Summarize URLs, files, podcasts, and YouTube sources into agent-ready briefs with Summarize

Turn long pages, PDFs, podcasts, videos, and local files into compact working briefs before downstream research, drafting, or execution steps.

Prerequisites

Node.js or Homebrew environment, Summarize CLI or browser extension, supported local or hosted model backend, optional media dependencies for video and audio extraction

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• npx -y @steipete/summarize "https://example.com"
• npm i -g @steipete/summarize
• npm i @steipete/summarize-core
• brew install summarize

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Daemon is localhost-only and requires a shared token; rerunning summarize daemon install --token adds another paired browser token instead of invalidating the old one.
• Requires Node 24+.