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Headline operation.\n- **🔍 Post Detail** — pass one or more post IDs → enriched single-row detail per post (full image resolutions, poll metadata, attached video info, embedded `commentsContinuationToken` for free comment chaining).\n- **💬 Post Comments** — pass one or more post IDs → paginated comments + replies on each post.\n\n💡 **TIP:** Start with `Channel Community Posts` to discover post IDs for a channel, then feed those IDs into `Post Detail` or `Post Comments` for enrichment.", "default": "channelCommunityPosts" }, "channelIds": { "title": "📺 Channel IDs or YouTube channel URLs (one per line)", "type": "string", "description": "📺 **Required for `Channel Community Posts`.**\n\nOne or more channel inputs. Each will be processed independently, paginated up to `maxPages`. 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