particle_podcast_find_mentions

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Find dialogue lines where a specific person or company is named in podcast transcripts.

## Two response modes

**format="summary" (default, wide scan).** Returns up to limit episodes (reverse-chronological), each with metadata + the first 10 mention-only lines (just the lines naming the entity, no surrounding dialogue). Use this to see *what's been said across episodes* and decide which episodes are worth reading in full. Paginate older episodes with cursor.

**format="detail" (narrow drill-in).** Requires episode_slug. Returns the full mention windows with context_lines of surrounding dialogue around each mention. Pass one slug for a single episode, or up to 10 comma-separated slugs (e.g. episode_slug="all-in-200,all-in-201,all-in-202") to multi-get several episodes in one call. limit/cursor don't apply.

## Workflow

Two patterns, depending on what you already know:

**No specific episode in mind:** call format="summary" first to scan, then call format="detail" with the slug(s) of the episodes worth reading in full. For most questions (sentiment, recurring themes, who said what when), summary alone has enough signal and the second call isn't needed.

**Already have the episode slug** (e.g. user mentioned the episode by name, or you have it from another tool like particle_podcast_get_episode or particle_podcast_search_transcripts): skip summary entirely and call format="detail" with episode_slug directly.

## Examples

*Wide scan, then drill in:* User asks "what has All-In said about OpenAI recently?". Call format="summary", company_slug="openai", podcast_slug="all-in", since="2025-11-01", limit=20. Read the mention lines per episode; if 2-3 episodes have substantive discussion, call format="detail", episode_slug="slug1,slug2,slug3" for full context in one round-trip.

*Direct drill-in:* User says "In All-In #200 they discuss OpenAI's strategy — pull the full quotes". Call format="detail", episode_slug="all-in-200", company_slug="openai" directly — no summary needed.

## When NOT to use this tool

For dialogue that *discusses* a topic without naming a specific person or company (paraphrase-tolerant search), use particle_podcast_search_transcripts instead — that one ranks segments by relevance to a free-text query.

## Required inputs

One of person_slug, company_slug, or entity_slug is required: person_slug for a person, company_slug for a company, entity_slug for any other knowledge-graph entity (places, organizations, events, concepts). Resolve a name to a slug first with particle_person_resolve, particle_company_resolve, or particle_entity_resolve. Slugs are case-insensitive on input.

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
company_slug	string	no	Company slug, domain, or canonical ID (e.g. 'nvidia' or 'nvidia.com'). Resolves to the company's linked entity.
context_lines	integer	no	Surrounding dialogue lines around each mention (1-20, default 2). Detail mode only — ignored in summary.
cursor	string	no	Opaque pagination cursor from a previous summary response's cursor field. Summary mode only.
entity_slug	string	no	Knowledge-graph entity slug from particle_entity_resolve for the long tail that isn't a person or company — places, organizations, events, products, concepts (e.g. 'germany'). Use person_slug for people and company_slug for companies.
episode_slug	string	no	Episode slug(s) or canonical ID(s). For format='detail', required: pass one slug for a single drill-in or up to 10 comma-separated slugs (e.g. 'all-in-200,all-in-201,all-in-202') for a multi-episode drill-in in one call. For format='summary', optional filter to one episode.
format	string	no	Response shape. 'summary' (default) returns many episodes (reverse chron) with metadata plus the first few mention-only lines per episode — use this to scan and pick episodes to drill into. 'detail' requires episode_slug and returns one episode's full mention windows with surrounding dialogue context.
language	string	no	Restrict to episodes of podcasts in this language — ISO 639-1 code (e.g. 'fr'). Matches the podcast's primary language subtag, so 'fr' covers 'fr-FR'.
limit	integer	no	Episodes per page (1-50, default 10). Summary mode only — detail returns one episode regardless.
output_format	string	no	Output serialization. 'markdown' (default) returns the LLM-facing rendering. 'json' returns the structured payload as JSON text — use only for programmatic chaining where exact field extraction matters; the JSON shape is larger and noisier for an LLM to read.
person_slug	string	no	Person slug or encoded person ID from particle_person_resolve, particle_entity_resolve, or the guest tools (e.g. 'sam-altman'). One of person_slug, company_slug, or entity_slug is required.
podcast_slug	string	no	Restrict mentions to a single podcast by slug, internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID.
role	string	no	Constrain how the entity participates: guest, host, panelist, correspondent, or mention.
since	string	no	Only episodes published on or after this ISO 8601 date (e.g. 2025-01-01).
until	string	no	Only episodes published on or before this ISO 8601 date.

Raw JSON schema

{
  "properties": {
    "company_slug": {
      "description": "Company slug, domain, or canonical ID (e.g. 'nvidia' or 'nvidia.com'). Resolves to the company's linked entity.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "context_lines": {
      "description": "Surrounding dialogue lines around each mention (1-20, default 2). Detail mode only — ignored in summary.",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "cursor": {
      "description": "Opaque pagination cursor from a previous summary response's cursor field. Summary mode only.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entity_slug": {
      "description": "Knowledge-graph entity slug from particle_entity_resolve for the long tail that isn't a person or company — places, organizations, events, products, concepts (e.g. 'germany'). Use person_slug for people and company_slug for companies.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "episode_slug": {
      "description": "Episode slug(s) or canonical ID(s). For format='detail', required: pass one slug for a single drill-in or up to 10 comma-separated slugs (e.g. 'all-in-200,all-in-201,all-in-202') for a multi-episode drill-in in one call. For format='summary', optional filter to one episode.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "format": {
      "description": "Response shape. 'summary' (default) returns many episodes (reverse chron) with metadata plus the first few mention-only lines per episode — use this to scan and pick episodes to drill into. 'detail' requires episode_slug and returns one episode's full mention windows with surrounding dialogue context.",
      "enum": [
        "summary",
        "detail"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "language": {
      "description": "Restrict to episodes of podcasts in this language — ISO 639-1 code (e.g. 'fr'). Matches the podcast's primary language subtag, so 'fr' covers 'fr-FR'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Episodes per page (1-50, default 10). Summary mode only — detail returns one episode regardless.",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "output_format": {
      "description": "Output serialization. 'markdown' (default) returns the LLM-facing rendering. 'json' returns the structured payload as JSON text — use only for programmatic chaining where exact field extraction matters; the JSON shape is larger and noisier for an LLM to read.",
      "enum": [
        "markdown",
        "json"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "person_slug": {
      "description": "Person slug or encoded person ID from particle_person_resolve, particle_entity_resolve, or the guest tools (e.g. 'sam-altman'). One of person_slug, company_slug, or entity_slug is required.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "podcast_slug": {
      "description": "Restrict mentions to a single podcast by slug, internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "role": {
      "description": "Constrain how the entity participates: guest, host, panelist, correspondent, or mention.",
      "enum": [
        "guest",
        "host",
        "panelist",
        "correspondent",
        "mention"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "since": {
      "description": "Only episodes published on or after this ISO 8601 date (e.g. 2025-01-01).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "until": {
      "description": "Only episodes published on or before this ISO 8601 date.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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