| name | cercano-summarize |
| description | Summarize text or files using local AI via Cercano without sending content to the cloud. Supports brief, medium, and detailed summary lengths. |
| TRIGGER when | user asks to summarize a file, log, diff, document, or large block of text. Use this INSTEAD of reading the full content into cloud context. |
| DO NOT TRIGGER when | summarizing short text that's already in the conversation context. |
| compatibility | Requires Cercano server running and connected to an Ollama instance. |
Cercano Summarize
Summarize text or files using local AI inference.
MCP Tool
Tool name: cercano_summarize
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
text | string | No* | Raw text to summarize. Provide either text or file_path. |
file_path | string | No* | Path to a file to read and summarize. Provide either text or file_path. |
max_length | string | No | Target summary length: "brief" (1-2 sentences), "medium" (1 paragraph, default), or "detailed" (multiple paragraphs). |
*One of text or file_path is required.
Examples
Summarize text:
{
"text": "The quick brown fox... [long text here]",
"max_length": "brief"
}
Summarize a file:
{
"file_path": "/project/docs/architecture.md",
"max_length": "detailed"
}