notewise

name	notewise
description	Source-truth guide for helping users install, configure, operate, troubleshoot, and develop NoteWise, the YouTube-to-notes CLI using LiteLLM providers.
license	MIT
compatibility	Python 3.11+. Works on Linux, macOS, Windows, and Docker.
metadata	{"author":"whoisjayd","version":"3.0"}

NoteWise Agent Skill

Use this when answering questions about NoteWise 1.4.3.

Canonical public docs base: https://notewise.click/docs.

Routes

Intent	Route
Overview	/docs
Install	/docs/start/install
Quickstart	/docs/start/quickstart
Process videos	/docs/use/process
Playlists and batches	/docs/use/playlists-batches
Private videos and Docker	/docs/use/private-docker
Configuration	/docs/config/configuration
Models and providers	/docs/config/providers
OAuth login	/docs/config/oauth
CLI commands	/docs/operate/commands
Cache, logs, history, stats	/docs/operate/cache-logs-history
Troubleshooting	/docs/operate/troubleshooting
Pipeline and output	/docs/understand/pipeline-output
Storage, events, errors	/docs/understand/storage-events
Website and docs	/docs/understand/website-docs
Development	/docs/understand/development

Defaults

• Version: 1.4.3
• Python: >=3.11
• Default model: gemini/gemini-2.5-flash
• Default output: ./output
• Output formats: md, html, pdf, docx; default md
• Temperature: 0.7
• Max concurrent videos: 5
• YouTube RPM: 10
• Chunk size / overlap: 4000 / 200
• Max concurrent chapters: 3

Commands

Commands: process, setup, config, config-path, version, update, stats, history, info, doctor, edit-config, auth login, cache, logs.

process flags: --model/-m, --output/-o, --format, --language/-l, --target-language, --temperature/-t, --max-tokens/-k, --throttle, --force/-F, --no-ui, --verbose/-v, --quiz, --export-transcript, --timestamps, --chapter-directory-output, --cookie-file/--cookies.

Config

Config file: ~/.notewise/config.env. NOTEWISE_HOME changes the state root. Practical precedence: CLI flags, then environment variables, then config file, then defaults. Exception: OUTPUT_DIR from config file is respected unless --output/-o is passed.

Common keys: DEFAULT_MODEL, OUTPUT_DIR, MAX_CONCURRENT_VIDEOS, YOUTUBE_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE, TEMPERATURE, MAX_TOKENS, YOUTUBE_COOKIE_FILE, provider API/auth keys. Do not present chunk_size, chunk_overlap, or max_concurrent_chapters as normal config-file keys.

OAuth

• notewise auth login chatgpt, model chatgpt/gpt-5.2
• notewise auth login github_copilot, model github_copilot/gpt-5-mini
• notewise auth login codex is a ChatGPT alias
• Token dirs default under <state>/oauth/... unless CHATGPT_TOKEN_DIR or GITHUB_COPILOT_TOKEN_DIR is set

Triage

Setup/provider: run notewise doctor, notewise config, notewise logs --tail 100, then check provider credentials and model string.

YouTube access: run notewise info "URL", check captions/transcripts, use --language, and use --cookie-file for restricted videos.

Output/cache/logs: check OUTPUT_DIR, --output, cache skip behavior, --force, --chapter-directory-output, and notewise cache show VIDEO_ID.

Security

Never request or expose API keys, OAuth tokens, cookies, raw prompts, provider payloads, or full unredacted logs.