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10 added, 3 removed. Audit A to A.
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name: cercano-summarize
- description: Summarize text or files using local AI via Cercano without sending content to the cloud. Supports brief, medium, and detailed summary lengths.
+ description: Summarize text or files using the configured model route via Cercano with local or cloud execution determined by routing. Supports brief, medium, and detailed summary lengths.
TRIGGER when: user asks to summarize a file, log, diff, document, or large block of text. Use this INSTEAD of reading the full content into cloud context.
DO NOT TRIGGER when: summarizing short text that's already in the conversation context.
- compatibility: Requires Cercano server running and connected to an Ollama instance.
+ compatibility: Requires Cercano server running with a usable configured model route.
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# Cercano Summarize
- Summarize text or files using local AI inference.
+ Summarize text or files using the configured model route.
## Important: Display the result
MCP tool results may not be visible to the user in the terminal. After calling the tool, you MUST output the full tool result text verbatim in your response so the user can see it.
+
+ ## Routing and data handling
+
+ Saved task routing and redirects determine local or cloud execution. Tool names
+ do not enforce locality, privacy, cost, or latency. Verify the selected destination
+ before supplying sensitive input; web research also contacts external search and
+ page servers. Model output and confidence are not independent verification.
## MCP Tool
**Tool name:** `cercano_summarize`
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `text` | string | No* | Raw text to summarize. Provide either `text` or `file_path`. |
| `file_path` | string | No* | Path to a file to read and summarize. Provide either `text` or `file_path`. |
| `max_length` | string | No | Target summary length: `"brief"` (1-2 sentences), `"medium"` (1 paragraph, default), or `"detailed"` (multiple paragraphs). |
*One of `text` or `file_path` is required.
## Examples
**Summarize text:**
```json
{
"text": "The quick brown fox... [long text here]",
"max_length": "brief"
}
```
**Summarize a file:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/project/docs/architecture.md",
"max_length": "detailed"
}
```