alaliqing/claude-paper/summary
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Use this for a quick summary of a research paper's core ideas and key points. Use when you want to quickly understand a paper without deep study materials. Triggers on PDF paths, arXiv URLs, or paper URLs.
Install
npx vskill@latest install alaliqing/claude-paper/summarySKILL.md
The same SKILL.md was published earlier as majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/summary.
Quick Paper Summary Workflow
This skill generates a concise summary of a research paper's core ideas and key points.
When to use:
- You want to quickly understand what a paper is about
- You need the main contributions without deep technical details
- You're screening papers to decide which to study in depth
When NOT to use:
- You want comprehensive study materials (use
/claude-paper:studyinstead) - You need code demonstrations
- You want interactive visualizations
Language Detection: Detect the user's language from their input and generate ALL materials in that language.
- Example: User says "我们学习一下这篇论文" → Generate materials in Chinese
- Example: User says "Let's study this paper" → Generate materials in English
Step 0: Check Dependencies (First Run Only)
Step 1: Download and Parse PDF
Supports multiple input formats:
- Local path:
~/Downloads/paper.pdf - Direct PDF URL:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762.pdf - arXiv URL:
https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.03762
Step 1a: Check input type and download if URL
For URLs, the download script will:
- Download PDFs to
/tmp/claude-paper-downloads/ - Convert arXiv
/abs/URLs to PDF URLs automatically - Validate that URLs point to PDF files
- Return the local file path for processing
Step 1b: Parse PDF
Extract structured information:
The command prints a small, strict JSON summary to stdout and writes:
meta.json— title, authors, abstract, links, page count, and a context-safe content previewpaper.txt— complete extracted text without the 50k preview limit
Use paper.txt as the source for the quick summary. Do not treat meta.json.content as the complete paper when contentTruncated is true.
Step 2: Generate Quick Summary
Create the paper folder:
Generate quick-summary.md with the following structure:
Guidelines for each section:
| Section | Length | Focus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Sentence | 1 sentence | High-level summary | |
| Problem | 2-3 sentences | Context and motivation | |
| Core Idea | 2-3 sentences | The main innovation | |
| Key Contributions | 3-5 bullets | What's new/novel | |
| Main Results | 1 table | Quantitative metrics from the paper | |
| Why It Matters | 2-3 sentences | Practical value | |
| Limitations | 2-3 bullets | What the paper doesn't solve |
Total length: ~300-500 words (excluding results table)
Step 3: Update Index
CRITICAL: Read existing index.json first, then append the new paper. Never overwrite the entire file.
If index.json does not exist, create:
Append new entry to the papers array:
IMPORTANT: The index.json file must be located at:
Step 4: Relaunch Web UI
Invoke:
Step 5: Present Summary to User
After generating the summary:
- Show the user the quick-summary.md content - Display the full summary
- Offer next steps:
- "Would you like to study this paper in more depth? Use
/claude-paper:studyfor comprehensive materials." - "Do you have questions about specific parts of the paper?"
- "Would you like me to explain any section in more detail?"
- File location reminder:
- Summary saved to:
~/claude-papers/papers/{paper-slug}/quick-summary.md - Web UI available at:
http://localhost:5815
Example Output
Notes
- This skill is intentionally minimal - it generates only the summary, no code demos, no interactive HTML, no deep-dive materials
- For users who want more, they can use
/claude-paper:studyto generate comprehensive materials - The summary should be self-contained and readable in under 5 minutes
- Focus on conceptual clarity over technical details
Security
- Security scanPassed, 100 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewNot runA model review is scheduled for the next rescan.
Quality evaluation
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Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingplugin/skills/summary/SKILL.md
Popularity
- Repository stars
- 352
- Repository forks
- 27
- 7-day trend score
- 0
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