— name: summarize description: Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”). homepage: https://summarize.sh metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🧾", "requires": { "bins": ["summarize"] }, "install": [ { "id": "brew", "kind": "brew", "formula": "steipete/tap/summarize", "bins": ["summarize"], "label": "Install summarize (brew)", }, ], }, } — # Summarize Fast CLI to summarize URLs, local files, and YouTube links. ## When to use (trigger phrases) Use this skill immediately when the user asks any of: – “use summarize.sh” – “what’s this link/video about?” – “summarize this URL/article” – “transcribe this YouTube/video” (best-effort transcript extraction; no `yt-dlp` needed) ## Quick start “`bash summarize "https://example.com" –model google/gemini-3-flash-preview summarize "/path/to/file.pdf" –model google/gemini-3-flash-preview summarize "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" –youtube auto “` ## YouTube: summary vs transcript Best-effort transcript (URLs only): “`bash summarize "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" –youtube auto –extract-only “` If the user asked for a transcript but it’s huge, return a tight summary first, then ask which section/time range to expand. ## Model + keys Set the API key for your chosen provider: – OpenAI: `OPENAI_API_KEY` – Anthropic: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` – xAI: `XAI_API_KEY` – Google: `GEMINI_API_KEY` (aliases: `GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY`, `GOOGLE_API_KEY`) Default model is `google/gemini-3-flash-preview` if none is set. ## Useful flags – `–length short|medium|long|xl|xxl|<chars>` – `–max-output-tokens <count>` – `–extract-only` (URLs only) – `–json` (machine readable) – `–firecrawl auto|off|always` (fallback extraction) – `–youtube auto` (Apify fallback if `APIFY_API_TOKEN` set) ## Config Optional config file: `~/.summarize/config.json` “`json { "model": "openai/gpt-5.2" } “` Optional services: – `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` for blocked sites – `APIFY_API_TOKEN` for YouTube fallback