c-research

name: c-research description: Summarize web URLs, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcasts using the summarize CLI. Instantly extract key points from any content type without manual reading. Useful for research, link digests, and media review. tags: [research, summarize, ai, youtube, pdf, web, podcast]

What This Skill Does

Uses the summarize CLI to extract key information from URLs, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcast feeds. Returns a concise summary of the content.

CLI Tool: summarize

Common Commands

# Summarize a web URL
summarize https://example.com/article

# Summarize a PDF (local file or URL)
summarize /path/to/document.pdf
summarize https://example.com/report.pdf

# Summarize a YouTube video
summarize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

# Summarize a podcast episode
summarize https://podcast-feed-url.com/episode.mp3

# Request a specific output format
summarize --format bullets https://example.com/article
summarize --format paragraph https://example.com/article

Usage Guidelines

1. Always pass the full URL or absolute file path.
2. For YouTube, use the full watch?v= URL — short links may not resolve.
3. If the user asks to "look up", "read", or "check" a link, default to summarizing it.
4. Present the summary in a clean, readable format — use bullet points for articles, prose for videos/podcasts.

Notes

• Requires an active internet connection for remote content.
• Very large PDFs may take longer to process.
• If summarize is not installed, check the project docs for the install method.