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

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Install command

npx @skill-hub/cli install openclaw-skills-summarize-1-0-0

Repository

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Skill path: skills/garrisongg/summarize-1-0-0

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

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Repository owner: openclaw.

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  • Install summarize into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
  • Review https://github.com/openclaw/skills before adding summarize to shared team environments
  • Use summarize for development workflows

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Original source / Raw SKILL.md

---
name: summarize
description: Summarize URLs or files with the summarize CLI (web, PDFs, images, audio, YouTube).
homepage: https://summarize.sh
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---

# Summarize

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

## Quick start

```bash
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`

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

Optional services:
- `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` for blocked sites
- `APIFY_API_TOKEN` for YouTube fallback


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## Skill Companion Files

> Additional files collected from the skill directory layout.

### _meta.json

```json
{
  "owner": "garrisongg",
  "slug": "summarize-1-0-0",
  "displayName": "Summarize 1.0.0",
  "latest": {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "publishedAt": 1772623908373,
    "commit": "https://github.com/openclaw/skills/commit/87db8b38961e4c8e39b7ead750f39ce0e4fc3f1b"
  },
  "history": []
}

```

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