particle_podcast_search_transcripts

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Search the podcast catalog by what is said in episodes — by meaning (semantic_search), by exact phrase (keyword_search), or both at once (hybrid ranking). This is THE way to retrieve relevant dialogue, segments, and clips: each result is one segment of one episode with bounded transcript windows pinpointing the highest-relevance lines, plus any highlight clips that overlap the segment inline on the match.

Segments partition an episode's transcript — where start_line and end_line are present, every spoken line belongs to exactly one segment and one segment's end_line + 1 is the next one's start_line. They are contiguous in transcript lines, not in wall-clock seconds: the seconds between one segment's end_seconds and the next's start_seconds contain no transcribed speech. These matches do not carry the line ranges themselves — fetch them with particle_podcast_get_episode and include: ["segments"], where their absence marks an episode segmented by an earlier version, a small share of which do leave lines uncovered. Clips are sparse, engagement-ranked highlights that overlap some segments. There is no separate clip-search tool — relevant clips arrive on these matches, and a known episode's full clip list is particle_podcast_get_episode with include: ["clips"].

A match window defaults to one line of context around each matched line; raise context to widen windows in place instead of fetching the full transcript.

Use this for "find dialogue *about* a topic". For "every line *naming* a person or company" use particle_podcast_find_mentions instead — person_slug and company_slug here narrow ranked results, they don't drive the ranking.

**Choosing your query.** At least one of semantic_search or keyword_search is required, and they do different jobs:

semantic_search carries the *idea*. Write it as a sentence describing what should be discussed, in the vocabulary a speaker would use. It is paraphrase-tolerant, so it finds the topic however it happens to be worded.
keyword_search carries words that must be *literally spoken*. Every word must occur in the same passage, so it is for one or two exact tokens — a ticker, a product name — not for a description. Putting a sentence here returns nothing.
Use both when a topic must also contain an exact term. The result is their intersection, which is narrow by design; if that comes back empty, keyword_match: "ranked" relaxes the keyword side to a relevance hint.

**Do not put a name in semantic_search.** Resolve it (particle_person_resolve, particle_company_resolve, particle_entity_resolve) and pass the slug — searching for "Sam Altman" as text finds passages that *sound like* him, while person_slug finds the episodes actually featuring him.

**Start broad, then narrow.** Every filter compounds, and each one can silently remove all results. Issue the query with semantic_search alone first, then add filters once you know the topic has coverage. If a search returns nothing because of your filters, the error names the specific parameter responsible and the retry to make — act on it rather than re-issuing variations of the same query.

**Note on role.** It describes how someone relates to the episode: guest/host/panelist/correspondent mean they *spoke*, mention means they were *talked about*. Omitting role covers both and is almost always what you want.

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
company_slug	string	no	Company slug, domain, or ID. Resolves to the company's linked entity and applies as a filter.
context	integer	no	Lines of surrounding dialogue around each matched line (1-15, default 1). Widens each match window in place — use a larger value instead of fetching the full transcript when a match needs more context.
cursor	string	no	Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response.
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.
entity_type	string	no	Narrow to dialogue in episodes that mention any entity of this category — e.g. 'book', 'company', 'movie', 'school'. Use for 'discussions of X that reference some book'. Ignored when person_slug/company_slug/entity_slug names a specific entity, which is strictly narrower. Categories come from particle_catalog.
episode_slug	string	no	Filter to a specific episode by slug or ID.
keyword_match	string	no	How UNQUOTED keyword_search words are applied. 'required' (default) excludes any passage missing one of them, which also makes a hybrid call an intersection with semantic_search. Switch to 'ranked' when keyword_search is a loose bag of related words that will not co-occur — then those words only steer relevance. Quoted phrases still filter in both modes: to relax a phrase, remove its quotes rather than switching mode.
keyword_search	string	no	Words that must literally be spoken. Use for exact tokens a paraphrase would miss — tickers, product names, drug names, model numbers. Every word must appear in the same passage (see keyword_match), so keep it to the one or two words that must be said and put the rest of the idea in semantic_search. Wrap words in double quotes to also require them adjacent and in order in the segment's spoken dialogue — only for short exact strings, never for a sentence. A quoted name matches segments where the name appears in the dialogue, not segments that person speaks in; use person_slug or particle_podcast_find_mentions for a person's appearances. There is no boolean OR: 'a OR b' requires the literal word 'OR', so issue one call per alternative.
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	Results per page (1-50, default 10).
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'). Filters results to dialogue featuring this person. For 'every line about X' use particle_podcast_find_mentions instead.
podcast_slug	string	no	Podcast slug, internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID.
role	string	no	How the entity must relate to the episode. Speaking roles: 'guest', 'host', 'panelist', 'correspondent', or 'speaker' for any of them. 'mention' means the entity is talked about rather than speaking. Omit to match both — usually what you want.
segment_type	string	no	Segment type filter.
semantic_search	string	no	Vector-similarity search by meaning. Express the query the way you'd describe the topic to a colleague — paraphrase tolerant. Combine with keyword_search for hybrid ranking. Describe a topic, not a name: to find a specific person/company/entity, filter with person_slug / company_slug / entity_slug (or use particle_podcast_find_mentions for every line about them) — and for an exact token like a ticker, use keyword_search.
since	string	no	Only segments from episodes published on or after this ISO 8601 date.
sort	string	no	Sort order. Defaults to relevance.
until	string	no	Only segments from episodes published on or before this ISO 8601 date.

Raw JSON schema

{
  "properties": {
    "company_slug": {
      "description": "Company slug, domain, or ID. Resolves to the company's linked entity and applies as a filter.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "context": {
      "description": "Lines of surrounding dialogue around each matched line (1-15, default 1). Widens each match window in place — use a larger value instead of fetching the full transcript when a match needs more context.",
      "maximum": 15,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "cursor": {
      "description": "Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response.",
      "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"
    },
    "entity_type": {
      "description": "Narrow to dialogue in episodes that mention any entity of this category — e.g. 'book', 'company', 'movie', 'school'. Use for 'discussions of X that reference some book'. Ignored when person_slug/company_slug/entity_slug names a specific entity, which is strictly narrower. Categories come from particle_catalog.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "episode_slug": {
      "description": "Filter to a specific episode by slug or ID.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "keyword_match": {
      "description": "How UNQUOTED keyword_search words are applied. 'required' (default) excludes any passage missing one of them, which also makes a hybrid call an intersection with semantic_search. Switch to 'ranked' when keyword_search is a loose bag of related words that will not co-occur — then those words only steer relevance. Quoted phrases still filter in both modes: to relax a phrase, remove its quotes rather than switching mode.",
      "enum": [
        "required",
        "ranked"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "keyword_search": {
      "description": "Words that must literally be spoken. Use for exact tokens a paraphrase would miss — tickers, product names, drug names, model numbers. Every word must appear in the same passage (see keyword_match), so keep it to the one or two words that must be said and put the rest of the idea in semantic_search. Wrap words in double quotes to also require them adjacent and in order in the segment's spoken dialogue — only for short exact strings, never for a sentence. A quoted name matches segments where the name appears in the dialogue, not segments that person speaks in; use person_slug or particle_podcast_find_mentions for a person's appearances. There is no boolean OR: 'a OR b' requires the literal word 'OR', so issue one call per alternative.",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "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": "Results per page (1-50, default 10).",
      "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'). Filters results to dialogue featuring this person. For 'every line about X' use particle_podcast_find_mentions instead.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "podcast_slug": {
      "description": "Podcast slug, internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "role": {
      "description": "How the entity must relate to the episode. Speaking roles: 'guest', 'host', 'panelist', 'correspondent', or 'speaker' for any of them. 'mention' means the entity is talked about rather than speaking. Omit to match both — usually what you want.",
      "enum": [
        "guest",
        "host",
        "panelist",
        "correspondent",
        "speaker",
        "mention"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "segment_type": {
      "description": "Segment type filter.",
      "enum": [
        "INTRO",
        "PERSONAL_BANTER",
        "TOPIC_DISCUSSION",
        "INTERVIEW",
        "TRANSITION",
        "AD",
        "OUTRO"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "semantic_search": {
      "description": "Vector-similarity search by meaning. Express the query the way you'd describe the topic to a colleague — paraphrase tolerant. Combine with keyword_search for hybrid ranking. Describe a topic, not a name: to find a specific person/company/entity, filter with person_slug / company_slug / entity_slug (or use particle_podcast_find_mentions for every line about them) — and for an exact token like a ticker, use keyword_search.",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "since": {
      "description": "Only segments from episodes published on or after this ISO 8601 date.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sort": {
      "description": "Sort order. Defaults to relevance.",
      "enum": [
        "relevance",
        "recency"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "until": {
      "description": "Only segments from episodes published on or before this ISO 8601 date.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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