Summarize 1.0.0

Summarize URLs or files with the summarize CLI (web, PDFs, images, audio, YouTube).

garrisongg

@garrisongg

What This Skill Does

Command-line tool that summarizes URLs, local files (PDFs, images, audio), and YouTube links using various AI models. Supports configurable summary length, JSON output, and fallback extraction services.

Replaces manually reading long documents or watching videos by generating concise summaries from any supported source.

When to Use It

  • Summarize a long web article or blog post
  • Get a quick overview of a PDF report or research paper
  • Extract key points from an audio recording or podcast
  • Summarize a YouTube video without watching it
  • Generate a short description from an image file
  • Create a machine-readable summary for further processing

Install

$ openclaw skills install @garrisongg/summarize-1-0-0

Summarize

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

Quick start

summarize "https://example.com" --model google/gemini-3-flash-preview
summarize "/path/to/file.pdf" --model google/gemini-3-flash-preview
summarize "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" --youtube auto

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 google/gemini-3-flash-preview if none is set.

Useful flags

  • --length short|medium|long|xl|xxl|<chars>
  • --max-output-tokens <count>
  • --extract-only (URLs only)
  • --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

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

Optional services:

  • FIRECRAWL_API_KEY for blocked sites
  • APIFY_API_TOKEN for YouTube fallback

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