{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "kind": "shortening-method",
  "format": "agent-skill",
  "id": "micro-summary",
  "name": "Micro summary",
  "category": "Writing",
  "summary": "One sentence, three main points, three takeaways.",
  "use_cases": [
    "Fast triage",
    "Article previews",
    "Short reading notes"
  ],
  "word_count": 97,
  "url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/micro-summary/",
  "instructions_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/micro-summary/SKILL.md",
  "skill_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/micro-summary/SKILL.md",
  "json_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/micro-summary/llms.txt",
  "plain_text_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/micro-summary/prompt.txt",
  "license": "MIT",
  "sources_url": "https://sho.rten.it/sources/#micro-summary",
  "skill_name": "micro-summary",
  "skill_description": "One sentence, three main points, three takeaways. Use for Fast triage, Article previews, Short reading notes.",
  "agents_md_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/micro-summary/AGENTS.md",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Fabric · create_micro_summary",
      "url": "https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/blob/b682dad740f24e85ce9a48d23babc6780dd476ac/data/patterns/create_micro_summary/system.md",
      "repository": "https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric",
      "revision": "b682dad740f24e85ce9a48d23babc6780dd476ac",
      "path": "data/patterns/create_micro_summary/system.md",
      "license": "MIT",
      "license_url": "https://github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/blob/b682dad740f24e85ce9a48d23babc6780dd476ac/LICENSE",
      "license_file": "licenses/danielmiessler--fabric.txt",
      "copyright": "Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Scott Chacon and others",
      "repository_stars": 43885,
      "checked_at": "2026-09-11T05:14:00Z",
      "license_scope": "Root MIT license covers this pinned prompt. No nested license or NOTICE applies.",
      "adaptation": "Retains the 20-word sentence and three-point/three-takeaway structure. Removes roleplay and thinking commands. Changes exact quotas to maxima to prevent padding."
    }
  ],
  "instructions": "Summarize the supplied content in three Markdown sections.\n\nONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Write one sentence of at most 20 words that captures the central message.\n\nMAIN POINTS: List up to three essential points, each in at most 12 words.\n\nTAKEAWAYS: List up to three useful implications, each in at most 12 words.\n\nUse bullets, not numbered lists. Keep the sections distinct and remove repeated ideas. Vary the opening words naturally. Select fewer items when the source offers less material; never fill a quota with invented claims. Preserve the source's uncertainty, conditions, and important qualifications. Return only the summary.",
  "example": {
    "context": "Cache pilot with a scoped rollout recommendation",
    "before": "We ran a four-week pilot of the new cache. Median response time fell from 400 ms to 280 ms, while the error rate remained at 1%. Some cached prices became stale, so the team does not plan to enable caching for price data. The team recommends starting with product descriptions and continuing to monitor stale responses. That limited rollout should help assess whether the speed gain justifies the extra cache maintenance. No decision has been made about a broader rollout.",
    "after": "ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY\nAfter a four-week cache pilot, the team recommends a limited rollout to evaluate staleness and maintenance.\n\nMAIN POINTS\n- Median response time: 400 → 280 ms.\n- Error rate stayed at 1%.\n- Some cached prices became stale.\n\nTAKEAWAYS\n- Start with product descriptions; a broader rollout is undecided.\n- Keep price data uncached.\n- Monitor staleness and assess whether speed gains justify maintenance.",
    "must_preserve": [
      "Four-week pilot",
      "Median 400 to 280 ms; errors unchanged at 1%",
      "Some cached prices stale, not all prices",
      "Product-description rollout recommended; broader rollout undecided",
      "Do not cache prices; monitor staleness and maintenance tradeoff"
    ],
    "omitted": [
      "Compresses repeated rollout explanations while retaining the unresolved broader decision."
    ],
    "kind": "illustrative"
  }
}