Ask YouTube for the exact moment you need

ABOUT ME (fill in once; write "not stated" for anything you would rather leave out)
- Where I live, for units, products and rules: [e.g. "cups and Fahrenheit", or "metric: grams, litres and Celsius", plus your country if it changes the rules]
- How much I already know: [e.g. "total beginner, I have never taken the back off an appliance", or "I cook most nights but have never made bread"]
- What I have to hand: [e.g. "a basic screwdriver set, no power tools", "no stand mixer, one oven", "a phone and twenty minutes"]
- How I like answers: [e.g. "short numbered steps I can follow with messy hands", or "a plain explanation first, then the clips"]

RECIPE (a dish, a technique, a step you keep getting wrong)
First ask: I am making [dish] for [number] people and I am stuck on [the step, e.g. "folding in the egg whites without knocking the air out"]. Show me clips where a cook does that step on camera, starting where the step starts, and tell me which video each clip is from. About me: [your ABOUT ME answers, in one sentence].
- If the clips use a different method or kit from mine: Only show clips that use [my method or kit, e.g. "a stovetop only, no oven"], and say "no clip found" if there is none.
- If I cannot eat something: I cannot use [ingredient]. Which of these videos suggests a swap on camera, and at what point? If none does, say so and do not suggest one yourself.
- If amounts or temperatures matter: Give me the amounts and temperatures just as said or shown in each clip, with the clip and the second, and mark anything you converted or worked out yourself as "converted".

REPAIR OR DIY (something broken, noisy, leaking or stuck)
First ask: My [thing, with the make and model number if you can find it, e.g. "front-loading washing machine, about six years old, model number on the door"] is [what it is doing, e.g. "stopping mid-cycle with water still in the drum"]. I have already tried [what you tried, or "nothing yet"]. Show me clips that diagnose this on the same or a very similar model, starting at the diagnosis, and tell me which model each video uses. About me: [your ABOUT ME answers, in one sentence].
- If the model in the clips is different from mine: Which steps would differ on my model, and which video covers mine? Say "not covered" if none does.
- If the fix involves mains electricity, gas, water near power, a car's brakes or steering, or working up a ladder: List every safety step shown in each clip, such as switching off, unplugging or shutting off the supply, with the second it appears. If a video skips them, say so. If no clip shows the safety steps, I will stop and get a qualified person.
- If it needs a new part: What is the part called in the video, and is a part number shown on screen? Write "part number not shown" if it is not.
- If the clips disagree about the cause: List the causes these clips give, which clip gives each one, and the quickest check that tells them apart.

LECTURE, TALK OR TUTORIAL (learning something)
First ask: I am learning [topic, e.g. "how compound interest works"] for [why, e.g. "a work presentation on Friday", or "so I can explain it to a colleague"]. Find clips where someone explains [the idea I am stuck on] with a worked example, and tell me where in each video that part starts. About me: [your ABOUT ME answers, in one sentence].
- If it goes over my head: Find a clip that explains it more simply, for someone who already knows [what you do know].
- If I already have one video: In [video title and channel], which part covers [idea]? If the video does not cover it, say so.
- If two clips explain it differently: Where do these two clips disagree, and which one shows its working on screen?

NEWS OR AN EXPLAINER (a story, a rule change, something everyone is talking about)
First ask: Explain [the story, e.g. "the new carry-on bag rules on my airline"] using clips from news channels or the people involved, and give the channel and upload date for each clip. About me: [your ABOUT ME answers, in one sentence].
- If the story is less than two days old: Which parts are said on camera by the people involved, which are reports, and which are opinion? Label each line "confirmed", "reported" or "opinion".
- If the clips look older than the story: Show me only videos from the last [week or month], and say "nothing recent found" if there are none.
- If the answer leans on web text: Which lines of your answer came from the web and not from a video? Mark them "web, no clip" and name the site.

BUYING SOMETHING (comparing products before you spend)
First ask: I want [product type, e.g. "a cordless vacuum for a small home with a dog"] for under [budget, in your currency]. Show me review clips that test [what matters to me, e.g. "pet hair on carpet"] on camera, starting at the test, and tell me which channels say they were sent the product or paid. About me: [your ABOUT ME answers, in one sentence].
- If a clip is from the brand, sponsored, or shows tagged products: Mark every video made by the brand, sponsored, or with tagged products, and show me at least one review that is none of those, or say "none found".
- If it gives me a comparison table: For each line in the table, which clip and second does it come from? Write "not shown in a clip" for any line you cannot point to.
- If prices come up: Only give a price if one is said or shown in a clip, with that video's upload date, and write "price not shown" otherwise.

CHECK BEFORE I TRUST IT (paste this last, every time)
Before I act on this, go back through your answer. For each step or claim, give the video title, the channel, the second where it starts, and the upload date, and write "date not shown" if you cannot see it. Mark anything you cannot point to in a clip as "not shown in a clip". If your answer was all text with no clips, show me the clips it is based on, or say there are none. If my question was about health, the law or money, say which clips come from qualified people and remind me to check with a professional before I act. Then tell me the one line you are least sure of and why.