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name: al-056-summarize-a-long-document
description: "Get the key points of a contract, report, or PDF fast. Use when the user wants help with documents (personal productivity) for a small business."
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# Summarize a long document

Get the key points of a contract, report, or PDF fast.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Or upload

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

Summarize this document in: a 3-sentence overview, 7 key points, any deadlines/numbers, and 3 questions I should ask. Document: [paste or upload]

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- Anything legal, tax or compliance-related is a first draft for a qualified person to check. It is not professional advice, and clause references and deadlines must be checked against the source.
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Notion AI
- Based on this real-world example: https://www.catchagent.ai/blog/ai-assistants/ai-agents-examples
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-056-summarize-a-long-document/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/