# 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.