Article Title Summarizer

Article Title Summarizer

This skill provides guidance for synthesizing a list of article titles into a single, coherent summary paragraph.

Purpose

Given a list of article titles, produce one paragraph that captures the dominant themes, trends, and topics across the list — not a mechanical enumeration of titles, but a narrative synthesis a reader could use to understand what the collection covers.

Workflow

1. Read all titles in full before writing anything.
2. Identify recurring themes, subject clusters, and notable outliers.
3. Draft a single paragraph that:
   • Opens with the dominant theme or focus area of the collection
   • Weaves in secondary themes and notable sub-topics
   • Notes any significant patterns (e.g., a trend, a debate, a technology shift)
   • Closes with the overall scope or breadth of the collection
4. Compile a tags list from the identified themes (2–8 tags, kebab-case, lowercase).
5. Review the draft against the rules below before finalizing.

Rules

Structure

• One paragraph only. No bullet points, no headers, no numbered lists in the output.
• 3–6 sentences. Long enough to be informative; short enough to be scannable.
• No title quoting. Do not reproduce article titles verbatim in the paragraph. Paraphrase themes instead.

Tone

• Neutral and descriptive. Do not editorialize or express opinions about the articles.
• Present tense. ("The articles explore...", not "The articles explored...")
• Third person. Do not address the reader directly.

Content

• Synthesize themes — do not list topics mechanically.
• If a strong majority of titles share a single theme, lead with that theme.
• If titles are diverse, open with the unifying thread (domain, audience, era) before listing sub-themes.
• Do not refer to the list of titles as a named collection, edition, or time-bound set (e.g., avoid "this month's articles", "the February collection", "recent AI coverage", "this week's titles"). Refer to the content and themes directly.
• Do not speculate about article content beyond what the titles indicate.

Output Format

The output is a markdown file with YAML frontmatter followed by the summary paragraph:

---
tags:
  - ai-governance
  - agent-security
  - creative-work
---

Coverage spans...

Tags rules

• Derive tags directly from the identified themes — one tag per distinct theme.
• 2–8 tags maximum.
• Kebab-case, lowercase (e.g., ai-safety, self-improving-models).
• No generic tags like ai or technology alone — be specific.

Quality checks (run before finalizing)

• Does the file start with valid YAML frontmatter containing a tags list?
• Is the body exactly one paragraph?
• Does it avoid quoting any title verbatim?
• Does every claim trace back to at least one title in the list?
• Is the tone neutral (no praise, no criticism)?
• Is it 3–6 sentences?