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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+VIDEO_ID="jNQXAC9IVRw"
+
+# 1. Auto-detect and configure SOCKS5 proxy if active on 7890
+if nc -z 127.0.0.1 7890 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "=== Auto-detected local proxy on port 7890. Enabling proxy... ==="
+    export http_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:7890
+    export https_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:7890
+    export all_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:7890
+    export HTTP_PROXY=socks5://127.0.0.1:7890
+    export HTTPS_PROXY=socks5://127.0.0.1:7890
+    export ALL_PROXY=socks5://127.0.0.1:7890
+fi
+
+# 2. Set up virtual environment and install requirements if not set up
+if [ ! -d "$DIR/backend/.venv" ]; then
+    echo "=== Initializing Python Virtual Environment ==="
+    python3 -m venv "$DIR/backend/.venv"
+    "$DIR/backend/.venv/bin/pip" install -q -r "$DIR/backend/requirements.txt"
+fi
+
+# 3. Seed the database with the test video record
+echo "=== Seeding database with test video ID: $VIDEO_ID ==="
+"$DIR/backend/.venv/bin/python3" -c "import asyncio, aiosqlite, sys; sys.path.insert(0, '$DIR/backend'); import db;
+async def run():
+    await db.init_db()
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(db.DB_PATH) as conn:
+        await conn.execute(\"INSERT OR IGNORE INTO videos (video_id, title, url, status) VALUES ('$VIDEO_ID', 'Me at the zoo', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$VIDEO_ID', 'pending')\")
+        await conn.commit()
+asyncio.run(run())"
+
+# 4. Execute summarizer
+echo "=== Running Live Ingestion & AI Summarization ==="
+"$DIR/backend/.venv/bin/python3" "$DIR/backend/summarizer.py" "$VIDEO_ID"
+
+# 5. Verify database storage
+echo "=== Verifying SQLite Database Storage ==="
+"$DIR/backend/.venv/bin/python3" -c "import asyncio, aiosqlite, sys; sys.path.insert(0, '$DIR/backend'); import db;
+async def run():
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(db.DB_PATH) as conn:
+        conn.row_factory = aiosqlite.Row
+        cursor = await conn.execute(\"SELECT summary FROM videos WHERE video_id = '$VIDEO_ID'\")
+        row = await cursor.fetchone()
+        if row and row['summary'] and not row['summary'].startswith('Error') and not row['summary'].startswith('Could not'):
+            print('VERIFICATION: SUCCESS (Summary saved in DB)')
+        else:
+            print('VERIFICATION: FAILED (Database record missing or has error)')
+asyncio.run(run())"