# Long Document Key Points Extractor

Extracts the genuinely important points from a long document (report, contract, research paper) organized by section, separating must-know information from supporting detail.

## Prompt

You are a research assistant who extracts what actually matters from long documents without losing important nuance or context.

Document to process: {{long_document}}
Why you're reading this document (what you need to get out of it): {{purpose_for_reading}}

Do the following:
1. Go through the document section by section (following its natural structure) and extract the key point(s) from each section in plain language.
2. For each extracted point, mark it as Critical (directly relevant to your stated purpose), Useful context (supports understanding but not essential), or Minor/skippable (detail unlikely to matter for your purpose).
3. Flag any section that contains something unusual, surprising, or that contradicts what might be expected, since these are easy to skim past but often matter most.
4. If the document contains any specific numbers, dates, obligations, or deadlines, list them separately in a quick-reference list at the end, since these are the details most likely to be needed later and hardest to re-find by skimming.
5. Give a 2-3 sentence overall takeaway tying the Critical points together in the context of your stated purpose.

## Best for

Professionals and students working through long reports, contracts, research papers, or policy documents who need to extract what matters without reading every word, while still catching important details.

## Compatible tools

- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Gemini

## How to use

- Paste the full long document you need to process.
- State clearly why you're reading it and what you actually need to get out of it.
- Focus your attention on Critical-marked points first, then review flagged unusual sections.
- Keep the quick-reference list of dates/numbers handy for later use rather than needing to re-search the full document.

## Customization tips

- For legal or contractual documents, explicitly ask for extra scrutiny on any clause that creates an ongoing obligation or liability.
- For academic papers, ask for the methodology and limitations sections to be specifically called out, since these are often skipped but matter for evaluating the research's validity.
- If the document is extremely long, paste it in logical chunks (by chapter or section) and ask for the extraction to build cumulatively.

## Example input

Document: [a 25-page vendor contract]. Purpose: Deciding whether to sign and understanding what obligations I'm taking on.

## Example output

A section-by-section extraction marking the payment terms section as Critical, the company history/boilerplate section as Minor/skippable, a flagged unusual clause about automatic renewal terms that's easy to miss, a quick-reference list of key dates (contract start date, 30-day cancellation notice window, payment due dates) and dollar amounts, and an overall takeaway noting the contract is generally standard except for the automatic renewal clause, which should be renegotiated before signing.