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Summarize the page you're reading, on your device

Run it on any article and get a few bullet points in a panel next to the page. A model on your computer writes them, so nothing leaves the browser.

Beginner 5 min On-device AI Research & reading

workflow · summarize-this-page.awf 4 steps

Summarize This Page: a workflow with 4 steps, starting with Run now and ending with Show the summary.

  1. Run now(When Started — open its doc page)
  2. Read the current page(Get All Text — open its doc page)
  3. Summarize it(Summarization — open its doc page) + Local AI model
  4. Show the summary(Display Markdown — open its doc page)
Open in AWFlow
Run it → read the page → summarize with a local model → show the bullets on the page.

How it works

Section titled “How it works”

  1. Start it when you want

    When Startednode reference

    The workflow runs when you click Test Workflow, run it from the workflow list, or pick it in the right-click menu under Agentic Workflow.

    Make it yours — swap it for a Hotkey trigger to summarize with a keyboard shortcut.

    Step 1, close-up of the app: Run now (When Started), outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: Run now (When Started), outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    Run now (When Started)
    The workflow editor with the Summarize This Page recipe: sticky notes and the steps Run now, Read the current page, Summarize it, Local AI model, Show the summary, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.The workflow editor with the Summarize This Page recipe: sticky notes and the steps Run now, Read the current page, Summarize it, Local AI model, Show the summary, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.

  2. Read the current page

    Get All Textnode reference

    Takes the text you can see on the active tab (Visible text only is on), and puts it in the text field.

    Make it yours — set DOM Selector to article or main to skip menus, comments and footers.

    Step 2, close-up of the app: The DOM Selector field, outlined.Step 2, close-up of the app: The DOM Selector field, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 2
    The DOM Selector field
    The settings of the Read the current page step (Get All Text): Output field name text, an empty DOM Selector with its picker, and Visible text only switched on.The settings of the Read the current page step (Get All Text): Output field name text, an empty DOM Selector with its picker, and Visible text only switched on.

  3. Summarize it on your device

    Summarizationnode reference Web LLMnode reference

    The Summarization node asks the Web LLM model for at most 120 words as a few bullet points. The model runs in your browser through WebGPU.

    Make it yours — change Max words and Style (for example one short paragraph), or pick a bigger model in Model.

    Step 3, close-up of the app: The Max words field, outlined.Step 3, close-up of the app: The Max words field, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 3
    The Max words field
    The settings of the Summarize it step (Summarization): the Text field, then Options with Max words and Style set to “a few bullet points”.The settings of the Summarize it step (Summarization): the Text field, then Options with Max words and Style set to “a few bullet points”.

  4. Show the summary on the page

    Display Markdownnode reference

    Display Markdown opens a panel in the bottom-right corner of the tab, titled Page summary, with a copy button.

    Make it yours — rename the panel in Title, or send the summary somewhere instead (see the variations).

    Step 4, close-up of the app: The Title field, outlined.Step 4, close-up of the app: The Title field, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 4
    The Title field
    The settings of the Show the summary step (Display Markdown): the Title field and the Content field.The settings of the Show the summary step (Display Markdown): the Title field and the Content field.

Test it

Section titled “Test it”

  1. Install the recipe, open it on the canvas and pick a model in Local AI model. The first run downloads it once; installed models start right away. See Local models. To import the file yourself, use Add Workflow › Import, choose the .awf and click Create & open. Then click Make it mine at the bottom of the canvas, tick the box and confirm, so you can edit it.

    Step 1, close-up of the app: Create & open, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: Create & open, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    Create & open
    The Create a workflow dialog at step 3, Name & save, after importing summarize-this-page.awf: Source Imported .awf, Name “Summarize This Page”, an optional Description, Where to save “Saved locally in this browser”, and the Back and Create & open buttons.The Create a workflow dialog at step 3, Name & save, after importing summarize-this-page.awf: Source Imported .awf, Name “Summarize This Page”, an optional Description, Where to save “Saved locally in this browser”, and the Back and Create & open buttons.
    Step 1, close-up of the app: Make it mine, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: Make it mine, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    Make it mine
    The Make this workflow yours? dialog over the Summarize This Page workflow: it came from the Marketplace, It can currently lists what the workflow may access, two notes on what changes, the “I'm responsible for what this workflow does from now on.” checkbox, and Cancel and Make it mine.The Make this workflow yours? dialog over the Summarize This Page workflow: it came from the Marketplace, It can currently lists what the workflow may access, two notes on what changes, the “I'm responsible for what this workflow does from now on.” checkbox, and Cancel and Make it mine.
    Step 1, close-up of the app: The Model menu, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: The Model menu, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    The Model menu
    The settings of the Local AI model step (Web LLM): the Model menu still reads “Choose a model…”, with Options under it.The settings of the Local AI model step (Web LLM): the Model menu still reads “Choose a model…”, with Options under it.

  2. Save and activate the workflow, then open a long article.

    Step 2, close-up of the app: Workflow active switch, outlined.Step 2, close-up of the app: Workflow active switch, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 2
    Workflow active switch
    The workflow editor with the Summarize This Page recipe: sticky notes and the steps Run now, Read the current page, Summarize it, Local AI model, Show the summary, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.The workflow editor with the Summarize This Page recipe: sticky notes and the steps Run now, Read the current page, Summarize it, Local AI model, Show the summary, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.

  3. Right-click the article and choose Agentic Workflow › Personal Workflows › Summarize This Page. If it’s missing, choose Get / Refresh Workflows first.

  4. A Page summary panel opens in the corner of the article with a few bullet points.

Variations

Section titled “Variations”
Variation What to change Level
Summarize only what you select Replace Get All Text with Get Selected Text and a Context Menu trigger set to Selection. Beginner
Use a hosted model for long pages Plug OpenAI or Ollama into the Model slot instead of Web LLM. Beginner
Keep a reading log Connect Notion or Google Sheets to the Summarize step’s output as a second branch, to save each summary with the page’s title and link. Intermediate

Troubleshoot

Section titled “Troubleshoot”
  • The panel never appears. Display Markdown shows on the active tab. Run it from the right-click menu on the article itself, so the article is the active tab.
  • The model doesn’t load. Web LLM needs WebGPU, which some browsers and graphics cards lack. Use Transformers Chat as the model instead.
  • The summary covers the menu and the cookie banner. Set DOM Selector on Get All Text to the article’s container.
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