paper-summarize

You can automatically summarize research papers into Obsidian notes by generating per-paper Key Findings, Methodology, and Relevance from abstracts. This skill performs a transactional dual-write to update both Obsidian markdown and Zotero child notes atomically.

Yes, you can sync paper summaries between Zotero and Obsidian without conflicts using a synchronous dual-write mechanism. It executes transactional updates with a rollback feature that automatically reverts changes if a Zotero write operation fails.

To generate Key Findings and Methodology from a paper abstract, the skill uses a configurable LLM CLI to produce structured, reference-traceable summaries. It processes each paper in a cluster with a dedicated LLM call anchored directly to the abstract text.

If a paper lacks an adequate abstract during literature summarization, the system skips the automatic generation process. It marks the incomplete entry with a 'PDF needed' marker, ensuring only properly anchored summaries are created.

Yes, the paper summarize workflow validates inputs including DOI, year, and Zotero keys before processing. This validation ensures data integrity before executing the LLM-driven summarization and the subsequent transactional dual-writes.

You need per-paper notes during a literature review when working with a cluster of cited papers that have underdeveloped or missing metadata. This skill fills that gap by automatically surfacing evidence-backed insights for each published work.