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+# YouTube Abandonment Decision - August 27, 2025
+
+## Decision Made
+**Abandon YouTube integration completely** and switch to SoundCloud for the Quixotic Telegram MiniApp.
+
+## Reasoning
+1. **YouTube bot detection too strong** - all anonymous methods blocked
+2. **Cookie-based auth inappropriate** for Telegram MiniApp (should be anonymous)
+3. **User needs mainstream music** like "Virtual Insanity" - Archive.org won't have it
+4. **SoundCloud still viable option** for popular tracks
+
+## Actions Taken
+- Remove all YouTube-related code from src/youtube.js
+- Remove YouTube dependencies (play-dl, ytdl-core, youtube-dl-exec)
+- Replace with SoundCloud integration
+- Keep similar API interface for frontend compatibility
+
+## SoundCloud Implementation Plan
+1. Use scdl-core or soundcloud-downloader npm packages
+2. Search functionality via SoundCloud API
+3. Download functionality for available tracks
+4. Keep same UI/UX, just change backend source
+
+## Fallback Strategy
+If SoundCloud also fails, consider:
+1. Multiple source aggregation
+2. User-provided links approach
+3. Different content strategy (playlists, podcasts, etc.)