summarize

Summarize or transcribe URLs, YouTube/videos, podcasts, articles, transcripts, PDFs, and local files.

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Summarize or transcribe URLs, YouTube/videos, podcasts, articles, transcripts, PDFs, and local files.

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Skill name: summarize
Description: Summarize or transcribe URLs, YouTube/videos, podcasts, articles, transcripts, PDFs, and local files.
License: MIT
Instructions: 65 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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SKILL.md

SKILL.md (first lines)

# Summarize

Fast CLI to summarize URLs, local files, and YouTube links.

## When to use (trigger phrases)

Use this skill immediately when the user asks any of:

- "use summarize.sh"
- "what's this link/video about?"
- "summarize this URL/article"
- "transcribe this YouTube/video" (best-effort transcript extraction; no `yt-dlp` needed)

## Quick start

```bash
summarize "https://example.com"
summarize "/path/to/file.pdf"
summarize "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" --youtube auto
```

## YouTube: summary vs transcript

Best-effort transcript (URLs only):

```bash
summarize "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" --youtube auto --extract
```

If the user asked for a transcript but it's huge, return a tight summary first, then ask which section/time range to expand.

## Model + keys

Set the API key for your chosen provider:

- OpenAI: `OPENAI_API_KEY`
- Anthropic: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`
- xAI: `XAI_API_KEY`
- Google: `GEMINI_API_KEY` (aliases: `GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY`, `GOOGLE_API_KEY`)

Default model is `auto`; config may choose the provider/model.

## Useful flags

- `--length short|medium|long|xl|xxl|<chars>`
- `--max-output-tokens <count>`
- `--extract` (print extracted content, no LLM summary)
- `--json` (machine readable)
- `--firecrawl auto|off|always` (fallback extraction)
- `--youtube auto` (Apify fallback if `APIFY_API_TOKEN` set)

## Config

Optional config file: `~/.summarize/config.json`

```json
{ "model": "openai/gpt-5.2" }
```

Optional services:

- `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` for blocked sites
- `APIFY_API_TOKEN` for YouTube fallback

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License: MIT
Repository: github.com/openclaw/openclaw
Website: openclaw.ai
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: GitHub github-graphql

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summarize skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/openclaw-summarize (last updated 2026-10-24)