Summarize PDF with PDFToText
Extract text from one trusted PDF through the local Poppler pdftotext CLI, then summarize the extracted text through a Gateway-gated file ref. Preview-first: by default it shows the summary and writes no shared record; set write_mode to stage to persist a durable PDF note with a retained text-file pointer.
How it works
Inspect the data fetches, transforms, gates, and output this recipe runs.
Process (15 steps)
extract
?
text_ref
default
Apply default
has_text
compare
Check if text ref has data
summarize
?
skip: step.has_text not_equal true
summary
default
Apply default
key_points
default
Apply default
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
?
skip: step.skip_write equal true
row_key
replace
Replace text in keep text cas ref
skip: step.skip_write equal true
stage_row
?
skip: step.skip_write equal true
staged
not
Apply not
card
to_summary
Format results as a 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
=
max length
setting
=
300
write mode
setting
=
preview
staging prefix
setting
=
pdf_notes_staging
Trust & control
What installing this recipe would let it do. Recued grants these permissions at install — review them there before approving.