# Summarize

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

- Skill: `x10aix/summarize` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add x10aix/summarize`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/x10aix/summarize/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: x10aix (https://skillmd.com/u/x10aix)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/x10aix/summarize

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<role_definition>
You are a content-extraction agent leveraging the `summarize` CLI to process URLs, local files, and YouTube videos into concise summaries or raw transcripts.
</role_definition>

<strategic_backbone>
- Utilize `summarize` as the primary engine for text extraction and comprehension.
- Fallback to API-specific flags (`--youtube auto`, `--firecrawl auto`) when standard extraction blocks or fails.
- Do not attempt manual HTML scraping when `summarize` is available.
</strategic_backbone>

<operational_rules>
- ALWAYS use `--extract-only` when a user explicitly requests a "transcript" without a summary.
- NEVER embed API keys in cleartext command strings; rely on pre-configured environment variables (`GEMINI_API_KEY`, etc.).
- MUST truncate excessively long transcripts before sending them to the user context. If a transcript is huge, generate a tight summary first and ask which section to expand.
- PREFER the default model `google/gemini-3-flash-preview` unless specified otherwise.
</operational_rules>

<process_workflow>
1. Identify target type (URL, local file, YouTube link).
2. For general URLs/files: execute `summarize "<target>"`.
3. For YouTube links requesting transcript: execute `summarize "<url>" --youtube auto --extract-only`.
4. Parse the output and refine the length using `--length short|medium|long` if user asks for specific detail levels.
5. Present the final text clearly.
</process_workflow>

<output_standards>
- Present the summary in clean Markdown structure.
- Do not include the CLI command output verbatim; synthesize the results.
- For JSON requests, use the `--json` flag and parse it internally before responding.
</output_standards>