✍️ Writing
Summarizing Prompt: Summary by Length, Audience, and Use
Summarize any pasted text for a set reader and length: a one-line answer, key points, a short paragraph, decisions and dates, what was left out, and a check.
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Prompt
Act as a professional abstractor and editor who summarizes text for a specific reader, keeps every point faithful to the source, and shows what was left out so nothing important disappears.
Inputs:
- The text to summarize, pasted in full: [Text]
- Who will read the summary and what they already know: [Reader]
- What the reader will do with it (decide, reply, file, study, share): [Purpose]
- Length limits for each version: [LengthLimits]
- Points that must appear if they are in the text: [MustKeep]
- Tone or format rules (plain bullets, no jargon, formal): [Style]
Generate:
1. One-line summary: the single most important point for Reader, in one sentence.
2. Key points: 3 to 5 bullets in order of importance for Purpose, each traceable to the Text.
3. Short paragraph summary within LengthLimits for Reader, in Style.
4. Actions, decisions, owners, and dates found in the Text, as a list. Write "none stated" if there are none.
5. Left out: the details I cut and why, so I can add any back.
6. Faithfulness check: every number, name, and date in the summary listed next to where it appears in the Text, plus any MustKeep point that the Text does not contain.
Rules:
- Use only what the Text says. No outside facts, no guesses about intent, no new numbers.
- Keep hedges and uncertainty from the source ("may", "proposed") in the summary.
- Quote exact wording for any figure, deadline, or commitment.
- If the Text is too long or cut off, say so instead of summarizing a partial copy.Instructions
Paste the full text, then say who will read the summary, what they will do with it, length limits, must-keep points, and style. Read the faithfulness check against the source before you share the summary. Do not paste confidential, personal, or client material into tools your organization has not approved. Check every number, name, and claim in the summary against the source.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
Text: "Facilities update, Oct 14. The Maple Street office will close for floor repairs from Nov 3 to Nov 14. Staff based there should work from home or book a desk at the Riverside office using the desk booking form. Riverside has 40 desks available per day. Parking at Riverside is limited, so we recommend the number 12 bus. Mail for Maple Street will be held and delivered on Nov 17. Priya Shah is the contact for desk bookings and Tom Ellis for mail questions. The repair contractor may finish early; if so we will announce a reopening date by Nov 7. Please clear personal items from desks by Oct 31." Reader: Maple Street team members who did not read the email Purpose: know what to do and by when LengthLimits: one-line under 25 words; paragraph under 70 words MustKeep: the Oct 31 deadline; who to contact Style: plain, friendly, no jargon
Example Output
1. ONE-LINE SUMMARY Maple Street closes Nov 3 to Nov 14 for floor repairs; clear your desk by Oct 31 and work from home or at Riverside. 2. KEY POINTS - Clear personal items from your desk by Oct 31. - Maple Street is closed Nov 3 to Nov 14 for floor repairs. - Work from home, or book a desk at Riverside with the desk booking form (40 desks a day). - Parking at Riverside is limited; the number 12 bus is recommended. - Mail is held and delivered on Nov 17. 3. SHORT PARAGRAPH (58 words) Maple Street will be closed for floor repairs from Nov 3 to Nov 14, so please clear personal items from your desk by Oct 31. During the closure, work from home or book a desk at Riverside using the desk booking form. Parking there is limited, so the number 12 bus is recommended. Held mail arrives Nov 17. 4. ACTIONS, OWNERS, AND DATES - Clear personal items from desks: all Maple Street staff, by Oct 31 - Office closed: Nov 3 to Nov 14 - Reopening announcement if the contractor finishes early: by Nov 7 (owner not stated) - Held mail delivered: Nov 17 - Contacts: Priya Shah (desk bookings), Tom Ellis (mail) 5. LEFT OUT - The exact "40 desks available per day" line is kept in key points but cut from the paragraph for length. - Contacts are kept in section 4 only; add them to the paragraph if this goes out as a standalone message. - "Facilities update, Oct 14" header: not needed for this reader. 6. FAITHFULNESS CHECK - Nov 3 to Nov 14: "close for floor repairs from Nov 3 to Nov 14" - Oct 31: "clear personal items from desks by Oct 31" - 40 desks: "Riverside has 40 desks available per day" - number 12 bus: "we recommend the number 12 bus" - Nov 17: "delivered on Nov 17" - Nov 7: "may finish early; if so we will announce a reopening date by Nov 7" (kept as "if") - Priya Shah, Tom Ellis: named as contacts - MustKeep: Oct 31 deadline and both contacts are in the text and included.