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+# YouTube Bot Detection Fix - Progress Note
+
+## Problem Identified
+YouTube was blocking requests with "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" error when trying to download audio streams.
+
+## Solutions Implemented
+
+1. **Installed yt-dlp system dependency** - More reliable YouTube downloader that better handles bot detection
+2. **Updated YouTubeService** - Added fallback mechanism:
+   - First tries play-dl (existing method)
+   - If that fails, falls back to yt-dlp system command
+   - yt-dlp gets direct audio URL then creates stream via axios
+
+## Code Changes
+- Added `spawn` import for child process execution
+- Modified `getAudioStream()` to try both methods
+- Added new `getAudioStreamWithYtDlp()` method as fallback
+
+## Next Steps
+User should restart server to test the fix. If still issues, they can set up YouTube cookies as documented in YOUTUBE_SETUP.md.