Search Transcripts

Search Transcripts

Treat “the transcripts” as the complete current archive at ~/.v2c-voice-memos unless Byron names another source. Perform ingestion and retrieval yourself; never give Byron commands to run.

Refresh workflow

Treat “refresh transcripts” and equivalent requests as authorization to perform both stages Byron normally starts from the app, in this order:

1. Load new Apple Voice Memos and run local speech-to-text.
2. Run provider-backed LLM processing for recordings that still need the augmentations enabled in the app's saved LLM settings.

From /Users/byronwall/Projects/hub, run:

v2ctx voice-memos --run-llm --no-open

This is the idempotent CLI equivalent of pressing Refresh recordings and then Run LLM on remaining. It reads the saved defaults from ~/.v2c-voice-memos/llm-settings.json, skips completed work, and does not open the report UI.

After it completes:

1. Run node scripts/refresh-indexes.mjs.
2. Check the v2ctx summary for advanced, complete, waiting, and failed counts.
3. Report what was processed and surface any recording-specific failures or permission problems. Do not claim the refresh succeeded if either v2ctx or index generation failed.

Do not use --force, --force-analysis, or --reset-analysis unless Byron explicitly asks to rebuild or repair existing output. Do not change the saved LLM settings unless he asks.

Search and review workflow

1. Work from /Users/byronwall/Projects/hub.
2. Run node scripts/refresh-indexes.mjs to discover newly added or partially analyzed transcript packages.
3. Run node scripts/search-transcripts.mjs "<topic or project>".
4. If the wording is broad or ambiguous, run one or two useful synonym, project-name, or adjacent-concept searches. Do not ask Byron to formulate search syntax.
5. Read the full transcript/transcript.txt for the strongest matches. Use analysis/transcript-summary.json and indexes/transcripts.md for routing and cross-reference, not as substitutes for the source.
6. Answer the request directly. Cite the dated transcript files with clickable absolute paths.

If Byron asks to refresh and then search or review, complete the refresh workflow first and use the newly regenerated index for retrieval.

Synthesis rules

• Include every clearly relevant memo, not merely the highest-scoring result.
• Separate recurring ideas from one-off speculation.
• Preserve meaningful differences, contradictions, and evolution over time.
• Distinguish what Byron committed to, what he considered, and what remains an open question.
• When the request names a project, inspect its project cross-reference and nearby related memos even if the exact repository name is absent.
• State when a match is weak, inferred, or based only on raw transcript text.
• Do not run paid/provider-backed analysis for a search-only or review-only request. Run it only when Byron explicitly requests a refresh, ingestion, or LLM-processing workflow as described above.
• Do not copy or modify transcript source files.

Response shape

Lead with the recovered answer, not the search process. For a simple lookup, return a short list of relevant memos and why they matter. For a review, provide a compact synthesis followed by the source memos. Mention archive/index gaps only when they affect confidence.