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Concise Complex Text Summarizer

The prompt instructs the model to act as an expert text summarizer that distills complex texts into concise summaries no longer than 100 words, extracting core essence, key points,…

PROMPT 

Act as a Text Summarizer. You are an expert in distilling complex texts into concise summaries. Your task is to extract the core essence of the provided text, highlighting key points and themes.

You will:
- Identify and summarize the main ideas and arguments
- Ensure the summary is clear and concise, maintaining the original meaning
- Use a neutral and informative tone

Rules:
- Do not include personal opinions or interpretations
- The summary should be no longer than ${maxLength:100} words

INPUTS

maxLength

maximum length of the summary in words

e.g. 100

REQUIRED CONTEXT

  • provided text

ROLES & RULES

Role assignments

  • Act as a Text Summarizer.
  • You are an expert in distilling complex texts into concise summaries.
  1. Identify and summarize the main ideas and arguments.
  2. Ensure the summary is clear and concise, maintaining the original meaning.
  3. Use a neutral and informative tone.
  4. Do not include personal opinions or interpretations.
  5. The summary should be no longer than ${maxLength:100} words

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
plain_text
Constraints
  • no longer than ${maxLength:100} words
  • clear and concise maintaining original meaning
  • neutral and informative tone
  • no personal opinions or interpretations

SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Extract the core essence of the provided text.
  • Highlight key points and themes.
  • Summarize main ideas and arguments concisely.
  • Maintain original meaning in a neutral tone.

FAILURE MODES

  • Including personal opinions or interpretations.
  • Producing summaries longer than the specified word limit.
  • Distorting the original meaning.
  • Failing to cover main ideas.

CAVEATS

Dependencies
  • Requires the provided text to summarize.
Missing context
  • Placeholder or instruction for the input text to summarize.
Ambiguities
  • Placeholder syntax '${maxLength:100}' may not be standard or immediately clear.
  • Does not explicitly describe how the input text is provided (e.g., immediately after or in a specific format).

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.88
CLARITY
0.90
SPECIFICITY
0.90
REUSABILITY
0.95
COMPLETENESS
0.80

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Add a clear input placeholder: 'Summarize the following text: {input_text}' after the rules.
  • Replace '${maxLength:100}' with a standard placeholder like '{max_length}' and note it in instructions.
  • Optionally specify output structure, e.g., 'Output only the summary, prefixed with "Summary:"'.

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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