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)
{"servers":[{"name":"cloudflare-bindings"},{"name":"cloudflare-observability"},{"name":"cloudflare-docs"},{"name":"playwright"},{"name":"cloudflare-builds"},{"name":"cloudflare"},{"name":"playwright-microsoft"},{"name":"fff","description":"FFF is a fast file finder with frecency-ranked results (frequent/recent files first, git-dirty files boosted).\n\n## Which Tool Should I Use?\n\n- **grep**: DEFAULT tool. Searches file CONTENTS -- definitions, usage, patterns. Use when you have a specific name or pattern.\n- **find_files**: Explores which files/modules exist for a topic. Use when you DON'T have a specific identifier or LOOKING FOR A FILE.\n- **multi_grep**: OR logic across multiple patterns. Use for case variants (e.g. ['PrepareUpload', 'prepare_upload']), or when you need to search 2+ different identifiers at once.\n\n## Core Rules\n\n### 1. Search BARE IDENTIFIERS only\nGrep matches single lines. Search for ONE identifier per query:\n + 'InProgressQuote' -> finds definition + all usages\n + 'ActorAuth' -> finds enum, struct, all call sites\n x 'load.*metadata.*InProgressQuote' -> regex spanning multiple tokens, 0 results\n x 'ctx.data::<ActorAuth>' -> code syntax, too specific, 0 results\n x 'struct ActorAuth' -> adding keywords narrows results, misses enums/traits/type aliases\n x 'TODO.*#\\d+' -> complex regex, use simple 'TODO' then filter visually\n\n### 2. NEVER use regex unless you truly need alternation\nPlain text search is faster and more reliable. Regex patterns like `.*`, `\\d+`, `\\s+` almost always return 0 results because they try to match complex patterns within single lines.\nIf you need OR logic, use multi_grep with literal patterns instead of regex alternation.\n\n### 3. Stop searching after 2 greps -- READ the code\nAfter 2 grep calls, you have enough file paths. Read the top result to understand the code.\nDo NOT keep grepping with variations. More greps != better understanding.\n\n### 4. Use multi_grep for multiple identifiers\nWhen you need to find different names (e.g. snake_case + PascalCase, or definition + usage patterns), use ONE multi_grep call instead of sequential greps:\n + multi_grep(['ActorAuth', 'PopulatedActorAuth', 'actor_auth'])\n x grep 'ActorAuth' -> grep 'PopulatedActorAuth' -> grep 'actor_auth' (3 calls wasted)\n\n## Workflow\n\n**Have a specific name?** -> grep the bare identifier.\n**Need multiple name variants?** -> multi_grep with all variants in one call.\n**Exploring a topic / finding files?** -> find_files.\n**Got results?** -> Read the top file. Don't grep again.\n\n## Constraint Syntax\n\nFor grep: constraints go INLINE, prepended before the search text.\nFor multi_grep: constraints go in the separate 'constraints' parameter.\n\nConstraints MUST match one of these formats:\n Extension: '*.rs', '*.{ts,tsx}'\n Directory: 'src/', 'quotes/'\n Filename: 'schema.rs', 'src/main.rs'\n Exclude: '!test/', '!*.spec.ts'\n\n! Bare words without extensions are NOT constraints. 'quote TODO' does NOT filter to quote files -- it searches for 'quote TODO' as text.\n + 'schema.rs TODO' -> searches for 'TODO' in files schema.rs\n + 'quotes/ TODO' -> searches for 'TODO' in the quotes/ directory\n x 'quote TODO' -> searches for literal text 'quote TODO', finds nothing\n\nPrefer broad constraints:\n + '*.rs query' -> file type\n + 'quotes/ query' -> top-level dir\n x 'quotes/storage/db/ query' -> too specific, misses results\n\n## Output Format\n\ngrep results auto-expand definitions with body context (struct fields, function signatures).\nThis often provides enough information WITHOUT a follow-up Read call.\nLines marked with | are definition body context. [def] marks definition files.\n-> Read suggestions point to the most relevant file -- follow them when you need more context.\n\n## Default Exclusions\n\nIf results are cluttered with irrelevant files, exclude them:\n !tests/ - exclude tests directory\n !*.spec.ts - exclude test files\n !generated/ - exclude generated code"}]}
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.
<system_info> 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: Friday, 2026-07-17 </system_info>
<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>
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(source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare/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/.codeium/windsurf/skills/cloudflare/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/.agents/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/.claude/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/.agents/skills/workers-best-practices/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) - **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. 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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) - **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. 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(source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/wrangler/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) - **cloudflare-agent-setup**: (source: /Users/root1/.devin/skills/cloudflare-agent-setup/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) - **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) - **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>
The user pasted a YouTube link. According to the rules in AGENTS.md: - "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 get captions/transcript 2. Read and understand the full transcript 3. Summarize the video I should NOT use the skill tool here because the request is about summarizing a YouTube video, and none of the available skills are for YouTube summarization. The AGENTS.md rules explicitly say to use yt-dlp. Let me use yt-dlp to extract captions. I'll need to check if yt-dlp is installed, then get the auto-generated captions. The URL is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh8f2aE3NY&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D I should use yt-dlp with options to list subtitles first, then download them. Actually, I can use --list-subs and then --write-auto-sub or similar. Let me start by checking yt-dlp availability and listing subtitles.
I'll summarize this YouTube video using its auto-generated captions. Let me first check what captions are available, then extract and summarize the full transcript.
{
"command": "yt-dlp --list-subs \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh8f2aE3NY&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D\"",
"timeout": 60000
}Output from command in shell 98b517:
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=cJh8f2aE3NY&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D
[youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading webpage
[youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading tv client config
[youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading player 882a803a-main
[youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading tv player API JSON
[youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading android sdkless player API JSON
WARNING: [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Some tv client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube may have enabled the SABR-only or Server-Side Ad Placement experiment for the current session. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details
[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] cJh8f2aE3NY: 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
WARNING: [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details
[info] Available automatic captions for cJh8f2aE3NY:
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aa-en Afar from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
af-en Afrikaans from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ak-en Akan from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sq-en Albanian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
am-en Amharic from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ar-en Arabic from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
hy-en Armenian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
as-en Assamese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ay-en Aymara from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
az-en Azerbaijani from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bn-en Bangla from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ba-en Bashkir from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
eu-en Basque from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
be-en Belarusian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bho-en Bhojpuri from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bs-en Bosnian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
br-en Breton from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bg-en Bulgarian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
my-en Burmese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ca-en Catalan from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ceb-en Cebuano from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
zh-Hans-en Chinese (Simplified) from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
zh-Hant-en Chinese (Traditional) from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
co-en Corsican from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
hr-en Croatian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
cs-en Czech from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
da-en Danish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
dv-en Divehi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
nl-en Dutch from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
dz-en Dzongkha from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
en-en English from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
eo-en Esperanto from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
et-en Estonian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ee-en Ewe from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fo-en Faroese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fj-en Fijian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fil-en Filipino from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fi-en Finnish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fr-en French from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
gaa-en Ga from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
gl-en Galician from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lg-en Ganda from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ka-en Georgian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
de-en German from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
el-en Greek from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
gn-en Guarani from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
gu-en Gujarati from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ht-en Haitian Creole from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ha-en Hausa from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
haw-en Hawaiian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
iw-en Hebrew from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
hi-en Hindi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
hmn-en Hmong from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
hu-en Hungarian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
is-en Icelandic from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ig-en Igbo from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
id-en Indonesian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
iu-en Inuktitut from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ga-en Irish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
it-en Italian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ja-en Japanese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
jv-en Javanese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kl-en Kalaallisut from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kn-en Kannada from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kk-en Kazakh from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kha-en Khasi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
km-en Khmer from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
rw-en Kinyarwanda from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ko-en Korean from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kri-en Krio from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ku-en Kurdish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ky-en Kyrgyz from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lo-en Lao from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
la-en Latin from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lv-en Latvian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ln-en Lingala from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lt-en Lithuanian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lua-en Luba-Lulua from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
luo-en Luo from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lb-en Luxembourgish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mk-en Macedonian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mg-en Malagasy from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ms-en Malay from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ml-en Malayalam from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mt-en Maltese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
gv-en Manx from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mi-en Māori from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mr-en Marathi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mn-en Mongolian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mfe-en Morisyen from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ne-en Nepali from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
new-en Newari from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
nso-en Northern Sotho from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
no-en Norwegian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ny-en Nyanja from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
oc-en Occitan from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
or-en Odia from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
om-en Oromo from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
os-en Ossetic from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
pam-en Pampanga from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ps-en Pashto from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fa-en Persian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
pl-en Polish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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pa-en Punjabi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
qu-en Quechua from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ro-en Romanian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
rn-en Rundi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ru-en Russian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sm-en Samoan from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sg-en Sango from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sa-en Sanskrit from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
gd-en Scottish Gaelic from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sr-en Serbian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
crs-en Seselwa Creole French from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sn-en Shona from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sd-en Sindhi from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
si-en Sinhala from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sk-en Slovak from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sl-en Slovenian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
so-en Somali from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
st-en Southern Sotho from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
es-en Spanish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
su-en Sundanese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sw-en Swahili from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ss-en Swati from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
sv-en Swedish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
tg-en Tajik from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ta-en Tamil from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
tt-en Tatar from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
te-en Telugu from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
th-en Thai from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bo-en Tibetan from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ti-en Tigrinya from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
to-en Tongan from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ts-en Tsonga from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
tn-en Tswana from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
tum-en Tumbuka from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
tr-en Turkish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
tk-en Turkmen from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
uk-en Ukrainian from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ur-en Urdu from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ug-en Uyghur from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
uz-en Uzbek from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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vi-en Vietnamese from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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cy-en Welsh from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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wo-en Wolof from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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yi-en Yiddish from English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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bn Bangla vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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eu Basque vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
be Belarusian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bho Bhojpuri vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bs Bosnian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
br Breton vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
bg Bulgarian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
my Burmese vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ca Catalan vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ceb Cebuano vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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zh-Hant Chinese (Traditional) vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
co Corsican vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
hr Croatian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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da Danish vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
dv Divehi vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
nl Dutch vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
dz Dzongkha vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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en English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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et Estonian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ee Ewe vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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fj Fijian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
fil Filipino vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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ka Georgian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
de German vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
el Greek vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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gu Gujarati vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ht Haitian Creole vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ha Hausa vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
haw Hawaiian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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hu Hungarian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
is Icelandic vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ig Igbo vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
id Indonesian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
iu Inuktitut vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ga Irish vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
it Italian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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jv Javanese vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kl Kalaallisut vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kn Kannada vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kk Kazakh vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
kha Khasi vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
km Khmer vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
rw Kinyarwanda vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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la Latin vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lv Latvian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ln Lingala vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
lt Lithuanian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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luo Luo vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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gv Manx vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
mi Māori vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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mn Mongolian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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no Norwegian vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
ny Nyanja vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
oc Occitan vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
or Odia vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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os Ossetic vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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ps Pashto vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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qu Quechua vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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sa Sanskrit vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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si Sinhala vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
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[info] Available subtitles for cJh8f2aE3NY:
Language Name Formats
en English vtt, srt, ttml, srv3, srv2, srv1, json3
Exit code: 0Good, there are English subtitles available (both "en" and "en-orig"). The "en" is likely human-uploaded or auto-generated. Let me download the English subtitles as an SRT file. I'll use a temp directory. I'll use the `--skip-download --write-subs --sub-langs en` options. Actually, to get auto-generated specifically, I should use `--write-auto-sub` but there's also a regular "en" subtitle. The rules say "get the autogenerrated captions to do this" (auto-generated). Let me use `--write-auto-sub --sub-langs en --skip-download`. Wait, looking at the output: "Available automatic captions" and "Available subtitles". The "en" under subtitles is likely a manual subtitle. The "en" under automatic captions is the auto-generated one. I want auto-generated. Let me use --write-auto-sub with language en. Let me download to /tmp.
{
"command": "cd /tmp && yt-dlp --no-update --skip-download --write-auto-sub --sub-langs en --sub-format srt --output \"video_caption\" \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh8f2aE3NY&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D\"",
"timeout": 60000
}Output from command in shell 976bc7: [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh8f2aE3NY&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading webpage [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading tv client config [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading player 882a803a-main [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading tv player API JSON [youtube] cJh8f2aE3NY: 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] cJh8f2aE3NY: 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] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading subtitles: en [info] cJh8f2aE3NY: Downloading 1 format(s): 139-20 [info] Writing video subtitles to: video_caption.en.srt [download] Destination: video_caption.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 6.39MiB/s (00:00:00) [download] 15.00KiB at 5.58MiB/s (00:00:00) [download] 23.50KiB at 5.91MiB/s (00:00:00) [download] 100% of 23.50KiB in 00:00:00 at 145.07KiB/s Exit code: 0
Good, the subtitle file is downloaded. Now I need to read it and understand the full transcript. The file is /tmp/video_caption.en.srt. Let me read it. The file might be long. Let me read it and also get some metadata about the video (title, etc.) using yt-dlp --print.
{
"file_path": "/tmp/video_caption.en.srt",
"limit": 2000
}{
"command": "yt-dlp --no-update --print \"%(title)s\\n%(uploader)s\\n%(duration_string)s\\n%(upload_date)s\" \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh8f2aE3NY&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D\"",
"timeout": 60000
}<file-view path="/tmp/video_caption.en.srt" start_line="1" end_line="1114" total_lines="1340"> 1|1 2|00:00:14,410 --> 00:00:16,430 3|[music] 4| 5|2 6|00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,720 7|>> So, for the past week, I've been living 8| 9|3 10|00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,440 11|with my childhood dream car, the new 12| 13|4 14|00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,480 15|Aston Martin Vantage S. It's going to be 16| 17|5 18|00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:39,120 19|one of the most beautiful cars on the 20| 21|6 22|00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:41,680 23|road today from every angle. The design 24| 25|7 26|00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:44,680 27|is just relentless. From the perfect 28| 29|8 30|00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:47,240 31|arches hand-built twin turbo V8 to its 32| 33|9 34|00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:50,720 35|unmistakable British heritage. Outside 36| 37|10 38|00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,680 39|of a Porsche Cayman GT4, this is the car 40| 41|11 42|00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,840 43|I've always wanted to experience since I 44| 45|12 46|00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,800 47|was a kid. But, none of that is what 48| 49|13 50|00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:59,160 51|actually surprised me the most over the 52| 53|14 54|00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,800 55|week. Because this is one of the very 56| 57|15 58|00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:05,320 59|first production cars in the world with 60| 61|16 62|00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:07,520 63|Apple's new CarPlay Ultra. And after a 64| 65|17 66|00:01:05,320 --> 00:01:10,360 67|week of living with it, it completely 68| 69|18 70|00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:12,520 71|changed my opinion of what in-car tech 72| 73|19 74|00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:15,320 75|should be. So, here's what it's actually 76| 77|20 78|00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:17,760 79|like living with an Aston Martin and why 80| 81|21 82|00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:21,720 83|I think Apple CarPlay Ultra might just 84| 85|22 86|00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,720 87|be the future of cars. 88| 89|23 90|00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,360 91|So, this is my very first Aston Martin 92| 93|24 94|00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,520 95|experience. [music] I've never driven 96| 97|25 98|00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,240 99|one. I've never even sat in one. And 100| 101|26 102|00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,840 103|this car at nearly half a million 104| 105|27 106|00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:36,200 107|Australian dollars is far beyond my tax 108| 109|28 110|00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,880 111|bracket. So, stepping into one felt 112| 113|29 114|00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,960 115|memorable. And the first thing that 116| 117|30 118|00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,880 119|struck out to me was that it's a car 120| 121|31 122|00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:44,800 123|where design is the priority and not raw 124| 125|32 126|00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,960 127|performance. Like the drive mode 128| 129|33 130|00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,000 131|selector here is in plastic. It's 132| 133|34 134|00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:51,320 135|machined from a single piece of billet 136| 137|35 138|00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,760 139|aluminum. The Aston Martin badge, it's 140| 141|36 142|00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:56,280 143|hand crafted of chrome plated brass and 144| 145|37 146|00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:59,680 147|enamel. Even the S logo on the seat is 148| 149|38 150|00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:02,040 151|hand-stitched using nearly 2,500 152| 153|39 154|00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:05,000 155|individual stitches. They're just small 156| 157|40 158|00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,800 159|details that most will glance over, but 160| 161|41 162|00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,440 163|together, they make the entire 164| 165|42 166|00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,720 167|experience feel very bespoke. And then 168| 169|43 170|00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:15,120 171|you park the car, walk away, and look 172| 173|44 174|00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,920 175|back. And it gets me every single time. 176| 177|45 178|00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,640 179|The muscular rear is perfectly 180| 181|46 182|00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:21,959 183|proportioned, the long bonnet and its 184| 185|47 186|00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:23,880 187|curves, the overall understated luxury 188| 189|48 190|00:02:21,959 --> 00:02:26,920 191|and razor-sharp looks. I don't think 192| 193|49 194|00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,520 195|I've ever walked around a car this times 196| 197|50 198|00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:30,800 199|before getting into it. It's one of 200| 201|51 202|00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,640 203|those beautifully designed cars that 204| 205|52 206|00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,800 207|non-car people will even stare at and 208| 209|53 210|00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:36,920 211|take photos. But of course, you know, 212| 213|54 214|00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,160 215|none of this would even matter if it 216| 217|55 218|00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:43,680 219|wasn't incredible to drive. And 220| 221|56 222|00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,680 223|honestly, just listen to this. 224| 225|57 226|00:02:45,716 --> 00:02:47,736 227|>> [music] 228| 229|58 230|00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,840 231|>> This car and how it handles and how it 232| 233|59 234|00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:57,120 235|sounds is just ridiculous. Under the 236| 237|60 238|00:02:54,840 --> 00:03:00,239 239|bonnet is a hand-built twin-turbo V8 240| 241|61 242|00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:03,000 243|producing 670 horsepower, launching this 244| 245|62 246|00:03:00,239 --> 00:03:07,480 247|thing from 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds or 0 248| 249|63 250|00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,480 251|to 100 km in 3.4 seconds. 252| 253|64 254|00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:16,320 255|But the numbers, as usual, really don't 256| 257|65 258|00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:19,400 259|tell the full story. Because the moment 260| 261|66 262|00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,680 263|you put your foot down, it's the drama, 264| 265|67 266|00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:24,440 267|it's the cabin fuel and the sense of 268| 269|68 270|00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:27,640 271|occasion that really etches into your 272| 273|69 274|00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:29,880 275|mind. Every drive feels like a unique 276| 277|70 278|00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:31,400 279|memory in this Aston Martin. 280| 281|71 282|00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,320 283|Interestingly, the engine is actually 284| 285|72 286|00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:36,280 287|based on Mercedes-AMG's brilliant 288| 289|73 290|00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:38,200 291|4-liter twin-turbo V8, also found, as 292| 293|74 294|00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,760 295|you probably know, in the G Wagon and 296| 297|75 298|00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,800 299|E63S. 300| 301|76 302|00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,920 303|Some people think that it makes it less 304| 305|77 306|00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,880 307|of an Aston Martin, but I'm curious what 308| 309|78 310|00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,519 311|you think. Does it really matter where 312| 313|79 314|00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:50,920 315|the engine is sourced from when the 316| 317|80 318|00:03:48,519 --> 00:03:53,640 319|final experience feels uniquely Aston? 320| 321|81 322|00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:55,600 323|But after living with it for a week, 324| 325|82 326|00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:58,160 327|there was one part of the experience 328| 329|83 330|00:03:55,600 --> 00:04:01,680 331|that genuinely surprised me, and that's 332| 333|84 334|00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,680 335|what I'm about to show [music] you. 336| 337|85 338|00:04:04,972 --> 00:04:07,760 339|>> [music] 340| 341|86 342|00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,800 343|>> So, this This is CarPlay Ultra in an 344| 345|87 346|00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,920 347|Aston Martin. I went into this week 348| 349|88 350|00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,920 351|expecting CarPlay Ultra to be like an 352| 353|89 354|00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:16,359 355|okay update, you know, maybe some better 356| 357|90 358|00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:18,320 359|graphics, a cleaner interface, the kind 360| 361|91 362|00:04:16,359 --> 00:04:20,280 363|of thing that Apple announces and you 364| 365|92 366|00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,200 367|go, "Cool." and just move on with your 368| 369|93 370|00:04:20,280 --> 00:04:22,919 371|day. 372| 373|94 374|00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,440 375|That's not what this is, though. Apple 376| 377|95 378|00:04:22,919 --> 00:04:27,600 379|CarPlay Ultra is transformative, and I 380| 381|96 382|00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,640 383|realized that this was much more than a 384| 385|97 386|00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:32,160 387|software update. Because for over a 388| 389|98 390|00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,919 391|decade, you know, standard CarPlay that 392| 393|99 394|00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:36,480 395|you probably use yourself typically 396| 397|100 398|00:04:33,919 --> 00:04:38,320 399|lives on one screen. Everything else, 400| 401|101 402|00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,560 403|your gauges, your climate, your drive 404| 405|102 406|00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,720 407|modes, it lived on the manufacturer's 408| 409|103 410|00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,160 411|own software, which meant that every 412| 413|104 414|00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,800 415|time you wanted to change the 416| 417|105 418|00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,960 419|temperature or check your speed, you 420| 421|106 422|00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:51,200 423|left Apple's world and dropped into 424| 425|107 426|00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,760 427|whatever the car uh maker built. But, 428| 429|108 430|00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,600 431|the moment I realized this wasn't just 432| 433|109 434|00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,919 435|another CarPlay update was actually the 436| 437|110 438|00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,640 439|impressive instrument cluster. With 440| 441|111 442|00:04:56,919 --> 00:05:00,840 443|CarPlay Ultra, I could switch between 444| 445|112 446|00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:03,000 447|classic Aston Martin dials, a more 448| 449|113 450|00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:05,440 451|minimal power bar layout, have Apple 452| 453|114 454|00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:07,320 455|Maps take over the entire display, bring 456| 457|115 458|00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:09,520 459|up my music, trip information, or 460| 461|116 462|00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:12,200 463|widgets, and customize everything to 464| 465|117 466|00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:14,400 467|exactly how I wanted it to be. So, every 468| 469|118 470|00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,480 471|time I got in the Vantage, my maps were 472| 473|119 474|00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,480 475|already there, my music picked up 476| 477|120 478|00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,120 479|exactly where I left it, my calendar was 480| 481|121 482|00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,120 483|waiting for me, and everything I 484| 485|122 486|00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:24,080 487|actually needed while driving was 488| 489|123 490|00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,320 491|exactly where I expected it to be cuz 492| 493|124 494|00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:28,360 495|I'm very used to this interface as an 496| 497|125 498|00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:30,160 499|iPhone user. And CarPlay Ultra 500| 501|126 502|00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,640 503|completely removes any, you know, 504| 505|127 506|00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,840 507|friction from the driving experience and 508| 509|128 510|00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,919 511|the software. Everything finally feels 512| 513|129 514|00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:40,480 515|like one cohesive system, and it means 516| 517|130 518|00:05:37,919 --> 00:05:43,040 519|you spend less time interacting with the 520| 521|131 522|00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,960 523|dashboard and the electronics here, and 524| 525|132 526|00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,640 527|more time simply enjoying the drive, 528| 529|133 530|00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:49,720 531|especially in a car like this. And even 532| 533|134 534|00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:52,200 535|with this Apple heavy user interface, 536| 537|135 538|00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,840 539|Apple hasn't replaced Aston's identity, 540| 541|136 542|00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,000 543|but they've clearly built the software 544| 545|137 546|00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:57,360 547|around it, and I think that's why it 548| 549|138 550|00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,280 551|actually works so well. The 552| 553|139 554|00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:02,000 555|craftsmanship and emotion still come 556| 557|140 558|00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:03,800 559|from Aston Martin. Apple just removes 560| 561|141 562|00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,880 563|the little frustrations that normally 564| 565|142 566|00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,040 567|come with modern car tech. So, instead 568| 569|143 570|00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,920 571|of competing with each other, it kind of 572| 573|144 574|00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,160 575|feels like the two companies have built 576| 577|145 578|00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:14,640 579|something better than either one could 580| 581|146 582|00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,240 583|have done alone. Maybe Apple looked at 584| 585|147 586|00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,560 587|Aston Martin and thought, "Yeah, let's 588| 589|148 590|00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:21,240 591|not reinvent the car part." But, let's 592| 593|149 594|00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,960 595|be honest, nobody buys an Aston Martin 596| 597|150 598|00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,600 599|because of the software. People buy an 600| 601|151 602|00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:27,200 603|Aston Martin because they appreciate 604| 605|152 606|00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:29,680 607|incredible design, craftsmanship, and 608| 609|153 610|00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,520 611|engineering. And that obsession with the 612| 613|154 614|00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:33,840 615|little details don't stop with their 616| 617|155 618|00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:36,680 619|road cars. It carries right through to 620| 621|156 622|00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:39,240 623|Formula 1. In fact, the Vantage S has 624| 625|157 626|00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:41,480 627|led the F1 grid as the official safety 628| 629|158 630|00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:44,080 631|car. And this season, the Aston Martin 632| 633|159 634|00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:46,240 635|Aramco Formula 1 team partnered with 636| 637|160 638|00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,840 639|Eight Sleep, the team's official sleep 640| 641|161 642|00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:51,000 643|technology partner. So, very fittingly, 644| 645|162 646|00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:53,520 647|Eight Sleep is sponsoring this part of 648| 649|163 650|00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,520 651|today's video. The team uses the Eight 652| 653|164 654|00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,400 655|Sleep Pod to automatically regulate 656| 657|165 658|00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,480 659|temperature throughout the night and 660| 661|166 662|00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:01,919 663|help maximize sleep recovery because in 664| 665|167 666|00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:04,200 667|Formula 1, performance starts long 668| 669|168 670|00:07:01,919 --> 00:07:05,880 671|before the lights go out on race day. 672| 673|169 674|00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,800 675|Fernando Alonso said it best, 676| 677|170 678|00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:10,080 679|performance is built on the details you 680| 681|171 682|00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:12,640 683|don't see, and recovery is one of the 684| 685|172 686|00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:15,120 687|most important. Now, obviously, I'm not 688| 689|173 690|00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:17,280 691|an F1 driver, although after a week with 692| 693|174 694|00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,600 695|a 670 horsepower Aston Martin, I'm 696| 697|175 698|00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:22,200 699|starting to feel like one. But, between 700| 701|176 702|00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:24,520 703|running a business, regularly traveling, 704| 705|177 706|00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,640 707|and playing a lot of tennis, uh recovery 708| 709|178 710|00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:28,040 711|generally matters to me, too. So, I've 712| 713|179 714|00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,000 715|been using the Eight Sleep Pod for 716| 717|180 718|00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,800 719|years, and it's become one of those 720| 721|181 722|00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,360 723|products I barely think about anymore 724| 725|182 726|00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:36,600 727|because it does its job every night, and 728| 729|183 730|00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,720 731|I wake up more refreshed than I ever did 732| 733|184 734|00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,400 735|before I used one. And I think that's 736| 737|185 738|00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:43,240 739|actually the marker of really good 740| 741|186 742|00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:45,320 743|technology. Much like CarPlay Ultra, the 744| 745|187 746|00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,520 747|best tech isn't the technology you 748| 749|188 750|00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,960 751|constantly notice. It's the tech that 752| 753|189 754|00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,360 755|gets out of your way so you can enjoy 756| 757|190 758|00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,960 759|your life and your experience. So, if 760| 761|191 762|00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,160 763|you're interested in transforming your 764| 765|192 766|00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:58,640 767|sleep and checking out 8sleep, I'll 768| 769|193 770|00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:02,040 771|leave a link below and use the code AEZ 772| 773|194 774|00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:04,680 775|for up to $350 off. Now, back to CarPlay 776| 777|195 778|00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:06,200 779|Ultra. As much as I've been enjoying it, 780| 781|196 782|00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,320 783|it's not perfect and here's the 784| 785|197 786|00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:10,960 787|negatives I've experienced. The biggest 788| 789|198 790|00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:13,200 791|gripe is that it's not 100% seamless 792| 793|199 794|00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:15,760 795|yet. While almost everything lives 796| 797|200 798|00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,440 799|inside CarPlay Ultra, some of the deeper 800| 801|201 802|00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,440 803|vehicle settings, things like 804| 805|202 806|00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,480 807|configuring driver assistance features, 808| 809|203 810|00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:23,360 811|ambient lighting, audio tuning, or 812| 813|204 814|00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,480 815|service menus, stuff like that, still 816| 817|205 818|00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,800 819|takes you back into Aston Martin's own 820| 821|206 822|00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:29,560 823|software. It's not something you'll use 824| 825|207 826|00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,880 827|every day, but it does remind you that 828| 829|208 830|00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:33,840 831|there are still two systems working 832| 833|209 834|00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,919 835|together behind the scenes. I also 836| 837|210 838|00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,200 839|noticed the occasional first generation 840| 841|211 842|00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:40,560 843|quirk. Every now and then it would take 844| 845|212 846|00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:42,640 847|like a couple of extra seconds 848| 849|213 850|00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:44,640 851|after restarting the car. And I'd 852| 853|214 854|00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,720 855|occasionally see a slightly slower 856| 857|215 858|00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,400 859|animation or transition. It's nothing 860| 861|216 862|00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:50,360 863|major, it's not stopping me from 864| 865|217 866|00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,640 867|enjoying it, but enough to remind me 868| 869|218 870|00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:55,120 871|that this is version one of a completely 872| 873|219 874|00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:57,040 875|new platform by Apple. And finally, 876| 877|220 878|00:08:55,120 --> 00:09:00,080 879|because this is built obviously entirely 880| 881|221 882|00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:02,720 883|around Apple's ecosystem, Android users 884| 885|222 886|00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,640 887|miss out altogether. There's no Android 888| 889|223 890|00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,080 891|Auto equivalent to CarPlay Ultra right 892| 893|224 894|00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:10,000 895|now, so if you're not using an iPhone, 896| 897|225 898|00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,560 899|you simply won't get this experience. 900| 901|226 902|00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,839 903|That said, these all felt like 904| 905|227 906|00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:15,760 907|relatively small compromises and after a 908| 909|228 910|00:09:13,839 --> 00:09:17,320 911|week, the biggest thing that I noticed 912| 913|229 914|00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,440 915|wasn't the occasional bug or loading 916| 917|230 918|00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,080 919|delay, it was just how quickly I stopped 920| 921|231 922|00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:24,839 923|thinking about the software altogether 924| 925|232 926|00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,839 927|and just enjoyed the car. 928| 929|233 930|00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,800 931|Now, I know some of you are interested 932| 933|234 934|00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:33,440 935|about actually what it's like living 936| 937|235 938|00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,640 939|with a car like this and [clears throat] 940| 941|236 942|00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:38,720 943|it's interesting to say the least. This 944| 945|237 946|00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:41,640 947|car has so much presence on the road. 948| 949|238 950|00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:44,280 951|Everywhere I went, cars would just move 952| 953|239 954|00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:46,920 955|out of the way on their own. People 956| 957|240 958|00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:48,960 959|passing would give me a grin and 960| 961|241 962|00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:51,440 963|sometimes give me a thumbs up. Kids 964| 965|242 966|00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:53,480 967|would point and even scream. 968| 969|243 970|00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,760 971|I've even seen couples in the rearview 972| 973|244 974|00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:59,280 975|mirror pointing at the back of this car 976| 977|245 978|00:09:55,760 --> 00:10:01,080 979|with big smiles on their faces. And then 980| 981|246 982|00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,840 983|there's the odd car that wants to race 984| 985|247 986|00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:05,480 987|you from time to time and it's almost 988| 989|248 990|00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:07,160 991|always a Volkswagen Golf. It's really 992| 993|249 994|00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,840 995|special to see this car bring so much 996| 997|250 998|00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,080 999|joy to not only myself and the 1000| 1001|251 1002|00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:13,040 1003|passenger, but even people simply seeing 1004| 1005|252 1006|00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:15,480 1007|the car from the outside. But 1008| 1009|253 1010|00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:17,760 1011|admittedly, it also comes with a bit of 1012| 1013|254 1014|00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,960 1015|anxiety. I've never checked for curbs so 1016| 1017|255 1018|00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:22,480 1019|many times in my life. I've never become 1020| 1021|256 1022|00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,800 1023|so emotionally invested in avoiding 1024| 1025|257 1026|00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:27,480 1027|potholes. And every car park suddenly 1028| 1029|258 1030|00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:30,440 1031|became a strategic decision. I found 1032| 1033|259 1034|00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:32,280 1035|myself parking at the far end of the 1036| 1037|260 1038|00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,240 1039|shopping center. And I suddenly 1040| 1041|261 1042|00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:36,320 1043|understand why supercar owners park in 1044| 1045|262 1046|00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,160 1047|another person's code. I also found 1048| 1049|263 1050|00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,880 1051|myself taking the long way home. You 1052| 1053|264 1054|00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,960 1055|know, morning coffee runs became the 1056| 1057|265 1058|00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:44,320 1059|highlight of the day. Quick trips to the 1060| 1061|266 1062|00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:46,040 1063|shops turned into 1-hour drives. And I 1064| 1065|267 1066|00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:48,440 1067|suddenly became very generous about 1068| 1069|268 1070|00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:50,880 1071|offering to pick things up. But what 1072| 1073|269 1074|00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:53,560 1075|actually surprised me was how easy this 1076| 1077|270 1078|00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:56,120 1079|car is to live with. You naturally 1080| 1081|271 1082|00:10:53,560 --> 00:10:57,680 1083|expect a 670 horsepower sports car to be 1084| 1085|272 1086|00:10:56,120 --> 00:11:00,600 1087|uncompromising. 1088| 1089|273 1090|00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:03,800 1091|But this Vantage is a proper GT car. The 1092| 1093|274 1094|00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:06,000 1095|seats are just incredibly comfortable. 1096| 1097|275 1098|00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:08,600 1099|The boot's big enough for my tennis gear 1100| 1101|276 1102|00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,760 1103|plus shopping. And visibility around 1104| 1105|277 1106|00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,880 1107|town is manageable once you get used to 1108| 1109|278 1110|00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:16,040 1111|it. It never felt like a car you could 1112| 1113|279 1114|00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:18,400 </file-view>
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The file has 1340 lines and I only read 1114. I need to read the rest of the transcript to understand the full video. Let me read the remaining lines. The video is 13:38 long, title "Life with an Aston Martin Vantage S + Apple CarPlay Ultra" by Andrew Ethan Zeng, uploaded 20260716. I need to read lines 1115-1340.
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}<file-view path="/tmp/video_caption.en.srt" start_line="1115" end_line="1340" total_lines="1340"> 1115|only enjoy on a weekend. On the highway 1116| 1117|280 1118|00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:20,480 1119|in standard sports mode, it's genuinely 1120| 1121|281 1122|00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,680 1123|properly relaxed. You could do hours in 1124| 1125|282 1126|00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:25,800 1127|this thing without thinking twice. But 1128| 1129|283 1130|00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:27,960 1131|rotate that aluminum dial into sports 1132| 1133|284 1134|00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:30,560 1135|plus and it becomes a completely 1136| 1137|285 1138|00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:32,960 1139|different animal. The exhaust opens up, 1140| 1141|286 1142|00:11:30,560 --> 00:11:34,960 1143|the throttle sharpens, and suddenly a 1144| 1145|287 1146|00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:37,240 1147|comfortable GT-type car turns into 1148| 1149|288 1150|00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:41,240 1151|something that rewards every single 1152| 1153|289 1154|00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:41,240 1155|input on a back road. 1156| 1157|290 1158|00:11:48,718 --> 00:11:52,240 1159|>> [music] 1160| 1161|291 1162|00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,800 1163|>> So, a week later, the Aston Martin 1164| 1165|292 1166|00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:57,120 1167|Vantage reminded me why people still 1168| 1169|293 1170|00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:59,560 1171|dream about cars like this in the first 1172| 1173|294 1174|00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:02,400 1175|place. Not because it's the fastest or 1176| 1177|295 1178|00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:04,800 1179|the most aesthetic, those things can be 1180| 1181|296 1182|00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:07,840 1183|subjective sometimes, but because it's a 1184| 1185|297 1186|00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:09,880 1187|car with so much heritage. It makes you 1188| 1189|298 1190|00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:11,880 1191|look forward to getting behind the 1192| 1193|299 1194|00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,320 1195|wheel. Because when I first got the keys 1196| 1197|300 1198|00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:15,600 1199|for this car, I thought this week was 1200| 1201|301 1202|00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:18,360 1203|going to be about driving my dream car, 1204| 1205|302 1206|00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:20,240 1207|but by the end of it, I realized it was 1208| 1209|303 1210|00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,280 1211|actually about something much bigger. 1212| 1213|304 1214|00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:25,320 1215|The modern sports car isn't just defined 1216| 1217|305 1218|00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:27,920 1219|by horsepower anymore. Most sports cars 1220| 1221|306 1222|00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:30,480 1223|have an insane amount of horsepower, and 1224| 1225|307 1226|00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:32,680 1227|EVs have unmatched acceleration. 1228| 1229|308 1230|00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:35,440 1231|Instead, I think they're now defined by 1232| 1233|309 1234|00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:37,720 1235|the entire ownership experience and by 1236| 1237|310 1238|00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:40,280 1239|taste. From the engine notes and its 1240| 1241|311 1242|00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:42,760 1243|design to its driving characteristics 1244| 1245|312 1246|00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:44,880 1247|and even its onboard tech. Because I 1248| 1249|313 1250|00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:47,680 1251|don't think CarPlay Ultra made me love 1252| 1253|314 1254|00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:49,680 1255|the Aston Martin more. It simply meant 1256| 1257|315 1258|00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:51,839 1259|that there were fewer moments where tech 1260| 1261|316 1262|00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:54,680 1263|pulled me out of the moment, out of the 1264| 1265|317 1266|00:12:51,839 --> 00:12:57,200 1267|driving experience. And that's where 1268| 1269|318 1270|00:12:54,680 --> 00:13:00,040 1271|it's really at. I was just looking for 1272| 1273|319 1274|00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:03,040 1275|another excuse to jump in and go for a 1276| 1277|320 1278|00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:05,280 1279|drive. But I'm curious, has CarPlay 1280| 1281|321 1282|00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:07,120 1283|Ultra changed your mind in this video? 1284| 1285|322 1286|00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:10,280 1287|And would you like to see it in other 1288| 1289|323 1290|00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:12,160 1291|cars? Or would you still have rather the 1292| 1293|324 1294|00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:14,600 1295|manufacturer's own software in your own 1296| 1297|325 1298|00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,880 1299|car? Also, I wanted to say a quick thank 1300| 1301|326 1302|00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:20,040 1303|you to 8 Sleep and Aston Martin for 1304| 1305|327 1306|00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:23,520 1307|trusting me with one of the first 2026 1308| 1309|328 1310|00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:26,000 1311|Vantage S models. This genuinely was one 1312| 1313|329 1314|00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:28,800 1315|of my first dream cars as early as I can 1316| 1317|330 1318|00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:31,280 1319|remember. So, it was a seriously, 1320| 1321|331 1322|00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:33,120 1323|seriously uh special experience and I 1324| 1325|332 1326|00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,320 1327|really hoped you enjoyed seeing 1328| 1329|333 1330|00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,720 1331|something a little different on this 1332| 1333|334 1334|00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:40,080 1335|channel and coming on this driving 1336| 1337|335 1338|00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,080 1339|experience with me. </file-view>
Good, now I have the full transcript. The video is 13:38 long and I have all the captions. Now I need to summarize it. Let me create a comprehensive summary. Key points from the transcript: 1. The video is about Andrew Ethan Zeng's experience living with an Aston Martin Vantage S for a week 2. It's his childhood dream car 3. The car costs nearly half a million Australian dollars 4. He emphasizes the design and craftsmanship: machined aluminum drive mode selector, hand-crafted chrome-plated brass enamel badge, hand-stitched S logo 5. Engine: hand-built twin-turbo V8, 670 horsepower, 0-60 in 3.3 seconds, based on Mercedes-AMG 4.0L twin-turbo V8 6. Main focus: Apple CarPlay Ultra - one of the first production cars in the world with it 7. CarPlay Ultra integrates across screens (instrument cluster, main display), customizable layouts, maps, music, trip info, widgets 8. CarPlay Ultra removes friction, makes tech invisible, but not perfect - some vehicle settings still in Aston software, occasional first-gen quirks, Android users left out 9. Living with the car: lots of attention and presence, anxiety about curbs/potholes/parking, surprisingly easy daily driver, comfortable seats, big boot, manageable visibility 10. Sponsorship segment for Eight Sleep (official sleep tech partner of Aston Martin Aramco F1 team) 11. Conclusion: modern sports cars are about the entire ownership experience and taste, not just horsepower; CarPlay Ultra didn't make him love the Aston more, just reduced tech friction I should summarize this concisely. The user didn't ask for a specific format, so I'll provide a well-structured summary.
Here's a summary of the YouTube video:
Video: Life with an Aston Martin Vantage S + Apple CarPlay Ultra by Andrew Ethan Zeng (13:38)
Overview The video is a first-drive review of the 2026 Aston Martin Vantage S, framed through the experience of living with the car for a week. The host calls the Vantage his childhood dream car and spends most of the video praising its design, driving feel, and—most notably—its status as one of the first production vehicles with Apple's new CarPlay Ultra.
Key Points
The video ends by asking viewers whether CarPlay Ultra has changed their mind and whether they'd want it in their own cars.
is it his car or a loaner
The user is asking whether the Aston Martin was his own car or a loaner. I need to look at the transcript for clues. At the end of the video (around 13:16), he says: "I wanted to say a quick thank you to 8 Sleep and Aston Martin for trusting me with one of the first 2026 Vantage S models." This strongly suggests it's a loaner/press car from Aston Martin, not his own car. Also earlier he said "this car at nearly half a million Australian dollars is far beyond my tax bracket" which also suggests he couldn't afford to buy it. So the answer is: it's a loaner/press car provided by Aston Martin (and possibly with sponsorship from Eight Sleep).
It's a loaner / press car, not his own.
He explicitly says near the end: "thank you to 8 Sleep and Aston Martin for trusting me with one of the first 2026 Vantage S models" (<ref_snippet file="/tmp/video_caption.en.srt" lines="1301-1314" />). Earlier he also mentions the car costs "nearly half a million Australian dollars" and is "far beyond my tax bracket," which further confirms he didn't buy it.