{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "kind": "shortening-method",
  "format": "agent-skill",
  "id": "policy-summary",
  "name": "Policy summary",
  "category": "Work",
  "summary": "Shorten a supplied workplace policy without weakening duties or exceptions.",
  "use_cases": [
    "Internal policy notices",
    "Employee guidance",
    "Workplace procedure summaries"
  ],
  "word_count": 152,
  "url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/policy-summary/",
  "instructions_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/policy-summary/SKILL.md",
  "skill_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/policy-summary/SKILL.md",
  "json_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/policy-summary/llms.txt",
  "plain_text_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/policy-summary/prompt.txt",
  "license": "MIT",
  "sources_url": "https://sho.rten.it/sources/#policy-summary",
  "skill_name": "policy-summary",
  "skill_description": "Shorten a supplied workplace policy without weakening duties or exceptions. Use for Internal policy notices, Employee guidance, Workplace procedure summaries.",
  "agents_md_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/policy-summary/AGENTS.md",
  "sources": [],
  "instructions": "Condense the supplied workplace policy into a practical reference. Use this to summarize the provided rules; do not give legal advice or invent policy.\n\nBegin with who the policy covers and when it applies. Group rules by the decision an employee needs to make. Preserve required actions, permissions, prohibitions, thresholds, exceptions, approval authority, effective dates, and deadlines. Keep \"must\", \"may\", and \"should\" distinct. Put each exception next to its rule so that a shortened version does not create an absolute requirement.\n\nRetain the procedure for requesting approval or reporting a problem, including its stated timing. Distinguish a default arrangement from an entitlement. If provisions conflict or leave a material gap, identify that gap rather than resolving it.\n\nUse compact labeled bullets and retain the policy title or reference. Remove rationale and repeated examples unless they define scope. State that the result summarizes the supplied policy; it does not replace the full document.",
  "example": {
    "before": "The Equipment Loan Policy, version 3, takes effect on 1 October and applies to employees borrowing presentation equipment from the office. Employees must record each item in the equipment register before removing it. The standard loan period is five working days. A longer period may be approved by the facilities manager before the original return date; an extension is not automatic. A projector may leave the country only with written approval from the facilities manager. These rules do not apply to laptops permanently assigned to an employee, which are covered by a separate laptop policy. Borrowers must report loss or damage to facilities as soon as they discover it. The policy explains that keeping an accurate register helps colleagues plan events and avoid double-booking. Employees are reminded again to be considerate of colleagues who need the same equipment.",
    "after": "Equipment Loan Policy v3 — summary of the supplied policy; use the full document for the complete rules.\n\n- Applies from 1 October to employees borrowing office presentation equipment. Permanently assigned laptops use the separate laptop policy.\n- Register each item before removal. Standard loan: five working days.\n- Extensions require facilities-manager approval before the original return date; they are not automatic.\n- Taking a projector abroad requires the facilities manager's written approval.\n- Report loss or damage to facilities as soon as discovered.",
    "context": "Office equipment loan policy",
    "must_preserve": [
      "Equipment Loan Policy v3; 1 October effective date; employee presentation equipment scope",
      "Register before removal; five working days",
      "Manager approval before original return date; no automatic extension",
      "Projector abroad written approval",
      "Assigned laptop exclusion",
      "Loss/damage report on discovery"
    ],
    "omitted": [
      "Planning rationale and repeated reminder to consider colleagues"
    ],
    "kind": "illustrative"
  }
}