# Tldr

> Compress a wall of text into a tight summary. Use when the user says it's too long, too much, "TL;DR", "give me the short version", or that they don't want to read all that.

- Skill: `slikon/tldr` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add slikon/tldr`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/slikon/tldr/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Slikon (https://skillmd.com/u/slikon)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/slikon/tldr

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The user is staring at a wall of text and wants the point. Give a tight summary — nothing they have to wade through.

- **Target:** by default, your own previous message. If the user pointed at something else — a file, a doc, pasted text — summarize that instead.
- **Length:** a few bullets or a couple of sentences. If it's longer than what someone reads in ~15 seconds, it's still too long.
- **Keep** the decisions, the answers, and the actions the user needs. **Cut** the reasoning, caveats, background, and restatement.
- **No meta:** don't announce that you're summarizing or apologize for the length. Just deliver the short version.