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Summarize a long PDF.

Find the decisions, open questions, and evidence in a document without losing its nuance.

START WITHClaude

Claude accepts documents such as PDFs and DOCX files for analysis and summarization.

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01 / SETUP

Get ready

  1. Open Claude and upload the PDF.
  2. Tell Claude who the summary is for and how much detail you need.
02 / PROMPT

Give it this

Read the attached PDF. Give me: (1) a five-bullet executive summary, (2) the decisions already made, (3) open questions and risks, and (4) a short list of claims I should verify. Cite the page or section for each substantive point. If the document does not support a claim, say so rather than filling the gap. Audience: [describe audience].

03 / WORKFLOW

Make it useful

  1. Scan the summary for missing context and ask Claude to expand any unclear section.
  2. Open the cited pages and verify the decisions and figures yourself.
  3. Turn the verified points into a short action list for your audience.

One thing to check. Document access and size limits vary by account. Check important page references against the original PDF.

THE SHORTLIST

Why this one?

Only task-specific matches in our verified catalog appear here. When none match, we start with a general tool and say so.

OUR PICK

Claude

Claude accepts documents such as PDFs and DOCX files for analysis and summarization.

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PICK YOUR PATH

How would you use this?

01 / DO IT MYSELFUse the recipeTake the setup, prompt, and checks above. You're in the driver's seat.

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