Update version to v1.4.260 and commit

Fix abort in Exo-Labs provider plugin; with credit to @sakithahSenid

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 		"hasura",
 		"hormozi",
 		"Hormozi's",
+		"horts",
 		"HTMLURL",
 		"jaredmontoya",
 		"jessevdk",
@@ -74,10 +75,12 @@
 		"markmap",
 		"matplotlib",
 		"mattn",
+		"mbed",
 		"Miessler",
 		"nometa",
 		"numpy",
 		"ollama",
+		"openaiapi",
 		"opencode",
 		"openrouter",
 		"otiai",
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@
 		"stretchr",
 		"talkpanel",
 		"Telos",
+		"testpattern",
 		"Thacker",
 		"tidwall",
 		"topp",
@@ -113,11 +117,13 @@
 		"updatepatterns",
 		"videoid",
 		"webp",
+		"WEBVTT",
 		"wipecontext",
 		"wipesession",
 		"writeups",
 		"xclip",
-		"yourpatternname"
+		"yourpatternname",
+		"youtu"
 	],
 	"cSpell.ignorePaths": ["go.mod", ".gitignore", "CHANGELOG.md"],
 	"markdownlint.config": {

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,74 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.4.259 (2025-07-18)
+
+### PR [#1633](https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/pull/1633) by [ksylvan](https://github.com/ksylvan): YouTube VTT Processing Enhancement
+
+- Fix: prevent duplicate segments in VTT file processing by adding deduplication map to track seen segments
+- Feat: enhance VTT duplicate filtering to allow legitimate repeated content with configurable time gap detection
+- Feat: improve timestamp parsing to handle fractional seconds and optional seconds/milliseconds formats
+- Chore: refactor timestamp regex to global scope and improve performance by avoiding repeated compilation
+- Fix: Youtube VTT parsing gap test and extract seconds parsing logic into reusable function
+
+### Direct commits
+
+- Docs: Update CHANGELOG after v1.4.258
+
+## v1.4.258 (2025-07-17)
+
+### PR [#1629](https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/pull/1629) by [ksylvan](https://github.com/ksylvan): Create Default (empty) .env in ~/.config/fabric on Demand
+
+- Add startup check to initialize config and .env file automatically
+- Introduce ensureEnvFile function to create ~/.config/fabric/.env if missing
+- Add directory creation for config path in ensureEnvFile
+- Integrate setup flag in CLI to call ensureEnvFile on demand
+- Improve error handling and permissions in ensureEnvFile function
+
+### Direct commits
+
+- Update README and CHANGELOG after v1.4.257
+
+## v1.4.257 (2025-07-17)
+
+### PR [#1628](https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/pull/1628) by [ksylvan](https://github.com/ksylvan): Introduce CLI Flag to Disable OpenAI Responses API
+
+- Add `--disable-responses-api` CLI flag for OpenAI control and llama-server compatibility
+- Implement `SetResponsesAPIEnabled` method in OpenAI client with configuration control
+- Update default config path to `~/.config/fabric/config.yaml`
+- Add CLI completions for new API flag across zsh, bash, and fish shells
+- Update CHANGELOG after v1.4.256 release
+
+## v1.4.256 (2025-07-17)
+
+### PR [#1624](https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/pull/1624) by [ksylvan](https://github.com/ksylvan): Feature: Add Automatic ~/.fabric.yaml Config Detection
+
+- Implement default ~/.fabric.yaml config file detection
+- Add support for short flag parsing with dashes
+- Improve dry run output formatting and config path error handling
+- Refactor dry run response construction into helper method
+- Extract flag parsing logic into separate extractFlag function
+
+### Direct commits
+
+- Docs: Update CHANGELOG after v1.4.255
+
+## v1.4.255 (2025-07-16)
+
+### Direct commits
+
+- Merge branch 'danielmiessler:main' into main
+- Chore: add more paths to update-version-andcreate-tag workflow to reduce unnecessary tagging
+
+## v1.4.254 (2025-07-16)
+
+### PR [#1621](https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/pull/1621) by [robertocarvajal](https://github.com/robertocarvajal): Adds generate code rules pattern
+
+- Adds generate code rules pattern
+
+### Direct commits
+
+- Docs: Update CHANGELOG after v1.4.253
+
 ## v1.4.253 (2025-07-16)
 
 ### PR [#1620](https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/pull/1620) by [ksylvan](https://github.com/ksylvan): Update Shell Completions for New Think-Block Suppression Options

README.md

@@ -544,10 +544,13 @@ Application Options:
       --image-compression=          Compression level 0-100 for JPEG/WebP formats (default: not set)
       --image-background=           Background type: opaque, transparent (default: opaque, only for
                                     PNG/WebP)
+      --suppress-think              Suppress text enclosed in thinking tags
+      --think-start-tag=            Start tag for thinking sections (default: <think>)
+      --think-end-tag=              End tag for thinking sections (default: </think>)
+      --disable-responses-api       Disable OpenAI Responses API (default: false)
 
 Help Options:
   -h, --help                        Show this help message
-
 ```
 
 ## Our approach to prompting

cmd/fabric/version.go

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package main
 
-var version = "v1.4.255"
+var version = "v1.4.260"

completions/_fabric

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ _fabric() {
     '(--suppress-think)--suppress-think[Suppress text enclosed in thinking tags]' \
     '(--think-start-tag)--think-start-tag[Start tag for thinking sections (default: <think>)]:start tag:' \
     '(--think-end-tag)--think-end-tag[End tag for thinking sections (default: </think>)]:end tag:' \
+    '(--disable-responses-api)--disable-responses-api[Disable OpenAI Responses API (default: false)]' \
     '(-h --help)'{-h,--help}'[Show this help message]' \
     '*:arguments:'
 }

completions/fabric.bash

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _fabric() {
   _get_comp_words_by_ref -n : cur prev words cword
 
   # Define all possible options/flags
-  local opts="--pattern -p --variable -v --context -C --session --attachment -a --setup -S --temperature -t --topp -T --stream -s --presencepenalty -P --raw -r --frequencypenalty -F --listpatterns -l --listmodels -L --listcontexts -x --listsessions -X --updatepatterns -U --copy -c --model -m --modelContextLength --output -o --output-session --latest -n --changeDefaultModel -d --youtube -y --playlist --transcript --transcript-with-timestamps --comments --metadata --language -g --scrape_url -u --scrape_question -q --seed -e --wipecontext -w --wipesession -W --printcontext --printsession --readability --input-has-vars --dry-run --serve --serveOllama --address --api-key --config --search --search-location --image-file --image-size --image-quality --image-compression --image-background --suppress-think --think-start-tag --think-end-tag --version --listextensions --addextension --rmextension --strategy --liststrategies --listvendors --shell-complete-list --help -h"
+  local opts="--pattern -p --variable -v --context -C --session --attachment -a --setup -S --temperature -t --topp -T --stream -s --presencepenalty -P --raw -r --frequencypenalty -F --listpatterns -l --listmodels -L --listcontexts -x --listsessions -X --updatepatterns -U --copy -c --model -m --modelContextLength --output -o --output-session --latest -n --changeDefaultModel -d --youtube -y --playlist --transcript --transcript-with-timestamps --comments --metadata --language -g --scrape_url -u --scrape_question -q --seed -e --wipecontext -w --wipesession -W --printcontext --printsession --readability --input-has-vars --dry-run --serve --serveOllama --address --api-key --config --search --search-location --image-file --image-size --image-quality --image-compression --image-background --suppress-think --think-start-tag --think-end-tag --disable-responses-api --version --listextensions --addextension --rmextension --strategy --liststrategies --listvendors --shell-complete-list --help -h"
 
   # Helper function for dynamic completions
   _fabric_get_list() {

completions/fabric.fish

@@ -101,4 +101,5 @@ complete -c fabric -l liststrategies -d "List all strategies"
 complete -c fabric -l listvendors -d "List all vendors"
 complete -c fabric -l shell-complete-list -d "Output raw list without headers/formatting (for shell completion)"
 complete -c fabric -l suppress-think -d "Suppress text enclosed in thinking tags"
+complete -c fabric -l disable-responses-api -d "Disable OpenAI Responses API (default: false)"
 complete -c fabric -s h -l help -d "Show this help message"

internal/cli/cli.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/internal/core"
+	"github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/internal/plugins/ai/openai"
 	"github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/internal/tools/converter"
 	"github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/internal/tools/youtube"
 )
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ func Cli(version string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if currentFlags.Setup {
+		if err = ensureEnvFile(); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	if currentFlags.Version {
 		fmt.Println(version)
 		return
@@ -36,6 +43,11 @@ func Cli(version string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Configure OpenAI Responses API setting based on CLI flag
+	if registry != nil {
+		configureOpenAIResponsesAPI(registry, currentFlags.DisableResponsesAPI)
+	}
+
 	// Handle setup and server commands
 	var handled bool
 	if handled, err = handleSetupAndServerCommands(currentFlags, registry, version); err != nil || handled {
@@ -142,3 +154,21 @@ func WriteOutput(message string, outputFile string) (err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+// configureOpenAIResponsesAPI configures the OpenAI client's Responses API setting based on the CLI flag
+func configureOpenAIResponsesAPI(registry *core.PluginRegistry, disableResponsesAPI bool) {
+	// Find the OpenAI vendor in the registry
+	if registry != nil && registry.VendorsAll != nil {
+		for _, vendor := range registry.VendorsAll.Vendors {
+			if vendor.GetName() == "OpenAI" {
+				// Type assertion to access the OpenAI-specific method
+				if openaiClient, ok := vendor.(*openai.Client); ok {
+					// Invert the disable flag to get the enable flag
+					enableResponsesAPI := !disableResponsesAPI
+					openaiClient.SetResponsesAPIEnabled(enableResponsesAPI)
+				}
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/cli/example.yaml

@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ raw: false
 suppressThink: false
 thinkStartTag: "<think>"
 thinkEndTag: "</think>"
+
+# OpenAI Responses API settings
+# (use this for llama-server or other OpenAI-compatible local servers)
+disableResponsesAPI: true

internal/cli/flags.go

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type Flags struct {
 	SuppressThink                   bool              `long:"suppress-think" yaml:"suppressThink" description:"Suppress text enclosed in thinking tags"`
 	ThinkStartTag                   string            `long:"think-start-tag" yaml:"thinkStartTag" description:"Start tag for thinking sections" default:"<think>"`
 	ThinkEndTag                     string            `long:"think-end-tag" yaml:"thinkEndTag" description:"End tag for thinking sections" default:"</think>"`
+	DisableResponsesAPI             bool              `long:"disable-responses-api" yaml:"disableResponsesAPI" description:"Disable OpenAI Responses API (default: false)"`
 }
 
 var debug = false
@@ -102,26 +103,34 @@ func Init() (ret *Flags, err error) {
 	usedFlags := make(map[string]bool)
 	yamlArgsScan := os.Args[1:]
 
-	// Get list of fields that have yaml tags, could be in yaml config
-	yamlFields := make(map[string]bool)
+	// Create mapping from flag names (both short and long) to yaml tag names
+	flagToYamlTag := make(map[string]string)
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(Flags{})
 	for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
-		if yamlTag := t.Field(i).Tag.Get("yaml"); yamlTag != "" {
-			yamlFields[yamlTag] = true
-			//Debugf("Found yaml-configured field: %s\n", yamlTag)
+		field := t.Field(i)
+		yamlTag := field.Tag.Get("yaml")
+		if yamlTag != "" {
+			longTag := field.Tag.Get("long")
+			shortTag := field.Tag.Get("short")
+			if longTag != "" {
+				flagToYamlTag[longTag] = yamlTag
+				Debugf("Mapped long flag %s to yaml tag %s\n", longTag, yamlTag)
+			}
+			if shortTag != "" {
+				flagToYamlTag[shortTag] = yamlTag
+				Debugf("Mapped short flag %s to yaml tag %s\n", shortTag, yamlTag)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Scan args for that are provided by cli and might be in yaml
 	for _, arg := range yamlArgsScan {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--") {
-			flag := strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "--")
-			if i := strings.Index(flag, "="); i > 0 {
-				flag = flag[:i]
-			}
-			if yamlFields[flag] {
-				usedFlags[flag] = true
-				Debugf("CLI flag used: %s\n", flag)
+		flag := extractFlag(arg)
+
+		if flag != "" {
+			if yamlTag, exists := flagToYamlTag[flag]; exists {
+				usedFlags[yamlTag] = true
+				Debugf("CLI flag used: %s (yaml: %s)\n", flag, yamlTag)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -134,6 +143,16 @@ func Init() (ret *Flags, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Check to see if a ~/.config/fabric/config.yaml config file exists (only when user didn't specify a config)
+	if ret.Config == "" {
+		// Default to ~/.config/fabric/config.yaml if no config specified
+		if defaultConfigPath, err := util.GetDefaultConfigPath(); err == nil && defaultConfigPath != "" {
+			ret.Config = defaultConfigPath
+		} else if err != nil {
+			Debugf("Could not determine default config path: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// If config specified, load and apply YAML for unused flags
 	if ret.Config != "" {
 		var yamlFlags *Flags
@@ -168,7 +187,6 @@ func Init() (ret *Flags, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Handle stdin and messages
 	// Handle stdin and messages
 	info, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
 	pipedToStdin := (info.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0
@@ -188,6 +206,22 @@ func Init() (ret *Flags, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func extractFlag(arg string) string {
+	var flag string
+	if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--") {
+		flag = strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "--")
+		if i := strings.Index(flag, "="); i > 0 {
+			flag = flag[:i]
+		}
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") && len(arg) > 1 {
+		flag = strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "-")
+		if i := strings.Index(flag, "="); i > 0 {
+			flag = flag[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return flag
+}
+
 func assignWithConversion(targetField, sourceField reflect.Value) error {
 	// Handle string source values
 	if sourceField.Kind() == reflect.String {

internal/cli/initialization.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -8,6 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/internal/plugins/db/fsdb"
 )
 
+const ConfigDirPerms os.FileMode = 0755
+const EnvFilePerms os.FileMode = 0644
+
 // initializeFabric initializes the fabric database and plugin registry
 func initializeFabric() (registry *core.PluginRegistry, err error) {
 	var homedir string
@@ -26,3 +30,27 @@ func initializeFabric() (registry *core.PluginRegistry, err error) {
 
 	return
 }
+
+// ensureEnvFile checks for the default ~/.config/fabric/.env file and creates it
+// along with the parent directory if it does not exist.
+func ensureEnvFile() (err error) {
+	var homedir string
+	if homedir, err = os.UserHomeDir(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not determine user home directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	configDir := filepath.Join(homedir, ".config", "fabric")
+	envPath := filepath.Join(configDir, ".env")
+
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(envPath); statErr != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not stat .env file: %w", statErr)
+		}
+		if err = os.MkdirAll(configDir, ConfigDirPerms); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not create config directory: %w", err)
+		}
+		if err = os.WriteFile(envPath, []byte{}, EnvFilePerms); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not create .env file: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}

internal/core/chatter.go

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (o *Chatter) Send(request *domain.ChatRequest, opts *domain.ChatOptions) (s
 		}
 	}
 
-	if opts.SuppressThink {
+	if opts.SuppressThink && !o.DryRun {
 		message = domain.StripThinkBlocks(message, opts.ThinkStartTag, opts.ThinkEndTag)
 	}
 

internal/plugins/ai/dryrun/dryrun.go

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/internal/plugins"
 )
 
+const DryRunResponse = "Dry run: Fake response sent by DryRun plugin\n"
+
 type Client struct {
 	*plugins.PluginBase
 }
@@ -85,27 +87,37 @@ func (c *Client) formatOptions(opts *domain.ChatOptions) string {
 	if opts.ImageFile != "" {
 		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("ImageFile: %s\n", opts.ImageFile))
 	}
+	if opts.SuppressThink {
+		builder.WriteString("SuppressThink: enabled\n")
+		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Thinking Start Tag: %s\n", opts.ThinkStartTag))
+		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Thinking End Tag: %s\n", opts.ThinkEndTag))
+	}
 
 	return builder.String()
 }
 
-func (c *Client) SendStream(msgs []*chat.ChatCompletionMessage, opts *domain.ChatOptions, channel chan string) error {
+func (c *Client) constructRequest(msgs []*chat.ChatCompletionMessage, opts *domain.ChatOptions) string {
 	var builder strings.Builder
 	builder.WriteString("Dry run: Would send the following request:\n\n")
 	builder.WriteString(c.formatMessages(msgs))
 	builder.WriteString(c.formatOptions(opts))
 
-	channel <- builder.String()
-	close(channel)
+	return builder.String()
+}
+
+func (c *Client) SendStream(msgs []*chat.ChatCompletionMessage, opts *domain.ChatOptions, channel chan string) error {
+	defer close(channel)
+	request := c.constructRequest(msgs, opts)
+	channel <- request
+	channel <- "\n"
+	channel <- DryRunResponse
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Send(_ context.Context, msgs []*chat.ChatCompletionMessage, opts *domain.ChatOptions) (string, error) {
-	fmt.Println("Dry run: Would send the following request:")
-	fmt.Print(c.formatMessages(msgs))
-	fmt.Print(c.formatOptions(opts))
+	request := c.constructRequest(msgs, opts)
 
-	return "", nil
+	return request + "\n" + DryRunResponse, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Setup() error {

internal/plugins/ai/exolab/exolab.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func NewClient() (ret *Client) {
 	ret = &Client{}
 	ret.Client = openai.NewClientCompatibleNoSetupQuestions("Exolab", ret.configure)
 
+	ret.ApiKey = ret.AddSetupQuestion("API Key", false)
 	ret.ApiBaseURL = ret.AddSetupQuestion("API Base URL", true)
 	ret.ApiBaseURL.Value = "http://localhost:52415"
 

internal/plugins/ai/openai/openai.go

@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ type Client struct {
 	ImplementsResponses bool // Whether this provider supports the Responses API
 }
 
+// SetResponsesAPIEnabled configures whether to use the Responses API
+func (o *Client) SetResponsesAPIEnabled(enabled bool) {
+	o.ImplementsResponses = enabled
+}
+
 func (o *Client) configure() (ret error) {
 	opts := []option.RequestOption{option.WithAPIKey(o.ApiKey.Value)}
 	if o.ApiBaseURL.Value != "" {

internal/tools/youtube/timestamp_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package youtube
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseTimestampToSeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		timestamp string
+		expected  int
+		shouldErr bool
+	}{
+		{"00:30", 30, false},
+		{"01:30", 90, false},
+		{"01:05:30", 3930, false}, // 1 hour 5 minutes 30 seconds
+		{"10:00", 600, false},
+		{"invalid", 0, true},
+		{"1:2:3:4", 0, true}, // too many parts
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		result, err := parseTimestampToSeconds(test.timestamp)
+
+		if test.shouldErr {
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected error for timestamp %s, but got none", test.timestamp)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected error for timestamp %s: %v", test.timestamp, err)
+			}
+			if result != test.expected {
+				t.Errorf("For timestamp %s, expected %d seconds, got %d", test.timestamp, test.expected, result)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShouldIncludeRepeat(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		lastTimestamp    string
+		currentTimestamp string
+		expected         bool
+		description      string
+	}{
+		{"00:30", "01:30", true, "60 second gap should allow repeat"},
+		{"00:30", "00:45", true, "15 second gap should allow repeat"},
+		{"01:00", "01:10", true, "10 second gap should allow repeat (boundary case)"},
+		{"01:00", "01:09", false, "9 second gap should not allow repeat"},
+		{"00:30", "00:35", false, "5 second gap should not allow repeat"},
+		{"invalid", "01:30", true, "invalid timestamp should err on side of inclusion"},
+		{"01:30", "invalid", true, "invalid timestamp should err on side of inclusion"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		result := shouldIncludeRepeat(test.lastTimestamp, test.currentTimestamp)
+		if result != test.expected {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", test.description, test.expected, result)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/tools/youtube/youtube.go

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/api/youtube/v3"
 )
 
+var timestampRegex *regexp.Regexp
+
+const TimeGapForRepeats = 10 // seconds
+
+func init() {
+	// Match timestamps like "00:00:01.234" or just numbers or sequence numbers
+	timestampRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+$|^\d{1,2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?(\.\d{3})?$`)
+}
+
 func NewYouTube() (ret *YouTube) {
 
 	label := "YouTube"
@@ -180,6 +189,7 @@ func (o *YouTube) readAndCleanVTTFile(filename string) (ret string, err error) {
 	// Convert VTT to plain text
 	lines := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")
 	var textBuilder strings.Builder
+	seenSegments := make(map[string]struct{})
 
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
@@ -193,8 +203,11 @@ func (o *YouTube) readAndCleanVTTFile(filename string) (ret string, err error) {
 		// Remove VTT formatting tags
 		line = removeVTTTags(line)
 		if line != "" {
-			textBuilder.WriteString(line)
-			textBuilder.WriteString(" ")
+			if _, exists := seenSegments[line]; !exists {
+				textBuilder.WriteString(line)
+				textBuilder.WriteString(" ")
+				seenSegments[line] = struct{}{}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -215,6 +228,10 @@ func (o *YouTube) readAndFormatVTTWithTimestamps(filename string) (ret string, e
 	lines := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")
 	var textBuilder strings.Builder
 	var currentTimestamp string
+	// Track content with timestamps to allow repeats after significant time gaps
+	// This preserves legitimate repeated content (choruses, recurring phrases, etc.)
+	// while still filtering out immediate duplicates from VTT formatting issues
+	seenSegments := make(map[string]string) // text -> last timestamp seen
 
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
@@ -246,7 +263,20 @@ func (o *YouTube) readAndFormatVTTWithTimestamps(filename string) (ret string, e
 			// Remove VTT formatting tags
 			cleanText := removeVTTTags(line)
 			if cleanText != "" && currentTimestamp != "" {
-				textBuilder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] %s\n", currentTimestamp, cleanText))
+				// Check if we should include this segment
+				shouldInclude := true
+				if lastTimestamp, exists := seenSegments[cleanText]; exists {
+					// Calculate time difference to determine if this is a legitimate repeat
+					if !shouldIncludeRepeat(lastTimestamp, currentTimestamp) {
+						shouldInclude = false
+					}
+				}
+
+				if shouldInclude {
+					timestampedLine := fmt.Sprintf("[%s] %s", currentTimestamp, cleanText)
+					textBuilder.WriteString(timestampedLine + "\n")
+					seenSegments[cleanText] = currentTimestamp
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -268,8 +298,6 @@ func formatVTTTimestamp(vttTime string) string {
 }
 
 func isTimeStamp(s string) bool {
-	// Match timestamps like "00:00:01.234" or just numbers
-	timestampRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+$|^\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}`)
 	return timestampRegex.MatchString(s)
 }
 
@@ -279,6 +307,76 @@ func removeVTTTags(s string) string {
 	return tagRegex.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
 }
 
+// shouldIncludeRepeat determines if repeated content should be included based on time gap
+func shouldIncludeRepeat(lastTimestamp, currentTimestamp string) bool {
+	// Parse timestamps to calculate time difference
+	lastSeconds, err1 := parseTimestampToSeconds(lastTimestamp)
+	currentSeconds, err2 := parseTimestampToSeconds(currentTimestamp)
+
+	if err1 != nil || err2 != nil {
+		// If we can't parse timestamps, err on the side of inclusion
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Allow repeats if there's at least a TimeGapForRepeats gap
+	// This threshold can be adjusted based on use case:
+	// - 10 seconds works well for most content
+	// - Could be made configurable in the future
+	timeDiffSeconds := currentSeconds - lastSeconds
+	return timeDiffSeconds >= TimeGapForRepeats
+}
+
+// parseTimestampToSeconds converts timestamp string (HH:MM:SS or MM:SS) to total seconds
+func parseTimestampToSeconds(timestamp string) (int, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(timestamp, ":")
+	if len(parts) < 2 || len(parts) > 3 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid timestamp format: %s", timestamp)
+	}
+
+	var hours, minutes, seconds int
+	var err error
+
+	if len(parts) == 3 {
+		// HH:MM:SS format
+		if hours, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[0]); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if minutes, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[1]); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if seconds, err = parseSeconds(parts[2]); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		// MM:SS format
+		if minutes, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[0]); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if seconds, err = parseSeconds(parts[1]); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return hours*3600 + minutes*60 + seconds, nil
+}
+
+func parseSeconds(seconds_str string) (int, error) {
+	var seconds int
+	var err error
+	if strings.Contains(seconds_str, ".") {
+		// Handle fractional seconds
+		second_parts := strings.Split(seconds_str, ".")
+		if seconds, err = strconv.Atoi(second_parts[0]); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		if seconds, err = strconv.Atoi(seconds_str); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+	return seconds, nil
+}
+
 func (o *YouTube) GrabComments(videoId string) (ret []string, err error) {
 	if err = o.initService(); err != nil {
 		return

internal/util/utils.go

@@ -71,3 +71,21 @@ func IsSymlinkToDir(path string) bool {
 
 	return false // Regular directories should not be treated as symlinks
 }
+
+// GetDefaultConfigPath returns the default path for the configuration file
+// if it exists, otherwise returns an empty string.
+func GetDefaultConfigPath() (string, error) {
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine user home directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	defaultConfigPath := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "fabric", "config.yaml")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(defaultConfigPath); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return "", nil // Return no error for non-existent config path
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error accessing default config path: %w", err)
+	}
+	return defaultConfigPath, nil
+}

nix/pkgs/fabric/version.nix

@@ -1 +1 @@
-"1.4.255"
+"1.4.260"