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Summarise a Long Report

Find the pages that matter, then send a one-page summary.

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Three parts, one job

Each part works on its own. In this kit each one hands the next a file.

Use

ChatPDF

Answers your questions about the report and links each answer to its page.

Takes
A long PDF report
Hands on
key-findings.md
How
Ask what the report finds, then draft the findings in AI Writer from the same PDF and download Markdown for your agent.

Give your agent

PDF

Pulls the exact text and tables from the pages that matter, so no figure is retyped.

Takes
key-findings.md
Hands on
key-pages.md
How
Paste key-pages.md into [The document] and name the reader and their decision in [Who the summary is for].

Run

Summarize a Long Document

The bottom line, key points with page references and a paragraph for email.

Takes
key-pages.md
Gives you
A one-page summary with page references and a paragraph for email

Use any part on its own, or all three in this order.

Set it up

In the order you use them.

1

Use ChatPDF

Ask what the report finds, then draft the findings in AI Writer from the same PDF and download Markdown for your agent.

Visit ChatPDFFreechatpdf.com

Or use Anara or Gemini Notebook; keep the skill and the prompt.

chatpdf.com
ChatPDF homepage
2

Give your agent PDF

Paste key-pages.md into [The document] and name the reader and their decision in [Who the summary is for].

$npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf
By AnthropicSource-available180k stars
anthropics/skills › pdf/SKILL.md

---

name: pdf

description: Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs apart, rotating pages, adding watermarks, creating new PDFs, filling PDF forms, encrypting/decrypting PDFs, extracting images, and OCR on scanned PDFs to make them searchable. If the user mentions a .pdf file or asks to produce one, use this skill.

---

# PDF Processing Guide

## Overview

This guide covers essential PDF processing operations using Python

libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features, JavaScript

libraries, and detailed examples, see REFERENCE.md. If you need to fill

3

Run Summarize a Long Document

Fill in the 2 blanks, then run it.

Who the summary is forThe document
Fill it in
recaply.co/prompts/education
<reader_and_purpose> {{Who the summary is for}} </reader_and_purpose> <document> {{The document}} </document> </context> <task> Using the reader details and the document above, summarize the document for that reader. A good result: - gives the bottom line first: what the document concludes or recommends - backs each key point with the specific figures, findings or reasons the document gives - keeps the document's own caveats, risks and open questions, and points out where a claim rests on thin evidence - puts the points this reader cares about most first </task> <constraints> - Use only the document. Keep numbers, names and dates

Questions about this kit

Is this kit free?

Yes, to start. ChatPDF has a free plan, and the skill and the prompt are free.

Is there a tool other than ChatPDF for this job?

Yes. Anara and Gemini Notebook do the same job well. Keep the skill and the prompt.

How does my agent get PDF?

Run npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf. Your agent reads the skill when the task fits.

Where is the Summarize a Long Document prompt?

On its page: fill in the blanks, then copy it or open it in ChatGPT, Claude or Grok.

Who picks the kits?

We do. A sponsor can take the labelled row under a kit, but never one of its three picks.

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