Preparing Tools

Preparing Tools

Overview

A shared pre-flight checklist for all anibon-stream-synthesis skills. Always run this first before any download, processing, or analysis step. Catching a missing tool here prevents cryptic mid-task failures.

When to Use

• REQUIRED at the start of every orchestrator skill in this plugin:
  • anibon-timestamper
  • anibon-timestamper-local
  • creating-highlight-video
  • youtube-minutes-synthesis

Tool Check Commands

Run all checks in a single shell call before doing anything else:

Bash (Mac/Linux):

echo "=== Tool Check ===" && \
(yt-dlp --version 2>/dev/null || python3 -m yt_dlp --version || python -m yt_dlp --version) && \
ffmpeg -version 2>&1 | head -1 && \
python3 --version && \
sqlite3 --version && \
echo "=== All tools OK ==="

PowerShell (Windows):

echo "=== Tool Check ==="
(yt-dlp --version 2>$null) -or (python -m yt_dlp --version) -or (py -m yt_dlp --version)
(ffmpeg -version | Select-Object -First 1)
(python --version)
(sqlite3 --version)
echo "=== All tools OK ==="

What to Do on Failure

[!IMPORTANT] Do NOT proceed with the skill's main task if any required tool is missing. Stop and report all missing tools to the user together so they can fix them in one go.

Quick Reference

Iron Rule

First tool call = echo "=== Tool Check ===". No exceptions.

Never skip the tool check "because it probably worked last time." Network installs update. Paths break. Confirm every session.