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":"playwright"},{"name":"cloudflare-docs"},{"name":"cloudflare-builds"},{"name":"cloudflare"},{"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: Monday, 2026-07-13 </system_info>
<rules type="always-on">
<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)
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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) - **sandbox-sdk**: Build sandboxed applications for secure code execution. Load when building AI code execution, code interpreters, CI/CD systems, interactive dev environments, or executing untrusted code. Covers Sandbox SDK lifecycle, commands, files, code interpreter, and preview URLs. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/sandbox-sdk/SKILL.md) - **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/.codeium/windsurf/skills/web-perf/SKILL.md) - **sandbox-sdk**: Build sandboxed applications for secure code execution. Load when building AI code execution, code interpreters, CI/CD systems, interactive dev environments, or executing untrusted code. Covers Sandbox SDK lifecycle, commands, files, code interpreter, and preview URLs. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/sandbox-sdk/SKILL.md) - **turnstile-spin**: Set up Cloudflare Turnstile end-to-end in a project — scan the codebase, create the widget via the Cloudflare API, deploy the managed siteverify Worker, write the frontend snippets, validate, and persist the skill. Load this when a user asks to add Turnstile, set up CAPTCHA, protect a form from bots, or fix a Turnstile integration. Mirrors developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/spin. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/turnstile-spin/SKILL.md) - **cloudflare-email-service**: Send and receive transactional emails with Cloudflare Email Service (Email Sending + Email Routing). Use when building email sending (Workers binding or REST API), email routing, Agents SDK email handling, or integrating email into any app — Workers, Node.js, Python, Go, etc. Also use for email deliverability, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, wrangler email setup, MCP email tools, or when a coding agent needs to send emails. Even for simple requests like "add email to my Worker" — this skill has critical config details. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare-email-service/SKILL.md) - **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/.claude/skills/wrangler/SKILL.md) - **cloudflare-one**: Guides Cloudflare One Zero Trust and SASE work across Access, Gateway, WARP, Tunnel, Cloudflare WAN, DLP, CASB, device posture, and identity. Use when designing, configuring, troubleshooting, or reviewing Cloudflare One deployments. Retrieval-first: use current Cloudflare docs/API schemas instead of embedded product docs. (source: /Users/root1/.agents/skills/cloudflare-one/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/.claude/skills/cloudflare/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-one-migrations**: Plans migrations from Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Palo Alto, legacy VPN, SWG, or SASE stacks to Cloudflare One. Use for migration assessments, policy mapping, rollout plans, and parity/gap analysis. (source: /Users/root1/.codeium/windsurf/skills/cloudflare-one-migrations/SKILL.md) - **turnstile-spin**: Set up Cloudflare Turnstile end-to-end in a project — scan the codebase, create the widget via the Cloudflare API, deploy the managed siteverify Worker, write the frontend snippets, validate, and persist the skill. Load this when a user asks to add Turnstile, set up CAPTCHA, protect a form from bots, or fix a Turnstile integration. Mirrors developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/spin. (source: /Users/root1/.claude/skills/turnstile-spin/SKILL.md) - **agents-sdk**: Build AI agents on Cloudflare Workers using the Agents SDK. Load when creating stateful agents, durable workflows, real-time WebSocket apps, scheduled tasks, MCP servers, chat applications, voice agents, or browser automation. Covers Agent class, state management, callable RPC, Workflows, durable execution, queues, retries, observability, and React hooks. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.codeium/windsurf/skills/agents-sdk/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/.claude/skills/durable-objects/SKILL.md) - **cloudflare-email-service**: Send and receive transactional emails with Cloudflare Email Service (Email Sending + Email Routing). Use when building email sending (Workers binding or REST API), email routing, Agents SDK email handling, or integrating email into any app — Workers, Node.js, Python, Go, etc. Also use for email deliverability, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, wrangler email setup, MCP email tools, or when a coding agent needs to send emails. Even for simple requests like "add email to my Worker" — this skill has critical config details. (source: /Users/root1/.claude/skills/cloudflare-email-service/SKILL.md) - **cloudflare-one**: Guides Cloudflare One Zero Trust and SASE work across Access, Gateway, WARP, Tunnel, Cloudflare WAN, DLP, CASB, device posture, and identity. Use when designing, configuring, troubleshooting, or reviewing Cloudflare One deployments. Retrieval-first: use current Cloudflare docs/API schemas instead of embedded product docs. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare-one/SKILL.md) - **cloudflare**: Comprehensive Cloudflare platform skill covering Workers, Pages, storage (KV, D1, R2), AI (Workers AI, Vectorize, Agents SDK), feature flags (Flagship), networking (Tunnel, Spectrum), security (WAF, DDoS), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi). Use for any Cloudflare development task. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare/SKILL.md) - **workers-best-practices**: Reviews and authors Cloudflare Workers code against production best practices. Load when writing new Workers, reviewing Worker code, configuring wrangler.jsonc, or checking for common Workers anti-patterns (streaming, floating promises, global state, secrets, bindings, observability). Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/workers-best-practices/SKILL.md) - **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/.codeium/windsurf/skills/workers-best-practices/SKILL.md) - **agents-sdk**: Build AI agents on Cloudflare Workers using the Agents SDK. Load when creating stateful agents, durable workflows, real-time WebSocket apps, scheduled tasks, MCP servers, chat applications, voice agents, or browser automation. Covers Agent class, state management, callable RPC, Workflows, durable execution, queues, retries, observability, and React hooks. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/agents-sdk/SKILL.md) - **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) - **cloudflare-one-migrations**: Plans migrations from Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Palo Alto, legacy VPN, SWG, or SASE stacks to Cloudflare One. Use for migration assessments, policy mapping, rollout plans, and parity/gap analysis. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/cloudflare-one-migrations/SKILL.md) - **cloudflare-agent-setup**: (source: /Users/root1/.devin/skills/cloudflare-agent-setup/SKILL.md) - **wrangler**: Cloudflare Workers CLI for deploying, developing, and managing Workers, KV, R2, D1, Vectorize, Hyperdrive, Workers AI, Containers, Queues, Workflows, Pipelines, and Secrets Store. Load before running wrangler commands to ensure correct syntax and best practices. Biases towards retrieval from Cloudflare docs over pre-trained knowledge. (source: /Users/root1/.config/devin/skills/wrangler/SKILL.md) - **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 AGENTS.md rules, I should use yt-dlp to summarize the video, getting the auto-generated captions. Also, I should not name the session until after reading and understanding the full YouTube video transcript. So I need to: 1. Use yt-dlp to download/get captions for the video 2. Read the transcript 3. Summarize it I should not name the session yet. Let me start by getting the video transcript. I'll use yt-dlp with options to list and download subtitles/captions. I should probably use --list-subs and --write-subs or similar. Let me first check if yt-dlp is available and get the available subtitles.
I’ll use yt-dlp to extract the auto-generated captions and then summarize the video. First, I need to fetch the transcript.
{
"command": "yt-dlp --list-subs \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErXwv6XeUk&pp=0gcJCU8LAYcqIYzv\"",
"timeout": 60000
}Output from command in shell 79c362:
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=DErXwv6XeUk&pp=0gcJCU8LAYcqIYzv
[youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading webpage
[youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading tv client config
[youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading player 66a6ea83-main
[youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading tv player API JSON
[youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: 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] DErXwv6XeUk: 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
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DErXwv6XeUk has no subtitles
Exit code: 0There are auto-generated captions available. I can see "en-orig" (English Original) and "en" (English, likely auto-translated). I want the original auto-generated captions, so I'll use "en-orig". I should download the captions. I'll write them to a temporary location like /tmp. I can use --write-subs --sub-lang en-orig --skip-download and specify output directory. Let me download the subtitles to /tmp.
{
"command": "yt-dlp --write-subs --sub-lang en-orig --skip-download --sub-format srt --output \"/tmp/%(id)s.%(ext)s\" --no-update \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErXwv6XeUk&pp=0gcJCU8LAYcqIYzv\"",
"timeout": 60000
}Output from command in shell 85f20c: [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErXwv6XeUk&pp=0gcJCU8LAYcqIYzv [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading webpage [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading tv client config [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading player 66a6ea83-main [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading tv player API JSON [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: 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] DErXwv6XeUk: 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] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading 1 format(s): 139 [info] There are no subtitles for the requested languages Exit code: 0
Interesting - the "en-orig" language didn't work. Maybe I should use just "en". Let me try with "en" instead, or try with automatic captions option. In yt-dlp, for auto-generated captions, I might need to use `--write-auto-subs` or `--list-auto-subs`. Actually, `--write-subs` is for regular/creator-uploaded subtitles. For auto-generated captions, I should use `--write-auto-subs`. Let me try that with the en language.
{
"command": "yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en --skip-download --sub-format srt --output \"/tmp/%(id)s.%(ext)s\" --no-update \"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErXwv6XeUk&pp=0gcJCU8LAYcqIYzv\"",
"timeout": 60000
}Output from command in shell 9f7931: [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErXwv6XeUk&pp=0gcJCU8LAYcqIYzv [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading webpage [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading tv client config [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading player dd53c628-main [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading tv player API JSON [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading android sdkless player API JSON WARNING: [youtube] DErXwv6XeUk: 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] DErXwv6XeUk: 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] DErXwv6XeUk: 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] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading subtitles: en [info] DErXwv6XeUk: Downloading 1 format(s): 399+251 [info] Writing video subtitles to: /tmp/DErXwv6XeUk.en.srt [download] Destination: /tmp/DErXwv6XeUk.en.srt [download] 1.00KiB at Unknown B/s (00:00:00) [download] 3.00KiB at Unknown B/s (00:00:00) [download] 7.00KiB at Unknown B/s (00:00:00) [download] 15.00KiB at 5.60MiB/s (00:00:00) [download] 15.84KiB at 5.56MiB/s (00:00:00) [download] 100% of 15.84KiB in 00:00:00 at 169.17KiB/s Exit code: 0
Good, the subtitle file is now at /tmp/DErXwv6XeUk.en.srt. Let me read it. This is a transcript of the video. Then I'll summarize it.
{
"file_path": "/tmp/DErXwv6XeUk.en.srt"
}<file-view path="/tmp/DErXwv6XeUk.en.srt" start_line="1" end_line="920" total_lines="920"> 1|1 2|00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 3|There's a massive problem with copyright 4| 5|2 6|00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,600 7|on internet. Specifically, the Digital 8| 9|3 10|00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:07,320 11|Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA. 12| 13|4 14|00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,480 15|Last week, a 1.4 million follower 16| 17|5 18|00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,080 19|streetwear company with multiple 20| 21|6 22|00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,720 23|physical store locations had my design 24| 25|7 26|00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,760 27|taken down, used it on their social 28| 29|8 30|00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,480 31|media, faced insane backlash, and then 32| 33|9 34|00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,000 35|tried to backpedal the whole thing. This 36| 37|10 38|00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,920 39|is what happened. 40| 41|11 42|00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,560 43|June 26th around 9:00 p.m., I get an 44| 45|12 46|00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,680 47|email that a design I made and published 48| 49|13 50|00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,360 51|on Redbubble in 2017 had been taken down 52| 53|14 54|00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:27,240 55|under their IP and publicity rights 56| 57|15 58|00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,360 59|policy by a company called Rip N Dip. 60| 61|16 62|00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,560 63|If you don't know Rip N Dip, they're a 64| 65|17 66|00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,280 67|streetwear and skate brand established 68| 69|18 70|00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,599 71|in 2009 that were big for millennials 72| 73|19 74|00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,840 75|who still wear skinny jeans called dogs 76| 77|20 78|00:00:32,599 --> 00:00:35,840 79|puppers and haven't gone a day without 80| 81|21 82|00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,120 83|smoking weed since Obama took office. I 84| 85|22 86|00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,840 87|knew that I owned my own design because, 88| 89|23 90|00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,960 91|of course, I drew it. So, maybe a little 92| 93|24 94|00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,440 95|bit heated, I took to Twitter and 96| 97|25 98|00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,720 99|tweeted this. @RipNDip, you guys think 100| 101|26 102|00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,280 103|you own every stylist cat design on 104| 105|27 106|00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,600 107|internet? You. With the screenshot and 108| 109|28 110|00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,320 111|my design attached. I was upset. I 112| 113|29 114|00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,760 115|tweeted it and then I just went to bed. 116| 117|30 118|00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,400 119|I thought at worst they ignore it. At 120| 121|31 122|00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,080 123|best, I get an apology and the DMCA 124| 125|32 126|00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,040 127|strike rescinded. I woke up to a 128| 129|33 130|00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,120 131|response from Rip N Dip. Respect your 132| 133|34 134|00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,440 135|elders. And it was so funny they posted 136| 137|35 138|00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,080 139|it twice. 140| 141|36 142|00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,600 143|I quickly got an outpouring of support 144| 145|37 146|00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,480 147|and they got an outpouring of criticism 148| 149|38 150|00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,800 151|and that's maybe putting it lightly. 152| 153|39 154|00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,000 155|My original tweet racked up over 2 156| 157|40 158|00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,120 159|million views and hundreds of replies. 160| 161|41 162|00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,520 163|Their tweets are now deleted, which 164| 165|42 166|00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,920 167|we'll get to shortly, making it hard to 168| 169|43 170|00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,360 171|say exactly how many replies they got, 172| 173|44 174|00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,560 175|but it wasn't good. 176| 177|45 178|00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,960 179|Their account was suspended shortly 180| 181|46 182|00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,680 183|after before being quickly reinstated 184| 185|47 186|00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:20,920 187|the next day. I'm back, baby. And upon 188| 189|48 190|00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,520 191|their return, changed their profile 192| 193|49 194|00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,240 195|picture to my artwork, the one they had 196| 197|50 198|00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,680 199|taken down. And in the interest of 200| 201|51 202|00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,400 203|keeping this moderately objective, let's 204| 205|52 206|00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,760 207|just say this is questionable. Taking 208| 209|53 210|00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,280 211|someone's artwork down does in no way 212| 213|54 214|00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,920 215|transfer ownership. And while it is just 216| 217|55 218|00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,200 219|a profile picture, this is a business 220| 221|56 222|00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,000 223|account and one that pays a lot of money 224| 225|57 226|00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,240 227|for that little yellow check mark. So, 228| 229|58 230|00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,600 231|one could consider it promotional 232| 233|59 234|00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,800 235|material or maybe even a marketing 236| 237|60 238|00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,680 239|campaign, which typically comes with 240| 241|61 242|00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,960 243|heavy licensing fees. At this point, I 244| 245|62 246|00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,840 247|received a lot of comments telling me to 248| 249|63 250|00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:45,080 251|essentially take them to court. And 252| 253|64 254|00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,480 255|while I appreciate the sentiment, it 256| 257|65 258|00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,920 259|really doesn't make any sense. I'm in 260| 261|66 262|00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,280 263|Sweden, they're in the US. It costs 264| 265|67 266|00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,440 267|money and takes time and there's no 268| 269|68 270|00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,120 271|legal precedent for taking someone to 272| 273|69 274|00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,800 275|court over a profile picture. There is, 276| 277|70 278|00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,520 279|however, if someone were to take your 280| 281|71 282|00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,720 283|design and make merch of it. 284| 285|72 286|00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,320 287|Later that day, Rip N Dip tweeted this. 288| 289|73 290|00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,280 291|Good morning, a new X exclusive is 292| 293|74 294|00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,320 295|dropping today. All new artwork, limited 296| 297|75 298|00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,680 299|release. Stay tuned. And one could make 300| 301|76 302|00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,920 303|an educated guess on what this merch was 304| 305|77 306|00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,360 307|going to be, given that they still had 308| 309|78 310|00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,039 311|my art as their profile picture at this 312| 313|79 314|00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,560 315|point. We never found out because no 316| 317|80 318|00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:11,720 319|merch ever dropped. 320| 321|81 322|00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,400 323|Because while this was happening, 324| 325|82 326|00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,640 327|Dexerto, a prominent news website that 328| 329|83 330|00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,280 331|covers gaming, esports, internet 332| 333|84 334|00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:17,360 335|culture, and influencers, emailed me 336| 337|85 338|00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,760 339|saying essentially they were looking to 340| 341|86 342|00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,320 343|write an article about this current 344| 345|87 346|00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,040 347|situation involving me and RipNDip and 348| 349|88 350|00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,280 351|asked me to comment. I won't show you 352| 353|89 354|00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,920 355|the exact email because I actually 356| 357|90 358|00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,959 359|respect the sanctity of DMs and private 360| 361|91 362|00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:28,720 363|emails. And yes, this is foreshadowing. 364| 365|92 366|00:02:26,959 --> 00:02:30,080 367|I replied, "I really don't. I just want 368| 369|93 370|00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,200 371|it to go away at this point." I was 372| 373|94 374|00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,560 375|expecting nothing to come out of the 376| 377|95 378|00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,880 379|tweet, but it quickly dawned on me that 380| 381|96 382|00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,640 383|they relished any bit of attention they 384| 385|97 386|00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,959 387|could get their hands on, good or bad. 388| 389|98 390|00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:37,959 391|And I think more articles is exactly 392| 393|99 394|00:02:36,959 --> 00:02:39,480 395|what they want, and they have more to 396| 397|100 398|00:02:37,959 --> 00:02:40,760 399|gain out of it than me. 400| 401|101 402|00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,000 403|Dexerto were very polite, and I think 404| 405|102 406|00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,560 407|they wrote a very good article. 408| 409|103 410|00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,040 411|Dexerto's tweet and article amassed over 412| 413|104 414|00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,800 415|1.7 million views and 60,000 likes and 416| 417|105 418|00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,360 419|support. So, a reasonable assumption 420| 421|106 422|00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,480 423|would be at this point this got too real 424| 425|107 426|00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,560 427|for RipNDip. This was bleeding out of 428| 429|108 430|00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,520 431|edgy Twitter / X and onto Instagram, 432| 433|109 434|00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,360 435|TikTok, and Facebook. And despite it not 436| 437|110 438|00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,400 439|dropping any of that elusive X exclusive 440| 441|111 442|00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,959 443|merch, instead they dropped this, an 444| 445|112 446|00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,519 447|apology. "We deal with so much 448| 449|113 450|00:03:00,959 --> 00:03:03,880 451|counterfeit and infringing IP across the 452| 453|114 454|00:03:02,519 --> 00:03:05,480 455|internet that so much of our enforcement 456| 457|115 458|00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,519 459|is automated. Stuff gets flagged 460| 461|116 462|00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,519 463|constantly, and neither I nor my team 464| 465|117 466|00:03:07,519 --> 00:03:10,880 467|manually targeted your artwork. It's not 468| 469|118 470|00:03:09,519 --> 00:03:12,440 471|our artwork, and we apologize for the 472| 473|119 474|00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,640 475|inconvenience. The automated system made 476| 477|120 478|00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,120 479|a mistake, and we're correcting it as 480| 481|121 482|00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:17,040 483|quickly as [music] possible." The 484| 485|122 486|00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,519 487|takedown was automated. Potentially 488| 489|123 490|00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,880 491|getting a small business's account taken 492| 493|124 494|00:03:18,519 --> 00:03:21,360 495|down and their revenue forfeit is 496| 497|125 498|00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,400 499|automated. 500| 501|126 502|00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,840 503|If this sounds familiar, it's because 504| 505|127 506|00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,600 507|YouTube uses an extremely similar 508| 509|128 510|00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,959 511|system. It's very easy to file a 512| 513|129 514|00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,480 515|copyright claim under the DMCA. 516| 517|130 518|00:03:27,959 --> 00:03:30,720 519|And you hear about it constantly. 520| 521|131 522|00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,040 523|YouTubers getting hundreds of videos 524| 525|132 526|00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,519 527|flagged over music that they've legally 528| 529|133 530|00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,640 531|paid license for because someone else 532| 533|134 534|00:03:33,519 --> 00:03:36,120 535|bought the same license, or they're 536| 537|135 538|00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:38,400 539|flagged fraudulently. And you have to 540| 541|136 542|00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,120 543|appeal each video individually. 544| 545|137 546|00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,120 547|While the flag can be automated, losing 548| 549|138 550|00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,920 551|you all the revenue and having your 552| 553|139 554|00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,280 555|account at risk of deletion. This also 556| 557|140 558|00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,200 559|happens constantly on websites like 560| 561|141 562|00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,680 563|Etsy, Fourth Wall, and TeePublic. 564| 565|142 566|00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,760 567|Dealing out copyright strikes is fast 568| 569|143 570|00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,480 571|and easy, and getting them removed can 572| 573|144 574|00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,880 575|take you weeks, which is weeks of lost 576| 577|145 578|00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,880 579|revenue, and in a worst case, account 580| 581|146 582|00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,280 583|suspension. Rip N Dip also conveniently 584| 585|147 586|00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,120 587|didn't mention or apologize over their 588| 589|148 590|00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,000 591|string of tweets, or the fact that they 592| 593|149 594|00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:01,280 595|changed their profile picture to my art. 596| 597|150 598|00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,560 599|Also automated, surely. And people on 600| 601|151 602|00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,960 603|Twitter didn't hesitate in letting them 604| 605|152 606|00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,280 607|know how they felt, including the 608| 609|153 610|00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,360 611|community notes. 612| 613|154 614|00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,720 615|It amassed over a thousand comments, and 616| 617|155 618|00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,200 619|having kept silent this whole time to 620| 621|156 622|00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,760 623|not stir the pot, I did have one thing 624| 625|157 626|00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,400 627|to say. A comment they clearly felt 628| 629|158 630|00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,120 631|appropriate earlier. 632| 633|159 634|00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,000 635|Respect your elders. And I thought that 636| 637|160 638|00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,040 639|was the end. I got my apology, I got my 640| 641|161 642|00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,760 643|aura farming comment in. They said they 644| 645|162 646|00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:23,320 647|get the DMCA rescinded, and they did. 648| 649|163 650|00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,320 651|They learned their lesson. 652| 653|164 654|00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,919 655|Now, 656| 657|165 658|00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,000 659|the next day I get another email. This 660| 661|166 662|00:04:25,919 --> 00:04:28,640 663|is an official offer for a 664| 665|167 666|00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,120 667|collaboration. They'd pay me a set 668| 669|168 670|00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,840 671|amount of money and 50% of the profits 672| 673|169 674|00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,160 675|for four designs. They want to see a 676| 677|170 678|00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:34,440 679|weird internet moment turn into 680| 681|171 682|00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,800 683|something creative instead of more 684| 685|172 686|00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,000 687|negativity. I politely decline. I 688| 689|173 690|00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,120 691|appreciate you reaching out and wanting 692| 693|174 694|00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,320 695|to turn the situation into something 696| 697|175 698|00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,640 699|more positive, and I appreciate the 700| 701|176 702|00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,760 703|generous offer, but I don't think it's 704| 705|177 706|00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,200 707|the right path for me, and I think it's 708| 709|178 710|00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,800 711|best we part ways. 712| 713|179 714|00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,320 715|Surely this was the end. Later that 716| 717|180 718|00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,880 719|night, Rip N Dip posted the email they 720| 721|181 722|00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,040 723|sent me, including my response, which 724| 725|182 726|00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,640 727|has my full name in it, on Twitter. 728| 729|183 730|00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,600 731|This got backlash so scathing that they 732| 733|184 734|00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,240 735|deleted it within three hours. So, I 736| 737|185 738|00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,480 739|never saw this tweet in person. I had to 740| 741|186 742|00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,680 743|find out through crash j 006 asking me 744| 745|187 746|00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,560 747|if I got this email from Rip N Dip. 748| 749|188 750|00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,880 751|And yes, yes I did. I of course knew 752| 753|189 754|00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,919 755|full well how it probably ended up on 756| 757|190 758|00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,840 759|Twitter, but this is very hard to 760| 761|191 762|00:05:04,919 --> 00:05:07,160 763|believe. 764| 765|192 766|00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:08,600 767|The backlash got so bad Rip N Dip 768| 769|193 770|00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,640 771|deleted every single post about the 772| 773|194 774|00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,840 775|whole situation, wiped clean. 776| 777|195 778|00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,000 779|But of course, the internet never 780| 781|196 782|00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:14,960 783|forgets. The Dexerto article stays up, 784| 785|197 786|00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,240 787|and the screenshots are readily 788| 789|198 790|00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,280 791|available from people saving them on 792| 793|199 794|00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,280 795|Twitter. 796| 797|200 798|00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:19,840 799|I wasn't sure if I wanted to make this 800| 801|201 802|00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:21,480 803|video originally, but I wanted to say my 804| 805|202 806|00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:23,160 807|peace and lay out the complete timeline 808| 809|203 810|00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,680 811|to show how easily the DMCA system is 812| 813|204 814|00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,640 815|abused, to show that you have to stand 816| 817|205 818|00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,640 819|up for yourself when you get pushed 820| 821|206 822|00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,680 823|around. 824| 825|207 826|00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,400 827|It felt wrong that if I take the high 828| 829|208 830|00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,640 831|road or remain passive, they get to walk 832| 833|209 834|00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,120 835|away and keep selling things, and I get 836| 837|210 838|00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,600 839|nothing. But of course, please don't 840| 841|211 842|00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,360 843|send hate or harassment to the company 844| 845|212 846|00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,960 847|or their employees. They've clearly had 848| 849|213 850|00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,000 851|enough. Thank you to everyone who had my 852| 853|214 854|00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,919 855|back and stood up for me on social 856| 857|215 858|00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,800 859|media. 860| 861|216 862|00:05:38,919 --> 00:05:41,160 863|There was no way I was going to get 864| 865|217 866|00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,440 867|through this alone. I'm just an 868| 869|218 870|00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,960 871|individual artist, and I felt very 872| 873|219 874|00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,919 875|intimidated and like I was being pushed 876| 877|220 878|00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,840 879|around, even when I I I was very clearly 880| 881|221 882|00:05:45,919 --> 00:05:49,040 883|in the right. 884| 885|222 886|00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:50,400 887|Thank you for watching. This isn't 888| 889|223 890|00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,520 891|normally a drama or news channel. I 892| 893|224 894|00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,200 895|usually make art videos as well as 896| 897|225 898|00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,120 899|stream on my Twitch channel. If that's 900| 901|226 902|00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,200 903|something you're interested in, I hope 904| 905|227 906|00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,800 907|to see you there and please subscribe 908| 909|228 910|00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,280 911|here on YouTube as well. I'm also on 912| 913|229 914|00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:02,120 915|Instagram and TikTok. Oh, and of course, 916| 917|230 918|00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:02,120 919|respect your elders. </file-view>
Now I have the full transcript. I need to summarize the video. Based on the transcript, the video is about an artist whose design was taken down from Redbubble via a DMCA claim by streetwear brand Rip N Dip. The video explains the timeline of events, including: 1. Artist's design from 2017 was taken down on Redbubble by Rip N Dip 2. Artist tweeted at Rip N Dip 3. Rip N Dip responded with "Respect your elders" (posted twice) 4. Rip N Dip faced backlash, suspended briefly, then reinstated 5. They changed profile picture to the artist's artwork 6. They teased "X exclusive" merch 7. Dexerto contacted artist for article, artist declined to comment initially 8. Rip N Dip issued apology claiming automated takedown 9. Artist critiqued DMCA abuse systems 10. Rip N Dip offered collaboration, artist declined 11. Rip N Dip posted the private email with artist's full name, got more backlash, deleted everything 12. Artist's final message about standing up and not sending hate I should write a concise summary.
Summary of the video
The creator, an individual artist, recounts how the streetwear brand Rip N Dip used a DMCA takedown to remove his own cat design from his Redbubble store, despite him being the original artist.
What happened:
The larger point: The video uses the incident to criticize the broader problem with DMCA/copyright enforcement on the internet — it's fast and easy for large companies to issue strikes, but creators often lose revenue and account access for weeks while fighting them. The artist says he made the video to document the full timeline, encourage people to stand up when pushed around, and thank supporters who amplified his side.