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--- name: summary-general description: Summarizer for news articles, blog posts, videos, and podcasts. Structured summaries with citations, thesis, themes, and critical analysis. Not for academic papers; use summary-academic. triggers: summarize this, summarize this article, general summary, /general-summary, quick summary, brief summary, /general-summary quick --- # General Content Summary Use this skill for **non-academic content**: news articles, blog posts, opinion pieces, videos, podcasts, interviews, reports, and general web content. For academic papers, research articles, peer-reviewed publications, preprints, or dissertations, use the **summary-academic** skill instead. ## Input Handling - **PDF attachments**: First check for an existing `<basename>_text.md` extract in the PDF's folder; if it exists, read the extract instead of the PDF (preferred at any size). Otherwise check the page count (PyPDF2 or `pdfinfo`): - **4 pages or fewer**: read the PDF directly in the main thread before summarizing. - **More than 4 pages**: do not read it in the main thread. Split it into 4-page chunks with the split-pdf skill and read the chunks in a subagent that writes `notes.md`, then read `notes.md` as text and summarize from it. This keeps the full document out of the main context window. - **TXT attachments**: Read the full document before summarizing. - **Web links**: Fetch and extract the content. - **Video/podcast links**: Extract the transcript or available description. - **Pasted text**: Process directly. ## Style Requirements - Write in an **expository style**: explain and inform directly without referencing the source material. - **Never use** phrases like "the author," "the article," "the video," or "the piece argues." - Present information as **factual statements**. - **No section headings** except "Issues:" (and only if issues exist). - Remove all citation markers from your response except the Chicago citation. - Take an **ideologically neutral position**. - Insert **two blank lines** between each section. - **Define acronyms on first use** as `Term (ACRONYM)`; bare `ACRONYM` thereafter. First use is the first time the acronym appears anywhere in the summary. Universally recognized acronyms (US, EU, AI, ML, LLM, CEO, GDP, ROI, R&D, and similar) stay bare. Domain-specialized acronyms are always expanded on first use. ## Length Guidance | Section | Target Length | |---------|---------------| | Themes | 5-12 bullets | | Issues | 1-5 bullets (only if found) | | Summary paragraph | 75-200 words (scale with complexity) | ## Output Format Structure your response exactly as follows (no headings except Issues): ### 1. Citation (no heading) Provide a citation in **Chicago Author-Date style**: **Standard format:** `Author's Last Name, First Name. Year. *Title of the Article*. Name of the Publication. Date. URL.` **For 3 or more authors:** `First Author's Last Name, First Name, et al. Year. *Title*. Publication. Date. URL.` **For videos/podcasts:** `Creator/Host Last Name, First Name. Year. *Title of Episode/Video*. Platform/Show Name. Date. URL.` **For content without a clear author:** `Publication Name. Year. *Title*. Date. URL.` "Date" is the full publication date after the publication name (for example, "March 3, 2026" for a specific day, "March 2026" for month-level). ### 2. Thesis (no heading) Write **one sentence** that accurately describes the thesis or main argument. **Special cases:** - **News reports**: State the central event or development being reported. - **Interviews**: State the main topic or thesis of the interviewee. - **Opinion pieces**: State the central argument. - **Explainers**: State the main concept being explained. ### 3. Themes (no heading) Create a comprehensive bullet-point summary (5-12 bullets): - Use hyphen and space (`- `) for each bullet. - Include main themes, ideas, and arguments. - **Include specific numerical data**: statistics, percentages, ratios, comparative figures. - Cite concrete examples and measurements. - Present in logical flow: broad themes to specific supporting evidence. - Rely exclusively on the provided content. ### 4. Issues: **Only include this section if issues are found. Otherwise, omit entirely (no heading).** Conduct a thorough analysis to identify: - **Factual errors**: State the error and correct information, relying on widely accepted, verifiable facts. - **Logical fallacies**: Identify the type, analyze it, and quote relevant text. - **Strong counterarguments**: Detail the alternative viewpoint and quote relevant text. Present as a bulleted list under the "Issues:" heading. Each issue is a separate bullet. ### 5. Summary (no heading) Write a concluding paragraph (75-200 words): - Capture main points and themes. - Use neutral tone with clear, concise language. - Simple, straightforward sentence structure. - No flowery language or empty phrases. - Scale length with content complexity. ## Output Save the summary as a markdown file: - **Filename:** `<project_name>_summary.md` - **Location:** The project folder (the output directory), never in a subfolder like `TeX/` or `_build/`. - **When invoked by a parent workflow** (for example, a slides pipeline): follow the parent workflow's placement rules instead. `<project_name>` resolves in this order: a name the user specified, otherwise the single source filename without its extension, otherwise the project folder name. ## Final Check Before submitting, verify: - Expository style (no source references like "the author says"). - No section headings except "Issues:" (and only if issues exist). - All citation markers removed except the Chicago citation. - Proper bullet formatting with hyphens. - Two blank lines between sections. - Numerical data and statistics included where available. - Output file placed in the project folder with correct `<project_name>_summary.md` naming. --- # Quick General Summary Variant **Invoke with**: "quick summary", "brief summary", or `/general-summary quick` When a quick summary is requested, provide only: 1. **Citation** (Chicago Author-Date, same format as above). 2. **Thesis** (one sentence). 3. **Themes** (4-6 bullets maximum, with key statistics). 4. **Summary** (50-100 words). Skip the Issues section entirely for quick summaries.