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PDF Summarizer

Turns a PDF into a short bullet-point summary of its key points.

Source Download skill
Repository
Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard
Stars
7,320
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

When you give the agent a PDF, this skill tells it to read the document, pick out the main topics, and return three to five bullet points covering the key ideas. Without the skill, the agent would summarize however it likes; with it, the output follows this consistent short format. The skill is only written instructions and includes no code.

Great for

  • People who need the gist of long reports, papers or contracts quickly
  • Students skimming readings before deciding what to study in depth
  • Anyone who wants a uniform bullet-point format for summaries

Skip it if

  • Scanned PDFs without a text layer, since the skill only says to read document text and does not describe OCR (reason: the agent may miss content)
  • Legal, medical or financial decisions that need a verified reading of the full document (reason: a three-to-five bullet summary can omit important details)
  • Very long documents where a few bullets cannot capture the sections (reason: the fixed 3-5 point limit forces heavy compression)

Try asking

  • “Summarize this PDF research paper into key bullet points.”
  • “Give me a 5-bullet summary of the attached quarterly report PDF.”
  • “Read this lecture notes PDF and list the main ideas.”
Step-by-step guide: how to use PDF SummarizerInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    demo_skill.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip demo_skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip demo_skill.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Attach the PDF directly and ask for the summary in the same message so the agent knows which document to use.
  • Ask for more or fewer bullets, or a focus area, if the default 3-5 points is too coarse for your document.
  • Check the summary against the original for anything important, since the skill does not specify how to verify accuracy.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.