Summarize File
VerifiedReads text files from workspace/paths and generates concise summaries. Handles logs, reports, CSVs, multi-line content.
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- # Summarize-File Skill
- ## Purpose
- Extracts key insights from text files (logs, reports, notes) and returns 2-3 sentence summaries. Ignores boilerplate/empty lines.
- ## Usage Examples
- User: summarize file C:\Users\user\Desktop\report.txt
- Claw: File contains Q1 sales report: Revenue up 12% YoY, expenses flat, net profit +8%. Key risks: supply chain delays.
- User: summarize file workspace/error.log
- Claw: Error log (Feb 22): 14 auth failures (IP 192.168.1.50), 2 DB timeouts, no critical crashes.
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- ## How It Works
- 1. Reads file content via workspace.read tool
- 2. Strips empty lines, headers, timestamps
- 3. Feeds to LLM with summarization prompt
- 4. Returns concise 2-3 sentence summary
- ## Security & Privacy
- L1 Risk: Read-only file access
- No network calls, no external APIs
- Local processing only
- File paths validated (no ../ escapes)
- ## External Endpoints
- None. Purely local file → LLM → text.
- ## Trust Statement
- This skill reads local files and summarizes locally. No data leaves your machine.
Use Cases
- Summarize long log files to quickly identify errors and key events
- Extract key insights from text reports and generate 2-3 sentence overviews
- Process CSV files and produce human-readable data summaries
- Quickly understand the contents of unfamiliar text files in a workspace
- Generate concise briefings from multi-page documents and notes
Pros & Cons
Pros
- +Read-only and fully local — no network calls, no data leaves your machine
- +Automatically strips boilerplate, empty lines, and timestamps before summarizing
- +Minimal risk — rated L1 with validated file paths to prevent directory traversal
Cons
- -Limited to text-based files — no PDF, image, or binary file support mentioned
- -Output is always 2-3 sentences — no option for longer or structured summaries
FAQ
What does Summarize File do?
Reads text files from workspace/paths and generates concise summaries. Handles logs, reports, CSVs, multi-line content.
What platforms support Summarize File?
Summarize File is available on Claude Code, OpenClaw.
What are the use cases for Summarize File?
Summarize long log files to quickly identify errors and key events. Extract key insights from text reports and generate 2-3 sentence overviews. Process CSV files and produce human-readable data summaries.
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