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Summarize

by @utromaya-code

Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads1,340
Installs3
#writing#video#audio#legal#communication
TERMINAL
clawhub install content-summarizer

📖 About This Skill

name: summarize description: Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”). homepage: https://summarize.sh metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🧾", "requires": { "bins": ["summarize"] }, "install": [ { "id": "brew", "kind": "brew", "formula": "steipete/tap/summarize", "bins": ["summarize"], "label": "Install summarize (brew)", }, ], }, }

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

    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

    YouTube: summary vs transcript

    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.

    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|
  • --max-output-tokens
  • --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

    • 💡 Examples

    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

    ⚙️ Configuration

    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