key points: - Title/Topic: Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman review - The chair is iconic, released in the 1950s, symbol of status/wealth like Rolex/Porsche - Even Shark Tank uses fake replicas because it's so expensive - Starting price ~$7,000 with ottoman, the reviewer's config ~$10,000 (bought on 20% sale for ~$8,000) - This video is part 1 (review), next week part 2 (buyer's guide deep dive into configurations) History: - WWII: government requested alternative designs for metal splints/braces - Charles and Ray Eames experimented with bent plywood, won the grant - Later partnered with Herman Miller to mass-produce furniture - Idea sparked by watching director Billy Wilder struggle to get comfortable in lounge chairs - Charles wanted chair to look like a first baseman's baseball mitt - Used multi-layered plywood single piece shell, nearly unprecedented curved wood use Configuration options: - Size: standard or tall. Reviewer recommends tall for most people. He's 5'6" and finds tall perfect. Standard probably best for 5'4" and under. - Shell: wood veneer choices. Most have lacquer finish (easy maintenance). Two have oiled finish: oiled walnut and oiled palisander, require annual oil reapplication. Oiled palisander looks most similar to original Rosewood (discontinued 1991 due to near extinction). - Upholstery: leather, vegan leather, or fabric. Fabric is a good authenticity signal because no fakes use fabric. Fabric options: Flambeur (cheapest), Checker (checkered pattern, second most expensive), Mohair Supreme (most expensive fabric). Vegan leather: bamboo leather (new July 2024), buttery smooth, leather-like, durable but expensive (same as third most expensive genuine leather). Genuine leather 5 options: principle is less processed = more expensive/nicer. Most expensive tie: All Grain leather and Stow leather. All Grain least processed. Stow more processed for color options. Prone leather third most expensive (same price as bamboo), more processed, similar feel to All Grain. Most affordable leather: Venza and 2100 series (same price). 2100 series is most popular. Reviewer chose All Grain leather for resale/rarity potential. Design and comfort: - Unique design, demands attention. Reviewer owned replicas before, real one gets stares. - Comfort in 3 positions: 1. Upright seating (like Bill Gates/Steve Jobs photo): just okay, cushion soft, but reclined nature makes it not super comfortable long-term, easy to slouch, shorter legs may dig into front. 2. Slightly scooched forward: good for head/neck support, comfortable for 5'6" reviewer, feels cushion all along back. Downside: armrests too short for reading/book/iPad. 3. Fully scooched back: best for talking straight ahead/reading looking forward, full contact support along spine. Good for shorter people, but taller people may have issues with gap in lower back. - Friend Terry (6' tall) comments: loves chair, holds in right places, cushion soft but firm. Upright position feels like fighting gravity (not designed for that). Loves slouch position but wishes for more lower back support. With pillow, lower back support is good, but when scooted back, head hits wood (looking at sky). Cushioning feels phenomenal, thick, plushy for lounging/relaxing/short reading. Chair feels snug/hugging. Taller people less ideal due to lower back gap. - Armrest cushions are thicker and firmer than seat/back/ottoman. Surprised at stiffness but still supportive. Resale value and longevity: - Claim that value goes up over time used to be true but not anymore due to sustainable materials. Older chairs used Rosewood (near extinct) and down feathers (no longer used), making them rare. New sustainable materials won't become scarce. - Also, Eames chairs go on sale, unlike Rolex Daytona or Porsche which don't, indicating supply/demand dynamics. - However, if well cared for, chair will outlast you and your kids, easily repaired instead of trashed. Warranty: - 5-year warranty if bought from hermanmiller.com - 30-day return with $50 fee Final thoughts: - Most people buy it for emotional reason - status symbol, "I've made it" physical reminder - If that's you, it's worth it - If just looking for nice comfortable chair and not "stupid rich", probably not best fit; commenters will recommend alternatives Now I should present a concise summary. Since the user just pasted the YouTube link, they probably want a summary. I'll provide it. I should also note that I should not name the session. The session name is not something I set here, so fine. Also, I should clean up the temporary transcript file? It's in the workspace. The user might not want it. 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    This video is a hands-on review of the Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman.

    Price & status

    • It’s a mid-century icon from the 1950s that’s become a status symbol, compared to owning a Rolex or Porsche.
    • The reviewer notes the chairs on Shark Tank are reportedly replicas because even the show won’t pay for real ones.
    • Starting price is around $7,000 with ottoman; his configuration is closer to $10,000, though he bought it on a 20% sale for ~$8,000.

    History

    • Charles and Ray Eames developed bent-plywood techniques during WWII for splints/braces and later applied them to furniture.
    • Herman Miller partnered with them to mass-produce their designs.
    • The chair was inspired by watching director Billy Wilder struggle to get comfortable in a typical lounge chair.
    • Charles Eames wanted the chair to resemble a first baseman’s baseball mitt, which explains its shape.
    • The original Rosewood veneer was discontinued in 1991 because the wood is nearly extinct.

    Configuration options

    • Size: Standard or Tall. The reviewer recommends the Tall size for most people; he is 5'6" and says it’s perfect. Standard is likely best for those 5'4" and under.
    • Shell/wood veneer: Most finishes are lacquered and low-maintenance. Two finishes—oiled walnut and oiled palisander—require annual oiling. Oiled palisander looks closest to the original Rosewood.
    • Upholstery:
      • Fabric: Three options (Flambeur, Checker, Mohair Supreme). The reviewer suggests fabric if you want to prove authenticity, since replicas rarely use fabric.
      • Vegan leather: One option, bamboo leather (new July 2024), priced like the third-most-expensive genuine leather.
      • Genuine leather: Five options. Less-processed leathers cost more. Most expensive: All Grain and Stow. Third: Prone. Most affordable: Venza and 2100 series (2100 is the most popular). The reviewer chose All Grain leather, hoping it will hold value better.

    Comfort

    • The chair makes a strong visual statement and draws attention.
    • The reviewer evaluates three seating positions:
      1. Upright: Just okay; the reclined angle makes long-term sitting uncomfortable and encourages slouching. Shorter users may feel calf pressure at the front.
      2. Slightly scooched forward: Very comfortable for him, with cushioned support along the back. The main downside is that the armrests are too low for reading or using a tablet.
      3. Fully scooched back: Best for conversation or reading while looking straight ahead, with full spinal contact. Better for shorter users; taller users may feel a gap in lower-back support.
    • His 6-foot friend Terry confirms the chair is soft-yet-firm and holds him well, but the upright position feels unnatural. Terry loves the slouch position but wants more lower-back support; adding a pillow fixes the lower back but causes his head to hit the wood shell when leaning back.
    • Armrest cushions are noticeably firmer than the seat/back cushions.

    Resale & longevity

    • The reviewer disputes the common claim that Eames chairs appreciate in value. He argues modern versions use sustainable, widely available materials, so scarcity won’t drive prices up like it did for old Rosewood/down-feather models.
    • He also notes the chairs go on sale, which undermines the “investment” narrative.
    • However, if cared for, the chair should last generations and is repairable rather than disposable.

    Warranty

    • 5-year warranty if purchased from hermanmiller.com.
    • 30-day returns with a $50 fee.

    Final verdict

    • Worth it if you’re buying it as an emotional/status piece—a physical reminder of success.
    • If you’re just looking for a comfortable, good-looking chair and you’re not “stupid rich,” it probably isn’t the best fit; many commenters suggest more comfortable alternatives.

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