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Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
npx skillsauth add sipeed/picoclaw summarizeInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Fast CLI to summarize URLs, local files, and YouTube links.
Use this skill immediately when the user asks any of:
yt-dlp needed)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
Best-effort transcript (URLs only):
summarize "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" --youtube auto --extract-only
If the user asked for a transcript but it’s huge, return a tight summary first, then ask which section/time range to expand.
Set the API key for your chosen provider:
OPENAI_API_KEYANTHROPIC_API_KEYXAI_API_KEYGEMINI_API_KEY (aliases: GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY)Default model is google/gemini-3-flash-preview if none is set.
--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)Optional config file: ~/.summarize/config.json
{ "model": "openai/gpt-5.4" }
Optional services:
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY for blocked sitesAPIFY_API_TOKEN for YouTube fallbacktools
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