{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "leonxlnx-earshot--rank-downloaded-sounds-by-description",
 "repo": "Leonxlnx/earshot",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/Leonxlnx/earshot",
 "repo_slug": "leonxlnx-earshot",
 "title": "Pick the best sound from a pile of downloads",
 "page_title": "How to pick the best sound from a pile of downloads with earshot",
 "summary": "Rank candidate files against a text description and trim the best moment from a long recording.",
 "who": "Game or video maker who downloaded several candidate sound effects and needs to pick one",
 "problem": "Choosing among many similar files by ear is slow, and long recordings hide the one good hit.",
 "outcome": "A ranked list of files for your description, plus start and end seconds for the best moment in a long file.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `earshot rank QUERY PATHS...` with a text description and your candidate files.",
  "Run `earshot find keys.ogg \"a single mechanical key press\" --top 4` on a long file to get trim points.",
  "Check a top pick with `earshot match key.ogg \"a deep thocky mechanical keyboard press\" --alts \"a clicky blue switch keyboard\" \"a mouse click\"`.",
  "Trim the file at the returned start and end seconds."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use earshot rank to order the files in <folder> by <description>, then run earshot find on the top file to give me trim start and end seconds. Verify the top pick with earshot match against two alternative descriptions.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "field",
 "caveat": "Matching quality depends on the built-in vocabulary of 322 descriptions, so unusual sounds may rank loosely.",
 "category": "Content & Creative",
 "tags": [
  "Content & Creative"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python",
  "CPU only, no GPU needed",
  "Local models load on first call (about 20 to 40 seconds per CLI call)",
  "No account or paid key for core features",
  "Optional Gemini key only for the `llm` command",
  "Reference recordings for `forge --refset` are not in the repo; bring your own with `--refs DIR`"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": true,
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.71,
 "evidence": [
  {
   "platform": "x",
   "url": "https://x.com/i/web/status/2112336745945788688",
   "posted": "2026-10-20"
  }
 ],
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}