Save a summary of this conversation to the vault. An agent skill from earlyaidopters/second-brain.

No licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Tldr

skills CLI
$ npx skills add earlyaidopters/second-brain --skill tldr -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install earlyaidopters/second-brain tldr --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/earlyaidopters/second-brain.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tldr .claude/skills/tldr && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
tldr
GitHub stars
194
Token cost
~159 tokens
SKILL.md length
72 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Save a summary of this conversation to the vault. An agent skill from earlyaidopters/second-brain.

  • Works in 3 steps: What was decided or figured out → Key things to remember → Next actions (if any)
  • Tasks that involve Summarization
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Tldr is an agent skill from earlyaidopters/second-brain. Save a summary of this conversation to the vault. Key decisions, things to remember, next actions. Store in the right folder automatically.

Its SKILL.md is about 160 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Summarization.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Summarization

Example prompts

  • “/tldr”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. What was decided or figured out
  2. Key things to remember
  3. Next actions (if any)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 72efde2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Tldr loads about 159 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 72 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~159

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 72 words (~159 tokens).

name
tldr

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/tldr of earlyaidopters/second-brain.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 72efde2

Compare with similar skills

Tldr next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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AI Daily Newsgeekjourneyx/ai-daily-skill235—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Vss Search ArchiveNVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization1.9k—~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
AnalyzeriBigQiang/feedgrab614—~1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Reportmicrosoft/data-formulator18k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Tldr

What does Tldr do?

Save a summary of this conversation to the vault. An agent skill from earlyaidopters/second-brain. Tldr is an agent skill from earlyaidopters/second-brain. Save a summary of this conversation to the vault.

When should I use Tldr?

Tldr fits situations like: tasks that involve Summarization.

How do I install Tldr in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add earlyaidopters/second-brain --skill tldr -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tldr in earlyaidopters/second-brain) into .claude/skills/tldr in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tldr in Codex?

Run `npx skills add earlyaidopters/second-brain --skill tldr -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tldr in earlyaidopters/second-brain) into .agents/skills/tldr in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tldr in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add earlyaidopters/second-brain --skill tldr -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tldr, .gemini/skills/tldr, .github/skills/tldr and .opencode/skills/tldr in your project.

What does Tldr need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Tldr is instructions for the agent only.

Does Tldr access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tldr safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Tldr use?

No licence was found for Tldr or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Tldr use?

About 159 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 636 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Tldr?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tldr: News Aggregator Skill (cclank/news-aggregator-skill, 1.3k stars), AI Daily News (geekjourneyx/ai-daily-skill, 235 stars), Vss Search Archive (NVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization, 1.9k stars) and Analyzer (iBigQiang/feedgrab, 614 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tldr?

earlyaidopters (a GitHub organization) maintains it in earlyaidopters/second-brain, which has 194 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 17, 2026.

Source: earlyaidopters/second-brain on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.