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-1-0-0Summarize
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 ifAPIFY_API_TOKENset)
Config
Optional config file: ~/.summarize/config.json
{ "model": "openai/gpt-5.2" }
Optional services:
FIRECRAWL_API_KEYfor blocked sitesAPIFY_API_TOKENfor YouTube fallback
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