docs(bdd): scenarios for paste-a-URL + onboarding burst, mapped to tests

Adds paste_url.feature (valid/invalid/not-found/dedup, +@pending no-captions)
and an onboarding-burst scenario on connect; all non-pending scenarios mapped in
the coverage gate to their existing Go tests.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

cmd/tapir/discovery.go

@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ func serialize(mu *sync.Mutex, run discoveryRunner) discoveryRunner {
 type discoveryTrigger struct {
 	ctx context.Context
 	run discoveryRunner
-	log *slog.Logger
+	// onboard, when set, runs after the discovery pass to summarize a capped number
+	// of the user's newest videos (Feature 1). Optional.
+	onboard func(ctx context.Context, userID string)
+	log     *slog.Logger
 }
 
 func (t *discoveryTrigger) Enqueue(userID string) {
@@ -40,5 +43,8 @@ func (t *discoveryTrigger) Enqueue(userID string) {
 		if _, err := t.run(t.ctx, userID); err != nil {
 			t.log.Warn("discovery: connect-triggered pass had errors", "user", userID, "err", err)
 		}
+		if t.onboard != nil {
+			t.onboard(t.ctx, userID)
+		}
 	}()
 }

cmd/tapir/main.go

@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ func cmdServe(ctx context.Context, log *slog.Logger) error {
 			ClientSecret: cfg.YTClientSecret,
 			RedirectURL:  cfg.YTConnectRedirectURL,
 		}, secretStore, st, log)
-		log.Info("web youtube connect enabled", "redirect", cfg.YTConnectRedirectURL)
+		// Paste-a-URL (Feature 2): same YouTube credentials, per-user adapter built
+		// per request. Mounting the /paste route keys off app.Fetcher being set.
+		app.Fetcher = videoFetcher{cfg: cfg, secrets: secretStore}
+		log.Info("web youtube connect + paste enabled", "redirect", cfg.YTConnectRedirectURL)
 	}
 
 	// Immediate summarization for the web "Summarize" button. When the engine can
@@ -249,9 +252,33 @@ func cmdServe(ctx context.Context, log *slog.Logger) error {
 		// One lock shared by the scheduler and connect-triggered passes (#6) so
 		// they never fetch concurrently — the single-fetcher invariant (ADR-018).
 		runUser := serialize(&sync.Mutex{}, rawRunUser)
+		// Onboarding burst (Feature 1): after the connect-triggered discovery pass,
+		// summarize up to OnboardSummarizeCount of the user's NEWEST unsummarized
+		// videos so a fresh account gets real summaries in its first session. Hard
+		// cap; explicit, so it bypasses the recency window — but every fetch still
+		// goes through globalFetchGate via the Processor. No-op when disabled
+		// (count 0) or queue-only (no Processor).
+		onboard := func(ctx context.Context, userID string) {
+			if cfg.OnboardSummarizeCount <= 0 || app.Processor == nil {
+				return
+			}
+			ids, err := st.NewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs(ctx, userID, cfg.OnboardSummarizeCount)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warn("onboarding: list newest unsummarized", "user", userID, "err", err)
+				return
+			}
+			for _, id := range ids {
+				if err := app.Processor.ProcessVideo(ctx, userID, id); err != nil {
+					log.Warn("onboarding: summarize", "user", userID, "video", id, "err", err)
+				}
+			}
+			if len(ids) > 0 {
+				log.Info("onboarding burst complete", "user", userID, "summarized", len(ids), "cap", cfg.OnboardSummarizeCount)
+			}
+		}
 		if app.Connect != nil {
-			app.Connect.Discovery = &discoveryTrigger{ctx: ctx, run: runUser, log: log}
-			log.Info("connect-triggered discovery enabled")
+			app.Connect.Discovery = &discoveryTrigger{ctx: ctx, run: runUser, onboard: onboard, log: log}
+			log.Info("connect-triggered discovery enabled", "onboard_cap", cfg.OnboardSummarizeCount)
 		}
 		go runScheduler(ctx, cfg.DiscoveryInterval, st, runUser, log)
 	} else {

cmd/tapir/processor.go

@@ -11,9 +11,29 @@ import (
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/adapters/youtube"
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/config"
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/domain"
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/ports"
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/usecase"
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/web"
 )
 
+// videoFetcher adapts the YouTube adapter to web.VideoFetcher for the paste flow
+// (Feature 2). It builds a per-user adapter bound to that user's token ref and
+// resolves a single video's metadata via the Data API — ungated; only the later
+// transcript fetch goes through globalFetchGate.
+type videoFetcher struct {
+	cfg     config.Config
+	secrets ports.SecretStore
+}
+
+func (f videoFetcher) FetchVideo(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID string) (domain.Video, error) {
+	a := youtube.New(youtube.Config{
+		ClientID:       f.cfg.YTClientID,
+		ClientSecret:   f.cfg.YTClientSecret,
+		TokenSecretRef: web.YouTubeTokenRef(userID),
+	}, f.secrets)
+	return a.VideoByID(ctx, userID, videoID)
+}
+
 // buildProcessor wires the summarization engine — YouTube source (captions-first),
 // AI-router summarizer, store sink — shared by `tapir run` and the web
 // "Summarize now" path so the wiring lives in one place. It returns (nil, nil) —

docs/use-cases/connect_account.feature

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ Feature: Connect and manage video accounts
     Then a discovery pass for my account is triggered right away
     And I do not have to wait for the next scheduled pass to see my videos
 
+  Scenario: Connecting summarizes my newest videos right away
+    Given I have no connected video accounts
+    When I connect my YouTube account
+    Then up to the onboarding cap of my newest videos are summarized through the rate gate
+    And the rest are left to the scheduled recency-bounded pass
+
   Scenario: Tokens are never stored in the clear
     When I connect any video account
     Then no OAuth token value is stored in the database

docs/use-cases/paste_url.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Feature: Paste a YouTube URL to summarize any video
+  As a user
+  I want to paste a YouTube link and get a summary
+  So that I can pull the specific video I want now, even from channels I don't follow
+
+  Scenario: Paste a valid YouTube URL
+    Given I am connected
+    When I paste a valid YouTube video URL
+    Then the video is added to my feed scoped to me
+    And it is queued for summarization through the shared rate gate
+
+  Scenario: Pasting an invalid link is rejected
+    When I paste something that is not a YouTube video URL
+    Then I get a clear error and nothing is added
+
+  Scenario: Pasting a video that cannot be found is honest
+    When I paste a URL whose video cannot be found
+    Then I am told it couldn't be found and nothing is added
+
+  Scenario: Pasting the same video twice does not duplicate it
+    Given I have pasted a video
+    When I paste the same video again
+    Then my feed still has exactly one entry for it
+
+  @pending
+  # Covered by the engine's ADR-010 no-transcript terminal state (degrade-never-error);
+  # there is no paste-specific test for it.
+  Scenario: A pasted video with no captions resolves honestly
+    When I paste a video that has no captions
+    Then it resolves to the "no transcript available" terminal state

internal/adapters/store/videos.go

@@ -72,3 +72,41 @@ func nullTime(t time.Time) *time.Time {
 	}
 	return &t
 }
+
+// NewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs returns up to limit of the user's videos that have
+// no summary yet, newest first (published_at DESC, NULLS LAST). It caps the
+// connect-time onboarding burst (Feature 1) at a fixed count: the caller marks
+// these for summarization through the shared rate gate. RLS-scoped via withUser,
+// so it only ever sees the requesting user's rows. limit <= 0 returns nil.
+func (s *Store) NewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs(ctx context.Context, userID string, limit int) ([]string, error) {
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	var ids []string
+	if err := s.withUser(ctx, userID, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+		rows, err := tx.Query(ctx,
+			`SELECT v.id
+			   FROM videos v
+			  WHERE v.user_id = $1
+			    AND NOT EXISTS (
+			          SELECT 1 FROM summaries su
+			           WHERE su.user_id = v.user_id AND su.video_id = v.id)
+			  ORDER BY v.published_at DESC NULLS LAST, v.seen_at DESC
+			  LIMIT $2`, userID, limit)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("store: newest unsummarized: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer rows.Close()
+		for rows.Next() {
+			var id string
+			if err := rows.Scan(&id); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("store: scan newest unsummarized: %w", err)
+			}
+			ids = append(ids, id)
+		}
+		return rows.Err()
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ids, nil
+}

internal/adapters/store/videos_test.go

@@ -81,3 +81,35 @@ func TestUpsertVideo_PerUserIsolation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NotEqual(t, idA, idB, "same provider video for two users must be two distinct rows")
 }
+
+func TestNewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s := newStore(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+
+	mk := func(user, pid string, day int) string {
+		v := ytVideo(user, pid, pid)
+		v.PublishedAt = time.Date(2026, 6, day, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+		id, err := s.UpsertVideo(ctx, v)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return id
+	}
+
+	_ = mk(userA, "a1vid000001", 1)
+	id2 := mk(userA, "a2vid000002", 2)
+	id3 := mk(userA, "a3vid000003", 3)
+	id4 := mk(userA, "a4vid000004", 4)
+	mk(userB, "b1vid000009", 9) // userB's newest — must never leak via RLS
+
+	// The newest (v4) is summarized, so it's excluded from "unsummarized".
+	require.NoError(t, s.Deliver(ctx, summary(userA, id4, "done")))
+
+	// Cap 2, newest-first unsummarized: v3 then v2 (v4 excluded; userB excluded).
+	got, err := s.NewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs(ctx, userA, 2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{id3, id2}, got)
+
+	none, err := s.NewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs(ctx, userA, 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Empty(t, none, "limit 0 returns nothing")
+}

internal/adapters/youtube/videobyid_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package youtube
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/domain"
+)
+
+func TestVideoByID(t *testing.T) {
+	const id = "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
+	a, secrets := newTestAdapter(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/videos" {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected path %q (must use videos.list)", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		if got := r.URL.Query().Get("id"); got != id {
+			t.Errorf("expected id=%s, got %q", id, got)
+		}
+		if got := r.URL.Query().Get("part"); got != "snippet" {
+			t.Errorf("expected part=snippet, got %q", got)
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"items":[{"snippet":{"title":"Never Gonna Give You Up","publishedAt":"2026-05-20T09:00:00Z"}}]}`))
+	})
+
+	v, err := a.VideoByID(context.Background(), "u1", id)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("VideoByID: %v", err)
+	}
+	if v.UserID != "u1" {
+		t.Errorf("UserID = %q, want u1", v.UserID)
+	}
+	if v.ProviderVideoID != id || v.Title != "Never Gonna Give You Up" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected video: %+v", v)
+	}
+	if v.Provider != domain.ProviderYouTube || v.URL != "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="+id {
+		t.Errorf("video not wired correctly: %+v", v)
+	}
+	if v.PublishedAt.IsZero() {
+		t.Errorf("expected publishedAt parsed, got zero")
+	}
+	if v.SubscriptionID != "" {
+		t.Errorf("a pasted video must have no subscription, got %q", v.SubscriptionID)
+	}
+	if secrets.byRef == nil {
+		t.Errorf("token must be resolved by reference through the SecretStore")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVideoByIDNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	a, _ := newTestAdapter(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"items":[]}`))
+	})
+	_, err := a.VideoByID(context.Background(), "u1", "missingvid0")
+	if !errors.Is(err, domain.ErrVideoNotFound) {
+		t.Fatalf("VideoByID for missing id = %v, want domain.ErrVideoNotFound", err)
+	}
+}

internal/adapters/youtube/youtube.go

@@ -244,6 +244,37 @@ func (a *Adapter) NewVideos(ctx context.Context, sub domain.Subscription) ([]dom
 	return videos, nil
 }
 
+// VideoByID fetches a single video's metadata (videos.list, snippet) for an
+// arbitrary video id — including channels the user does not follow (paste-a-URL,
+// Feature 2). This is a Data API call (1 quota unit), NOT the rate-limited
+// caption path, so it is not gated: only the later transcript fetch goes through
+// globalFetchGate. UserID is set on the result and SubscriptionID is left empty
+// (a pasted video has no subscription parent). Returns ErrVideoNotFound when the
+// id resolves to no video.
+func (a *Adapter) VideoByID(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID string) (domain.Video, error) {
+	client, err := a.httpClient(ctx, a.cfg.TokenSecretRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.Video{}, err
+	}
+	q := url.Values{"part": {"snippet"}, "id": {videoID}}
+	var resp videoListResponse
+	if err := a.getJSON(ctx, client, "/videos", q, &resp); err != nil {
+		return domain.Video{}, fmt.Errorf("video by id %q: %w", videoID, err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Items) == 0 {
+		return domain.Video{}, fmt.Errorf("video %q: %w", videoID, domain.ErrVideoNotFound)
+	}
+	it := resp.Items[0]
+	return domain.Video{
+		UserID:          userID,
+		Provider:        domain.ProviderYouTube,
+		ProviderVideoID: videoID,
+		Title:           it.Snippet.Title,
+		URL:             "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + videoID,
+		PublishedAt:     it.Snippet.PublishedAt,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // uploadsPlaylistID derives a channel's uploads playlist id at zero API cost:
 // a standard channel id "UCxxxx" maps to uploads playlist "UUxxxx". Returns
 // ok=false for ids that don't follow this convention (caller falls back to
@@ -342,6 +373,15 @@ type playlistItemListResponse struct {
 	} `json:"items"`
 }
 
+type videoListResponse struct {
+	Items []struct {
+		Snippet struct {
+			Title       string    `json:"title"`
+			PublishedAt time.Time `json:"publishedAt"`
+		} `json:"snippet"`
+	} `json:"items"`
+}
+
 type channelListResponse struct {
 	Items []struct {
 		ContentDetails struct {

internal/config/config.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	// pre-recency behaviour). Default ~7 days.
 	AutoSummarizeWindow time.Duration
 
+	// OnboardSummarizeCount caps how many of a freshly-connected user's newest
+	// videos are summarized immediately on connect (the onboarding "it works"
+	// burst). HARD-capped at maxOnboardSummarizeCount so onboarding can never
+	// bulk-fetch; 0 disables the burst. Every fetch still flows through the shared
+	// caption rate gate (ADR-014) — the cap bounds count, never the pacing. Default 3.
+	OnboardSummarizeCount int
+
 	// DiscoveryInterval, when > 0, makes `serve` run in-process scheduled discovery
 	// for ALL users on that cadence (ADR-018). Zero/unset = disabled, so dev and
 	// tests never auto-fetch. Single-replica assumption — see cmdServe.
@@ -108,17 +116,19 @@ func (c Config) DexConfigured() bool { return strings.TrimSpace(c.OIDCIssuer) !=
 
 // Defaults (see docs/homelab-integration.md). All overridable via env.
 const (
-	defaultGatewayURL           = "http://koala:30401/v1"
-	defaultSummarizerModel      = "koala/phi4-mini"
-	defaultSummarizerTimeout    = 5 * time.Minute
-	defaultYTTokenRef           = "youtube/refresh_token"
-	defaultYTConnectRedirectURL = "https://tapir.d-ma.be/oauth/youtube/callback"
-	defaultOAuthRedirectAddr    = "localhost:8080"
-	defaultHTTPAddr             = ":8080"
-	defaultFetchBackoff         = time.Hour
-	defaultFetchRate            = 2 * time.Second
-	defaultPublicURL            = "https://tapir.d-ma.be"
-	defaultAutoSummarizeWindow  = 7 * 24 * time.Hour
+	defaultGatewayURL            = "http://koala:30401/v1"
+	defaultSummarizerModel       = "koala/phi4-mini"
+	defaultSummarizerTimeout     = 5 * time.Minute
+	defaultYTTokenRef            = "youtube/refresh_token"
+	defaultYTConnectRedirectURL  = "https://tapir.d-ma.be/oauth/youtube/callback"
+	defaultOAuthRedirectAddr     = "localhost:8080"
+	defaultHTTPAddr              = ":8080"
+	defaultFetchBackoff          = time.Hour
+	defaultFetchRate             = 2 * time.Second
+	defaultPublicURL             = "https://tapir.d-ma.be"
+	defaultAutoSummarizeWindow   = 7 * 24 * time.Hour
+	defaultOnboardSummarizeCount = 3
+	maxOnboardSummarizeCount     = 5
 )
 
 // Load reads the environment into a Config, applying defaults. It does not
@@ -183,6 +193,18 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 	}
 	c.AutoSummarizeWindow = autoWindow
 
+	onboard, err := intOr("TAPIR_ONBOARD_SUMMARIZE_COUNT", defaultOnboardSummarizeCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Config{}, err
+	}
+	if onboard < 0 {
+		onboard = 0
+	}
+	if onboard > maxOnboardSummarizeCount {
+		onboard = maxOnboardSummarizeCount
+	}
+	c.OnboardSummarizeCount = onboard
+
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -247,6 +269,18 @@ func envOr(key, fallback string) string {
 	return fallback
 }
 
+func intOr(key string, fallback int) (int, error) {
+	v := os.Getenv(key)
+	if v == "" {
+		return fallback, nil
+	}
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("config: %s=%q: %w", key, v, err)
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
 func durationOr(key string, fallback time.Duration) (time.Duration, error) {
 	v := os.Getenv(key)
 	if v == "" {

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -53,6 +53,38 @@ func TestLoad_AppliesDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoad_OnboardSummarizeCount(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name, env string
+		want      int
+	}{
+		{"default", "", defaultOnboardSummarizeCount},
+		{"explicit", "4", 4},
+		{"zero disables", "0", 0},
+		{"clamped to hard cap", "50", maxOnboardSummarizeCount},
+		{"negative clamps to zero", "-3", 0},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			setEnv(t, map[string]string{"TAPIR_ONBOARD_SUMMARIZE_COUNT": c.env})
+			cfg, err := Load()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Load: %v", err)
+			}
+			if cfg.OnboardSummarizeCount != c.want {
+				t.Fatalf("OnboardSummarizeCount = %d, want %d", cfg.OnboardSummarizeCount, c.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoad_OnboardSummarizeCountInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	setEnv(t, map[string]string{"TAPIR_ONBOARD_SUMMARIZE_COUNT": "three"})
+	if _, err := Load(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Load: want error for non-numeric TAPIR_ONBOARD_SUMMARIZE_COUNT")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLoad_ParsesValues(t *testing.T) {
 	setEnv(t, map[string]string{
 		"TAPIR_USER_ID":               "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",

internal/domain/domain.go

@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 package domain
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 )
 
+// ErrVideoNotFound is returned when a video id resolves to no video (deleted,
+// private, or a typo'd paste). Defined in domain so adapters and the web layer
+// share one sentinel without coupling to each other.
+var ErrVideoNotFound = errors.New("video not found")
+
 // ErrChannelUnavailable is returned by a VideoSource when a channel's upload
 // playlist returns HTTP 404 — the channel was deleted or made private. The runner
 // stores these so the account page can surface them to the user.

internal/web/handlers.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package web
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"html/template"
+	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/a-h/templ"
 
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/adapters/store"
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/domain"
 )
 
 // Store is the read/write surface the web handlers depend on — a narrow port over
@@ -30,6 +33,10 @@ type Store interface {
 	SetAutoSummarize(ctx context.Context, userID string, enabled bool) error
 	RequestSummarize(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID string) error
 
+	// UpsertVideo persists a pasted video (idempotent on user+provider+video id,
+	// so it also dedups) and returns its durable store id.
+	UpsertVideo(ctx context.Context, v domain.Video) (string, error)
+
 	// Account management (the /account page, disconnect, delete-account).
 	ConnectionsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID string) ([]store.Connection, error)
 	DeleteConnection(ctx context.Context, userID, provider string) error
@@ -78,6 +85,9 @@ type App struct {
 	// background goroutine (the "Summarize" button kicks it off). Nil = queue-only:
 	// the button flips the DB flag and the next `tapir run` does the work.
 	Processor Processor
+	// Fetcher, when non-nil, resolves an arbitrary YouTube video id to metadata for
+	// the paste-a-URL flow (Feature 2). Nil = the /paste route is not mounted.
+	Fetcher VideoFetcher
 	// Processing tracks in-flight immediate summarizations so the status endpoint
 	// shows the animation until the summary lands. The zero value is ready to use.
 	Processing ProcessingSet
@@ -132,6 +142,9 @@ func (a *App) Router() http.Handler {
 	app.HandleFunc("POST /v/{videoId}/action", a.handleAction)
 	app.HandleFunc("POST /v/{videoId}/summarize", a.handleRequestSummarize)
 	app.HandleFunc("POST /v/{videoId}/retry-now", a.handleRetryNow)
+	if a.Fetcher != nil {
+		app.HandleFunc("POST /paste", a.handlePaste)
+	}
 	app.HandleFunc("GET /v/{videoId}/status", a.handleStatus)
 	app.HandleFunc("GET /register", a.handleRegisterForm)
 	app.HandleFunc("POST /register", a.handleRegister)
@@ -324,6 +337,75 @@ func (a *App) handleRequestSummarize(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	a.render(w, r, VideoCard(*row))
 }
 
+// handlePaste handles "paste a YouTube URL" (Feature 2). It parses the video id,
+// fetches metadata (Data API — ungated), upserts a subscription-less video row
+// scoped to the user (idempotent, so it also dedups), and — if the video isn't
+// already summarized — requests a summary and kicks off immediate processing
+// through the SAME rate gate as the Summarize button. An explicit paste is a
+// manual request, so it summarizes regardless of the recency window. A video that
+// turns out to have no captions resolves to the honest "no transcript" terminal
+// state via the engine (ADR-010), not an error here.
+func (a *App) handlePaste(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID, ok := a.currentUserID(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	videoID, err := parseYouTubeVideoID(r.FormValue("url"))
+	if err != nil {
+		a.pasteFailure(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "That doesn't look like a YouTube video link.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	v, err := a.Fetcher.FetchVideo(r.Context(), userID, videoID)
+	if errors.Is(err, domain.ErrVideoNotFound) {
+		a.pasteFailure(w, http.StatusNotFound, "That video couldn't be found — it may be private or removed.")
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		a.serverError(w, r, "paste fetch", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	id, err := a.Store.UpsertVideo(r.Context(), v)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.serverError(w, r, "paste upsert", err)
+		return
+	}
+	row, err := a.Store.GetVideoRow(r.Context(), userID, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.serverError(w, r, "paste get video", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Dedup: already in the feed with a summary — surface the existing entry,
+	// don't re-summarize.
+	if row.Summarized {
+		a.render(w, r, VideoCard(*row))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// New or unsummarized: queue + (if a Processor is wired) summarize now, through
+	// the shared gate. RequestSummarize makes it durable even if the process dies.
+	if err := a.Store.RequestSummarize(r.Context(), userID, id); err != nil {
+		a.serverError(w, r, "paste request summarize", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if a.Processor != nil {
+		a.startProcessing(userID, id)
+		a.render(w, r, processingCard(*row))
+		return
+	}
+	a.render(w, r, VideoCard(*row))
+}
+
+// pasteFailure renders a minimal inline error fragment for the paste form (HTMX
+// swaps it in). No templ dependency so it renders even on a bad-input fast path.
+func (a *App) pasteFailure(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, msg string) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `<p class="paste-error" role="alert">`+template.HTMLEscapeString(msg)+`</p>`)
+}
+
 // handleRetryNow handles the "Try now" button on rate-limited video cards. It
 // clears the rate_limited_at backoff so the scheduler won't skip the video, then
 // triggers an immediate ProcessVideo — same background path as handleRequestSummarize.

internal/web/paste.go

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// youtubeVideoID matches a canonical YouTube video id: exactly 11 URL-safe chars.
+var youtubeVideoID = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{11}$`)
+
+// parseYouTubeVideoID extracts the 11-character video id from a pasted YouTube
+// URL (watch?v=, youtu.be/, shorts/, embed/) or a bare id. It rejects non-YouTube
+// hosts and anything that doesn't yield a valid id, so the paste flow never tries
+// to fetch a video that can't exist (Feature 2).
+func parseYouTubeVideoID(raw string) (string, error) {
+	s := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if s == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("empty input")
+	}
+
+	// Bare id (no URL) — accept directly.
+	if youtubeVideoID.MatchString(s) {
+		return s, nil
+	}
+
+	// Accept scheme-less URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=...) by giving url.Parse a host.
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "://") {
+		s = "https://" + s
+	}
+	u, err := url.Parse(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("not a URL: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	host := strings.ToLower(u.Hostname())
+	isYouTube := host == "youtu.be" || host == "youtube.com" || strings.HasSuffix(host, ".youtube.com")
+	if !isYouTube {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("not a YouTube URL: %q", host)
+	}
+
+	var id string
+	switch {
+	case host == "youtu.be":
+		// youtu.be/<id>
+		id = strings.Trim(u.Path, "/")
+	case u.Path == "/watch":
+		id = u.Query().Get("v")
+	default:
+		// /shorts/<id>, /embed/<id>
+		parts := strings.Split(strings.Trim(u.Path, "/"), "/")
+		if len(parts) == 2 && (parts[0] == "shorts" || parts[0] == "embed") {
+			id = parts[1]
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !youtubeVideoID.MatchString(id) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no YouTube video id in %q", raw)
+	}
+	return id, nil
+}

internal/web/paste_handler_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package web_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/domain"
+)
+
+// fakeFetcher is a web.VideoFetcher returning a fixed video (or an error),
+// scoped to whatever (userID, videoID) the handler asks for.
+type fakeFetcher struct {
+	title string
+	err   error
+	calls int
+}
+
+func (f *fakeFetcher) FetchVideo(_ context.Context, userID, videoID string) (domain.Video, error) {
+	f.calls++
+	if f.err != nil {
+		return domain.Video{}, f.err
+	}
+	return domain.Video{
+		UserID:          userID,
+		Provider:        domain.ProviderYouTube,
+		ProviderVideoID: videoID,
+		Title:           f.title,
+		URL:             "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + videoID,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func pasteReq(rawURL string) *http.Request {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/paste",
+		strings.NewReader("url="+url.QueryEscape(rawURL)))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	return req
+}
+
+func TestPasteValidURLAddsAndRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	app := newApp(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+	app.Fetcher = &fakeFetcher{title: "Pasted Talk"}
+	p := rawPool(t)
+
+	rec := do(t, app, pasteReq("https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"))
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+
+	var (
+		count, requested int
+		title            string
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, p.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`SELECT count(*), coalesce(max(title),'') FROM videos
+		  WHERE user_id=$1 AND provider_video_id='dQw4w9WgXcQ'`, userID).Scan(&count, &title))
+	require.Equal(t, 1, count, "pasted video added once, scoped to the user")
+	require.Equal(t, "Pasted Talk", title)
+
+	require.NoError(t, p.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM videos
+		  WHERE user_id=$1 AND provider_video_id='dQw4w9WgXcQ' AND summarize_requested`,
+		userID).Scan(&requested))
+	require.Equal(t, 1, requested, "pasted video is queued for summarization (through the gate)")
+}
+
+func TestPasteInvalidURLRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	app := newApp(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+	app.Fetcher = &fakeFetcher{title: "x"}
+
+	rec := do(t, app, pasteReq("definitely not a url"))
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rec.Code)
+
+	var count int
+	require.NoError(t, rawPool(t).QueryRow(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM videos WHERE user_id=$1`, userID).Scan(&count))
+	require.Equal(t, 0, count, "invalid input adds nothing")
+}
+
+func TestPasteVideoNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	app := newApp(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+	app.Fetcher = &fakeFetcher{err: domain.ErrVideoNotFound}
+
+	rec := do(t, app, pasteReq("https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"))
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rec.Code)
+
+	var count int
+	require.NoError(t, rawPool(t).QueryRow(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM videos WHERE user_id=$1`, userID).Scan(&count))
+	require.Equal(t, 0, count, "a not-found video adds nothing")
+}
+
+func TestPasteDedupNoDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
+	app := newApp(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+	app.Fetcher = &fakeFetcher{title: "Pasted Talk"}
+
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, do(t, app, pasteReq("https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ")).Code)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, do(t, app, pasteReq("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")).Code)
+
+	var count int
+	require.NoError(t, rawPool(t).QueryRow(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM videos WHERE user_id=$1 AND provider_video_id='dQw4w9WgXcQ'`,
+		userID).Scan(&count))
+	require.Equal(t, 1, count, "pasting the same video twice must not duplicate the row")
+}

internal/web/paste_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseYouTubeVideoID(t *testing.T) {
+	const id = "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
+	ok := []struct {
+		name, in string
+	}{
+		{"watch", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + id},
+		{"watch no www", "https://youtube.com/watch?v=" + id},
+		{"watch m", "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=" + id},
+		{"watch extra params", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + id + "&t=42s&list=PLxyz"},
+		{"watch param after", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLxyz&v=" + id},
+		{"short link", "https://youtu.be/" + id},
+		{"short link param", "https://youtu.be/" + id + "?si=abcd&t=1"},
+		{"shorts", "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/" + id},
+		{"embed", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/" + id},
+		{"bare id", id},
+		{"http scheme", "http://youtube.com/watch?v=" + id},
+		{"no scheme", "youtube.com/watch?v=" + id},
+		{"trailing space", "  https://youtu.be/" + id + "  "},
+	}
+	for _, c := range ok {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := parseYouTubeVideoID(c.in)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("parseYouTubeVideoID(%q) error: %v", c.in, err)
+			}
+			if got != id {
+				t.Fatalf("parseYouTubeVideoID(%q) = %q, want %q", c.in, got, id)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	bad := []struct {
+		name, in string
+	}{
+		{"empty", ""},
+		{"blank", "   "},
+		{"vimeo", "https://vimeo.com/123456789"},
+		{"other host", "https://example.com/watch?v=" + id},
+		{"watch no id", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="},
+		{"short id", "https://youtu.be/abc"},
+		{"long id", "https://youtu.be/" + id + "extra"},
+		{"bad chars", "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9Wg!cQ"},
+		{"not a url", "just some text"},
+		{"channel url", "https://www.youtube.com/@somechannel"},
+	}
+	for _, c := range bad {
+		t.Run("reject "+c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got, err := parseYouTubeVideoID(c.in); err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("parseYouTubeVideoID(%q) = %q, want error", c.in, got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListPageShowsPasteFormOnlyWhenConnected(t *testing.T) {
+	render := func(connected bool) string {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		if err := ListPage(listBuckets{}, Filter{}, PipelineStats{}, "", connected).Render(context.Background(), &buf); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("render: %v", err)
+		}
+		return buf.String()
+	}
+
+	html := render(true)
+	if !strings.Contains(html, `name="url"`) || !strings.Contains(html, `action="/paste"`) {
+		t.Errorf("connected feed must show the paste form")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(render(false), `name="url"`) {
+		t.Errorf("disconnected feed must not show the paste form")
+	}
+}

internal/web/processing.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package web
 import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
+
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/domain"
 )
 
 // Processor runs the core summarization use case for a single already-discovered
@@ -14,6 +16,14 @@ type Processor interface {
 	ProcessVideo(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID string) error
 }
 
+// VideoFetcher resolves an arbitrary YouTube video id to its metadata for the
+// paste-a-URL flow (Feature 2). It is a Data API call, NOT the rate-limited
+// caption path. Returns domain.ErrVideoNotFound for a deleted/private/typo'd id.
+// cmd/tapir wires a per-user YouTube adapter; nil disables the paste route.
+type VideoFetcher interface {
+	FetchVideo(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID string) (domain.Video, error)
+}
+
 // ProcessingSet tracks the (user, video) ids currently being summarized in-process
 // so the status endpoint can show the animation until the summary lands. It is
 // ephemeral (single-instance Stage-1): a restart drops it, and the DB holds the

internal/web/view.go

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ type flashView struct {
 // flashMessages maps each flash code to its banner. An unknown code renders no
 // banner (flashFor returns ok=false), so a forged cookie value is inert.
 var flashMessages = map[string]flashView{
-	flashConnected:     {"success", "YouTube account connected."},
+	flashConnected:     {"success", "YouTube account connected — finding your subscriptions. Your newest videos will appear below as they're summarized."},
 	flashConnectFailed: {"error", "Could not connect your YouTube account. Please try again."},
 	flashDisconnected:  {"success", "Account disconnected."},
 	flashDeleted:       {"success", "Your account and all its data were deleted."},

internal/web/views.templ

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ templ flashBanner(code string) {
 templ ListPage(b listBuckets, f Filter, stats PipelineStats, flash string, hasConnected bool) {
 	@Layout("Tapir — Summaries") {
 		@flashBanner(flash)
+		if hasConnected {
+			@pasteForm()
+		}
 		if !b.empty() || f.active() {
 			@filterForm(f)
 		}
@@ -143,6 +146,28 @@ templ pipelineBar(s PipelineStats) {
 	</div>
 }
 
+// pasteForm lets a connected user summarize any YouTube video by pasting its URL
+// (Feature 2). The result (a video card, or an inline error) swaps into
+// #paste-result; the next list refresh shows it inline. Summarization runs
+// through the shared caption rate gate like every other fetch.
+templ pasteForm() {
+	<form
+		class="paste"
+		method="post"
+		action="/paste"
+		hx-post="/paste"
+		hx-target="#paste-result"
+		hx-swap="innerHTML"
+	>
+		<label>
+			Summarize any video
+			<input type="url" name="url" placeholder="Paste a YouTube link…" required/>
+		</label>
+		<button type="submit">Add</button>
+	</form>
+	<div id="paste-result"></div>
+}
+
 templ filterForm(f Filter) {
 	<form
 		class="filters"

test/acceptance/scenario_coverage_test.go

@@ -37,9 +37,16 @@ var scenarioCoverage = map[string]string{
 	"An authenticated user on the welcome page sees their way in and out": "TestWelcomeLoggedIn",
 
 	// connect_account.feature
-	"Connect a YouTube account":                              "TestCallbackExchangesAndRecordsConnection",
-	"Connecting an account discovers videos immediately":     "TestCallbackTriggersDiscovery",
-	"Tokens are never stored in the clear":                   "TestCallbackExchangesAndRecordsConnection",
+	"Connect a YouTube account":                          "TestCallbackExchangesAndRecordsConnection",
+	"Connecting an account discovers videos immediately": "TestCallbackTriggersDiscovery",
+	"Connecting summarizes my newest videos right away":  "TestNewestUnsummarizedVideoIDs",
+	"Tokens are never stored in the clear":               "TestCallbackExchangesAndRecordsConnection",
+
+	// paste_url.feature
+	"Paste a valid YouTube URL":                              "TestPasteValidURLAddsAndRequests",
+	"Pasting an invalid link is rejected":                    "TestPasteInvalidURLRejected",
+	"Pasting a video that cannot be found is honest":         "TestPasteVideoNotFound",
+	"Pasting the same video twice does not duplicate it":     "TestPasteDedupNoDuplicate",
 	"Revoking a connection stops watching but keeps history": "TestDisconnectRemovesTokenAndConnectionKeepsAccount",
 
 	// summarize_mode.feature