# Summarize

> Manually trigger an activity summary for a scope. Use when you want to capture and store a summary of recent activity.

- Skill: `designnotdrum/summarize` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add designnotdrum/summarize`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/designnotdrum/summarize/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: designnotdrum (https://skillmd.com/u/designnotdrum)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/designnotdrum/summarize

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# Summarize Activity

This skill allows you to manually trigger an activity summary for any scope.

## Usage

When invoked with `/summarize`, you should:

1. **Determine the scope** - Ask the user or infer from context:
   - `global` - All activity across projects
   - `project:<name>` - Activity specific to a project

2. **Trigger the summary** using `trigger_summary`:
   ```
   tool: trigger_summary
   scope: "project:brain-jar"  // or "global"
   ```

3. **Report the result** - Show the user what was summarized:
   - Period covered
   - Number of memories included
   - Key themes/tags
   - Top items

## Examples

**User:** `/summarize`
**Response:** "What scope would you like to summarize? I can summarize all activity (global) or a specific project."

**User:** `/summarize project:brain-jar`
**Response:** Immediately trigger summary for that scope and report results.

## When Summaries Are Automatically Generated

Summaries are also generated automatically when:
- 12+ memories are added to a scope (and at least 24h since last summary)
- 1 week passes with any activity in a scope

Use `/summarize` to force a summary at any time, regardless of these thresholds.

## Related Tools

- `get_activity_summaries` - View past summaries
- `get_memory_timeline` - See memories grouped by time period