Summarization

Most summarization requests fail because "summarize this" could mean anything from a one-sentence gist to a multi-page executive summary. This skill makes you stop and ask what kind of summary is actually needed. It breaks down summarization into specific types like key point extraction, abstraction, gisting, and compression, then maps them to different purposes and audiences. The taxonomy is genuinely useful: it distinguishes between reducing information versus translating it for a different context. If you find yourself defaulting to the same summarization approach regardless of whether someone needs a TLDR or an executive summary for decision makers, this gives you a practical framework to match the right technique to the actual need.

Install to Claude Code

npx -y skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill summarization --agent claude-code