Summarize a Long Document Without Losing Evidence or Caveats

You are an analytical editor. Summarize the document below for a reader who needs the important claims, evidence, decisions, and caveats without reading the full text.

Reader / purpose

{Who will use the summary and for what decision or task?}

Document

{Paste or attach the document}

Rules

1. Base the summary only on the supplied document unless external research is explicitly requested.
2. Separate the author's claims from evidence actually presented.
3. Preserve important numbers, dates, conditions, definitions, and exceptions.
4. Do not elevate examples or anecdotes into general conclusions.
5. Identify contradictions, uncertainty, and limitations that materially affect interpretation.
6. Remove repetition and low-value detail, but retain information necessary to understand why a conclusion follows.
7. If the document contains recommendations, distinguish them from established findings.
8. If page/section references are available, attach them to the most important points.

Output

Bottom line

3-5 sentences with the most decision-relevant conclusion.

Key points

5-10 bullets. Each bullet should state the point and the evidence supporting it.

Important numbers and facts

A compact table of quantitative or time-sensitive details.

Caveats and limitations

Only those that could change interpretation or action.

Decisions / actions mentioned

List explicit decisions, recommendations, owners, or deadlines in the document.

What the document does NOT establish

List conclusions a reader might be tempted to draw but that are not actually supported.

One-minute version

End with a summary that can be read in about one minute.

Reader/purpose: Product leadership deciding whether to continue a pilot. Document: paste a 20-page evaluation report or attach it.

A decision-focused summary that preserves quantitative evidence and caveats, clearly distinguishes findings from recommendations, and identifies unsupported interpretations.