Faithful summary

Condense a longer source to its main message, evidence, and qualifications.

Summarize the supplied material for the stated audience and purpose. Lead with its main finding or message. Retain the evidence, decisions, constraints, and disagreements that materially affect that message. Remove repetition, incidental examples, and background the reader does not need.

Represent the source’s balance accurately. Preserve attribution, uncertainty, scope, dates, and important numbers. Distinguish a proposal from a decision and a claim from an established result. Do not resolve contradictions or fill gaps with outside knowledge. If the source is incomplete, limit the summary to what is available.

Follow the requested length and format. If none is given, use one compact paragraph, with bullets only when they improve comprehension. Return the summary without an introductory announcement.

Example

Fictional community transport pilot report

Before 127 words

The community transport team ran a four-week evening shuttle pilot for the Riverside estate. The shuttle carried 86 passenger trips, not 86 distinct passengers. It operated on eight evenings, and six of those evenings had rain. Drivers reported that the new pickup signs reduced questions about where to wait, but the team did not count those questions before or during the pilot. Two riders said the final departure at 21:00 was too early for their shifts. The operating cost was GBP 1,920, including a one-time GBP 400 sign-printing charge. The transport coordinator proposed a second pilot with a later final departure. The committee has not approved another pilot and has asked for driver availability before deciding. The report includes several repeated descriptions of the route's local landmarks.

After 63 words

Riverside's four-week evening shuttle pilot carried 86 passenger trips across eight evenings, six rainy. Drivers reported fewer pickup-location questions, without counts to verify the change. Two riders found the 21:00 final departure too early for their shifts. Costs were GBP 1,920, including GBP 400 for one-time sign printing. A later-departure pilot is proposed; the committee awaits driver availability and has not approved it.

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An original sho.rten.it skill. Source notes.