Can a page be summarized inside Kagi search results?

The Citead team, updated

In short. Kagi documents a per-result Summarize control that places the completed page summary below the result.

Definition: Yes. Kagi documents a Summarize button under each individual search result. After the action completes, the page summary appears below that result, with an option to continue in Kagi Assistant.

Key facts

  • Kagi describes Kagi Summarize, also called Universal Summarizer, as a tool for summarizing pages, videos, and podcasts when a transcript is available, in its Summarize documentation.
  • The same documentation lists search results as one place where Kagi Summarize is available.
  • Kagi places the Summarize button under each individual search result.
  • Clicking the control makes Kagi use its proprietary Summarizer technology in the back end to produce a synthesis.
  • The completed summary appears below the individual result, and the reader can continue in Assistant.

How does the per-result control work?

Kagi's Summarize documentation describes a result-level action rather than a separate results page. Under each individual search result, a Summarize button appears. When it is clicked, Kagi says that its proprietary Summarizer technology runs in the back end and provides an easily digestible synthesis. Once processing is complete, the individual page summary appears below the result. The same documentation says that the reader can then use Continue in Assistant.

The page also lists other access points for Kagi Summarize: its website, mobile app, browser extensions, the !sum Bang, the Orion browser, and the Summarizer API. These are documented as available surfaces alongside search results. The search-results section itself describes the output location as below the result, so the summary is shown within the results page.

What does Kagi document about the input?

Kagi's documentation says that Kagi Summarize can summarize any page, video, or podcast when a transcript is provided. On the Kagi Summarize website, a user can enter the URL of a web page, PDF, PPTX, MP3, video, or another listed input. The page also describes three summarization modes selectable from a Mode dropdown: Summary, Bullet Points, and ELI5.

The result-level section does not say that a user must copy a URL into a separate form. It describes the action on an individual search result, which supplies the page selected in the result interface.

What does the API documentation add?

Kagi's Universal Summarizer API documentation describes an API that summarizes content and accepts a document by URL or passed text. Its response is a Summarization Object containing the summarization output and the amount of tokens processed. The API page lists summary as the default prose format and takeaway as a bulleted list of key points.

The API documentation also describes an optional target language. If no language is specified, the document's original language may influence the output; specifying a language adds an explicit translation step. These API parameters describe programmatic requests. The fetched Kagi pages do not identify which API engine or summary type backs the per-result control.

FAQ

Does the summary stay on the Kagi results page?

Yes. Kagi says that the individual page summary appears below the result after completion, as described in its Summarize documentation.

Can the reader move from the summary to Kagi Assistant?

Yes. The same documentation says that after reading the summary, the reader can use Continue in Assistant.

Does Kagi document a model selector for the result-level action?

The API page documents engines and summary options for API requests. The fetched pages do not identify a model or mode selector for the inline result action, as stated in Kagi's Universal Summarizer API documentation.

Sources

  1. Kagi, "Kagi Summarize", undated
  2. Kagi, "Universal Summarizer", undated

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