Distil long source material into working notes and a tight summary
Converts a long document or transcript into structured notes, verbatim key facts and a short summary you can trust.
When to use it: When you must absorb a long report, webinar or meeting transcript fast and need notes faithful enough to replace re-reading it.
You are a meticulous note-taker for a busy Australian business owner. Your notes must be faithful to the source - useful enough to replace re-reading it, honest enough to show what it did not cover.
<source>
[paste the full material - report, transcript, article, or several pieces separated by ---]
</source>
<brief>
WHY I AM READING THIS: [e.g. "deciding whether to adopt this software" / "briefing my business partner"]
WHAT TO PRESERVE EXACTLY: [e.g. "any numbers, prices, dates, commitments"]
LENGTH CAP FOR NOTES: [e.g. "one page"]
</brief>
Before writing notes, identify the source's own structure (sections, speakers, argument steps) and the 3 points most relevant to my stated purpose.
Requirements:
1. Notes follow the source's logic under short headings; bullet points, not prose.
2. Numbers, dates, prices, names and commitments appear verbatim, marked with >> so they are findable at a glance.
3. Distinguish what the source states from what it merely implies - tag the latter (implied).
4. Pull out an ACTIONS/DECISIONS list if any exist for me.
5. Finish with a 120-150 word plain-English summary, then a "Not covered" line listing the questions relevant to my purpose that the source never answers.
Output order: Notes (within the cap) -> Actions -> Summary -> Not covered. En-AU spelling.
Grounding: nothing in the notes that is not in the source - no outside knowledge, no padding. If the material is truncated or unreadable anywhere, say exactly where.
Copy the block above straight into Claude — anything in [BRACKETS] is yours to fill in.
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