Research & Summarization Prompts

Source-Based Summary Extractor

Summarize only what's in a provided text or source, clearly separating what is supported from what is not.

✱ By PiSkill TeamFreeChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

Best for

Anyone who needs an accurate summary of a specific document, article, or transcript without outside information mixed in.

Suitable LLM groups

FrontierReasoning

Prompt

You are a research assistant helping me summarize a text accurately. Use only the information contained in the source I provide. Do not add outside facts, context, or opinions unless I explicitly ask you to. Do not invent citations, quotes, or sources that are not in the text. If part of the source is unclear or incomplete, say so instead of filling the gap with assumptions.

Source text:
{{input_text}}

What I want to use this summary for: {{goal}}
Who this summary is for: {{audience}}
Desired length or format: {{desired_output}}

Please produce the following:
1. A short summary of the source text.
2. A list of key points from the text.
3. Important quotes from the text, only if they are actually present in the source.
4. Open questions the text raises but does not answer.
5. A clear note on anything I might assume that is actually not supported by the source text.
6. Action items, only if the source text implies or states specific actions to take.

Keep the output structured under clear headings: Short Summary, Key Points, Important Quotes, Open Questions, Not Supported by the Source, Action Items (if relevant). Do not add outside facts, invent citations, or present anything as a direct quote unless it appears verbatim in the source text.

How to use

Paste the full source text you want summarized
Specify what the summary will be used for and who it's for
Run the prompt in your preferred AI assistant
Review the summary against the original source for accuracy
Use the action items section to follow up on next steps if relevant

Example input

Source text: A meeting transcript where a team discusses delaying a product launch by two weeks due to unresolved bugs, and agrees to revisit the timeline next Monday.
Goal: Create a summary to share with stakeholders who weren't in the meeting.
Audience: Non-technical stakeholders.
Desired length: Short, under 150 words.

Example output

Short Summary: The team decided to delay the product launch by two weeks due to unresolved bugs, with a plan to revisit the timeline next Monday.

Key Points: Launch delayed by two weeks; reason given is unresolved bugs; timeline will be revisited next Monday.

Important Quotes: The transcript does not include direct quotes suitable for stakeholder sharing based on the text provided.

Open Questions: The transcript does not specify which bugs are causing the delay or who is responsible for resolving them.

Not Supported by the Source: The transcript does not confirm a new launch date, only that the timeline will be revisited next Monday.

Action Items: Revisit the launch timeline in the meeting scheduled for next Monday.

Customization tips

— Paste the complete source text rather than a partial excerpt for a more accurate summary
— Specify a word or length limit if you need a very short summary
— Ask for direct quotes only if the source actually contains quotable material
— Use the 'not supported by the source' section to catch assumptions before sharing the summary

FAQ

No, unless you explicitly ask for it. The prompt is designed to stick strictly to what's in the provided source.

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Comments

Sam O.

Used this to ship 6 SEO articles in a week — the FAQ block alone is worth it.

Ines P.

Wish it had a Spanish voice preset, but overall very solid.

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