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How We Cloned a YC AI (But Forgot the UI)🤩 (Step-by-step code walk through)
Very simple story today… we saw this post… and we decided to test run lego piecing something similar together in a quick and dirty way!
The Challenge: Rapid AI Prototyping
Our goal was to create a basic version of Remy’s core features:
- Searching YouTube for relevant videos
- Fetching and processing video transcripts
- Answering user questions about video content
We wanted to show that with the right tools and approach, even complex AI products can be prototyped quickly. This rapid development process is crucial for testing ideas and getting early user feedback before investing in a full-scale product.
Key Components of Our Prototype
YouTube Search
We used a hacky library to search YouTube without needing to set up complex API credentials (for quick prototyping🤓). This allowed us to quickly fetch video metadata based on user queries.
Transcript Fetching
The youtube_transcript_api library helped us retrieve video transcripts efficiently. We processed these transcripts to include timestamps, which are…
