Summarizing Prompt: Summary by Length, Audience, and Use
Ppromptstudio·Oct 17, 2026
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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.
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.
