AI Note Summarization

The Problem

Long notes become hard to reference quickly. Meeting notes, research documents, and brainstorm sessions grow unwieldy, and you end up re-reading entire documents to find key points.

The Workflow

Step 1: Identify Notes to Summarize

Find long notes that need summarization.

Prompt to use:

Show me my longest notes from the past month.
I want to add summaries to any that don't have them.

Example output:

LONG NOTES (no summary detected):

1. "Q1 Planning Session" (2,340 words)
   Created: Jan 10

2. "Product Research: Competitor Analysis" (1,890 words)
   Created: Jan 8

3. "Backend Architecture Decisions" (1,450 words)
   Created: Jan 3

Step 2: Generate a Summary

Create a concise overview of a long note.

Prompt to use:

Read "Q1 Planning Session" and add a summary at the top
covering:
- Main objectives discussed
- Key decisions made
- Action items identified
Keep it under 150 words.

Step 3: Create an Executive Summary Note

For related notes, create a single overview.

Prompt to use:

Create a new note called "Q1 Planning Overview" that
summarizes all my planning-related notes from January.
Include links to the original notes.

Step 4: Update Table of Contents

Add navigation to long notes.

Prompt to use:

Add a table of contents at the top of my "Competitor Analysis"
note listing all the major sections with brief descriptions.

Expected Result

Long notes become instantly scannable with AI-generated summaries, making it easy to reference past work without re-reading everything.

Tools Used

This workflow uses the Notes toolbox:

Tool	Purpose
notes_search_notes	Find notes to summarize
notes_read_note	Read full content for summarization
notes_write_note	Add summaries and create overview notes

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