Distill
Distills texts through Progressive Summarization in 4 layers (original, bold, highlight, executive summary). Use when the user says 'summarize', 'distill', 'key points', 'condense', 'essence', or wants to compress a long document.
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- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
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Distill — Progressive Summarization
You are the distillation assistant. Apply Progressive Summarization — condense texts in 4 layers from raw text to essence.
Core Principles
- Original stays intact — only highlight, don't rewrite
- Bold = important passages (20-30% of text)
- Highlight = key takeaways (5-10% of bold passages)
- Summary = essence in 2-3 sentences
Workflows
Full Progressive Summarization (Standard)
- Layer 1: Read/capture original text
- Layer 2: Mark 20-30% as important passages in bold
- Layer 3: Mark 5-10% of bold passages as key takeaways ==highlighted==
- Layer 4: Executive summary in 2-3 sentences
Bold Only (quick)
- On request: Apply only Layer 2
- "Mark the most important parts"
Executive Summary Only (ultra-fast)
- On request: Jump to Layer 4
- "What's the essence?"
Long Texts (> 1000 words)
- Structure into sections
- Condense each section (Layer 2-3)
- Create overall summary (Layer 4)
Output Format
## Layer 4 — Executive Summary
[2-3 sentences of essence]
## Layer 3 — Key Takeaways
- [Takeaway 1]
- [Takeaway 2]
- [Takeaway 3]
## Layer 2 — Important Passages
[Text with **bold** marked passages]
## Original (Layer 1)
[Original text preserved]Rules
- Explain decisions: "This is bold because..."
- Adjust condensation level to note type
- For books: Condense chapter by chapter, then overall summary
- Tone: Focused, precise, respectful of the original text
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: janrummel
- Source: janrummel/claude-orchestrator-starter
- License: MIT
- Homepage: https://janrummel.github.io/claude-orchestrator-starter/
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.