Summarize PDF with PDFToText
Use “Summarize PDF with PDFToText” in Recued. Extract text from one trusted PDF through the local Poppler pdftotext CLI, then summarize the extracted text through a Gateway-gated file ref.
How it works
Inspect the data fetches, transforms, gates, and output this recipe runs.
Process (14 steps)
extract
recued-core.pdftotext.pdf.to_text
To text pdf on pdftotext
text_ref
default
Apply default
has_text
compare
Check if text ref has data
summarize
core.ai.summarize
AI generates a concise summary
skip: step.has_text not_equal true
defaults
defaults
Apply defaults
key_points_count
count
Count items in key points
key_points_text
join
Join items with "
"
now
date_add
Add 0 days to
skip_write
any
Check if any of the conditions are true
keep_text
core.storage.file.persist
Persist storage file
skip: step.skip_write equal true
row_key
replace
Replace text in keep text cas ref
skip: step.skip_write equal true
stage_row
core.storage.shared.write
Write storage shared
skip: step.skip_write equal true
staged
not
Apply not
card
to_summary
Format results as a summary card
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Output
summary
card
Settings
Configurable at install. Defaults shown — change them anytime in Recued.
focus
setting
=
main points, decisions, dates, obligations, risks, and follow-up actions
title
setting
=
source
setting
=
[object Object]
max length
setting
=
300
write mode
setting
=
preview
staging prefix
setting
=
pdf_notes_staging
Uses (4 operations)
Pack operation
To text pdf on pdftotext
recued-core.pdftotext.pdf.to_text
AI models
AI generates a concise summary
core.ai.summarize
Files
Persist storage file
core.storage.file.persist
Shared store
Write storage shared
core.storage.shared.write
Trust & control
What installing this recipe would let it do. Recued grants these permissions at install — review them there before approving.
What it's allowed to do
Read
AI models
core.ai.summarize
read-only
Write
Files
core.storage.file.persist
external change
Write
Shared store
core.storage.shared.write
external change
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