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Summarize

A versatile content processing skill sourced from ClawHub (151k+ downloads, 578 stars, by steipete). Takes any URL or file path and produces a concise summary regardless of format.

88Trust High
by steipeteresearchbeginnerv1.0.0updated Mar 7, 2026
54.2kTotal Runs
92.0%Success Rate
3.3kInstalls
88Trust Score

Tags

#summarization#pdf#youtube#audio#web#content#extraction#clawhub

Required Tools

bashweb_fetch

Inputs

NameTypeDescriptionReq
sourcetextURL or file path to summarize. Supports: web URLs, PDF files, YouTube links, audio files, image files.yes
lengthtextSummary length: "brief" (1-2 sentences), "standard" (1-2 paragraphs, default), "detailed" (comprehensive).--
formattextOutput format: "text" (default), "bullets", "json".--

Outputs

NameTypeDescriptionReq
summaryjsonJSON with fields: title, summary_text, key_points (array), source_type (web|pdf|youtube|audio|image), word_count, source_url.yes

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SKILL.md

---
name: summarize
description: Summarize any URL or file — web pages, PDFs, images, audio, and YouTube videos. Multi-format content extraction and summarization.
---

# Summarize

Summarize any content from URLs or files.

## Quick Start

### Web Pages

```bash
# Fetch and summarize
curl -s "URL" | html2text | head -5000 | summarize

# Using readability
curl -s "URL" | readability | summarize
```

### PDFs

```bash
# Extract text and summarize
pdftotext document.pdf - | summarize

# Using markitdown
uvx markitdown document.pdf | summarize
```

### YouTube Videos

```bash
# Download transcript
yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --skip-download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Summarize transcript
cat video.en.vtt | summarize
```

### Audio Files

```bash
# Transcribe with whisper
whisper audio.mp3 --model base

# Summarize transcript
cat audio.txt | summarize
```

## Length Options

| Option | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| brief | 1-2 sentences |
| standard | 1-2 paragraphs (default) |
| detailed | Comprehensive summary |

## Output Formats

### Text (default)
Plain text summary

### Bullets
Key points as bullet list

### JSON
```json
{
  "title": "Content Title",
  "summary_text": "Summary...",
  "key_points": ["Point 1", "Point 2"],
  "source_type": "web",
  "word_count": 500,
  "source_url": "https://..."
}
```

## Supported Sources

- Web pages (HTML)
- PDF documents
- YouTube videos (via transcript)
- Audio files (via transcription)
- Images (via OCR)
- Text files
- Office documents (.docx, .pptx)

## Example Workflow

1. Extract content from source
2. Clean and normalize text
3. Generate summary at specified length
4. Format output as requested

## Best Practices

- Use brief for quick overviews
- Use standard for most content
- Use detailed for research/analysis
- JSON format for programmatic use
- Check source_type for verification
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