How do I control the length of the summary?

You can use the --length flag to specify outputs ranging from 'short' to 'xxl', or even define a specific character count.

What happens if a website blocks web scraping?

The skill includes optional support for Firecrawl and Apify, which can be configured to bypass scraping blocks on restricted websites.

Which file formats can be summarized locally?

It can summarize local text files and PDFs, making it a versatile tool for processing documentation stored on your machine.

Does this skill require external API keys?

Yes, the skill requires an API key for your chosen provider, such as Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google Gemini, to process and summarize the content.

Can I use this to get transcripts from YouTube videos?

Yes, by using the --extract-only flag with a YouTube URL, the skill can pull best-effort transcripts directly into your Claude session.

Summarize & Extract Content

Name: Summarize & Extract Content
Author: skyvanguard

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Productivity & Workflow

Summarizes content from web URLs, local files, and YouTube videos to provide concise insights or full transcripts.

The Summarize skill integrates the summarize.sh CLI into Claude Code, enabling the assistant to ingest and digest information from diverse sources. It allows users to quickly extract the essence of long-form articles, research papers, and multimedia content without leaving the terminal. By supporting various LLM backends and fallback scrapers like Firecrawl and Apify, it ensures reliable content extraction and high-quality summarization for research, documentation, and data gathering tasks.

Key Features

01Multi-source support for URLs, local files, and YouTube links

02Configurable summary lengths from short to extra-extra-long

03Multi-provider LLM support including Gemini, GPT, and Claude

04Best-effort transcript extraction from video content

05Advanced extraction fallbacks using Firecrawl and Apify

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Use Cases

01Extracting transcripts from YouTube tutorials for code implementation

02Quickly digesting long-form technical documentation or articles

03Summarizing local PDF research papers during development workflows

Key Features

01Multi-source support for URLs, local files, and YouTube links

02Configurable summary lengths from short to extra-extra-long

03Multi-provider LLM support including Gemini, GPT, and Claude

04Best-effort transcript extraction from video content

05Advanced extraction fallbacks using Firecrawl and Apify

060 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Extracting transcripts from YouTube tutorials for code implementation

02Quickly digesting long-form technical documentation or articles

03Summarizing local PDF research papers during development workflows