Summarize

Fast CLI to summarize URLs, local files, and YouTube links.

Quick start

summarize "" --model google/gemini-3-flash-preview
summarize "/path/to/file.pdf" --model google/gemini-3-flash-preview
summarize "" --youtube auto

Model + keys

Set the API key for your chosen provider:

• OpenAI: OPENAI_API_KEY


• Anthropic: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY


• xAI: XAI_API_KEY


• Google: GEMINI_API_KEY (aliases: GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY)

Default model is google/gemini-3-flash-preview if none is set.

Useful flags

• --length short|medium|long|xl|xxl|
• --max-output-tokens
• --extract-only (URLs only)
• --json (machine readable)
• --firecrawl auto|off|always (fallback extraction)
• --youtube auto (Apify fallback if APIFY_API_TOKEN set)

Config

Optional config file: ~/.summarize/config.json

{ "model": "openai/gpt-5.2" }

Optional services:

• FIRECRAWL_API_KEY for blocked sites


• APIFY_API_TOKEN for YouTube fallback