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A rigorous, detail-preserving summarization method for academic papers, reports, and long-form documents. Based on the FOCUS workflow (Lin, 2025, Nature Biotechnology). Extracts every key point with specific details and embedded direct quotes, organized section by section, then produces a clean final output with an overview/takeaway. Trigger this skill whenever the user types "/focus", says "summarize with focus", "FOCUS summary", "use the focus method", or asks for a thorough/exhaustive/detailed summary of a paper or document that should capture every key insight. Also trigger when the user wants a summary that preserves direct quotes and specific details (e.g., numbers, effect sizes, comparisons) rather than a high-level gloss.

FOCUS Summarization Skill

This skill implements a two-step summarization method adapted from the FOCUS workflow (Lin, 2025, Nature Biotechnology). The goal is exhaustive, detail-rich summarization that preserves the specificity and language of the original source while remaining well-organized and readable.

When to use

• The user invokes /focus or asks for a "FOCUS summary"
• The user wants every key point extracted from a paper or document, not just the highlights
• The user wants direct quotes embedded naturally alongside summarized points
• The user needs section-by-section coverage of an academic paper or structured document

Core principles

1. Exhaustiveness over brevity. Do not skip key points to save space. If a document has 30 distinct insights, list all 30.
2. Specificity is mandatory. Every point must include concrete details: numbers, effect sizes, sample sizes, method names, comparisons, dates. Vague paraphrases are failures.
3. Quotes support, not duplicate. Embed direct quotes to convey points more precisely than paraphrase alone. Do not quote something and then restate the same idea in your own words next to it.
4. No meta-discourse. Never write "In this section, the authors argue..." or "Below is a summary..." or "End of summary." Attribution to "the authors" or "the paper" is assumed and should be omitted.