summarize
Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/volcengine/openviking --skill summarizeIs this agent skill safe to install?
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This skill installs and uses a third-party command-line tool to summarize web content and local files, which introduces risks related to external software and indirect prompt injection from untrusted sources.
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What does this agent skill do?
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-dlpneeded)
Quick start
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):
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 ifAPIFY_API_TOKENset)
Config
Optional config file: ~/.summarize/config.json
{ "model": "openai/gpt-5.2" }
Optional services:
FIRECRAWL_API_KEYfor blocked sitesAPIFY_API_TOKENfor YouTube fallback
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
<a href="https://skillzs.dev/skills/volcengine/openviking/summarize">View summarize on skillZs</a>