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How do I summarize a page without an API key?

5 minBeginnerUpdated October 12, 2026AWFlow 0.8.2

Short answer

Read the page with Get All Text, summarize it with the Summarization node on a Web LLM model that runs in your browser through WebGPU, and show the bullet points with Display Markdown in a Page summary panel on the page. A model on your computer writes the summary, so nothing leaves the browser. Pick a model in Local AI model: the first run downloads it once. Start it from the right-click menu under Agentic Workflow.

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On this page
  1. Before you start
  2. Install the recipe
  3. Start it when you want
  4. Read the current page
  5. Summarize it on your device
  6. Show the summary on the page
  7. Run it and check the result
  8. Common problems

Before you start

The AWFlow browser extension
How to set it up
An on-device model, downloaded once
How to set it up

Install the recipe

Install the recipe, open it on the canvas and pick a model in Local AI model. The first run downloads it once; installed models start right away. See Local models. To import the file yourself, use Add Workflow › Import, choose the .awf and click Create & open. Then click Make it mine at the bottom of the canvas, tick the box and confirm, so you can edit it.

Start it when you want

Node: When Started

The workflow runs when you click Test Workflow, run it from the workflow list, or pick it in the right-click menu under Agentic Workflow.

Start it when you want in the AWFlow editorStart it when you want in the AWFlow editor
Tip · Swap it for a Hotkey trigger to summarize with a keyboard shortcut.

Read the current page

Node: Get All Text

Takes the text you can see on the active tab (Visible text only is on), and puts it in the text field.

Read the current page in the AWFlow editorRead the current page in the AWFlow editor
Tip · Set DOM Selector to article or main to skip menus, comments and footers.

Summarize it on your device

Node: Summarization

The Summarization node asks the Web LLM model for at most 120 words as a few bullet points. The model runs in your browser through WebGPU. Also uses the Web LLM node.

Summarize it on your device in the AWFlow editorSummarize it on your device in the AWFlow editor
Tip · Change Max words and Style (for example one short paragraph), or pick a bigger model in Model.

Show the summary on the page

Node: Display Markdown

Display Markdown opens a panel in the bottom-right corner of the tab, titled Page summary, with a copy button.

Show the summary on the page in the AWFlow editorShow the summary on the page in the AWFlow editor
Tip · Rename the panel in Title, or send the summary somewhere instead (see the variations).

Run it and check the result

Save and activate the workflow, then open a long article. Right-click the article and choose Agentic Workflow › Personal Workflows › Summarize This Page. If it's missing, choose Get / Refresh Workflows first. A Page summary panel opens in the corner of the article with a few bullet points.

Common problems

The panel never appears

Display Markdown shows on the active tab. Run it from the right-click menu on the article itself, so the article is the active tab.

The model doesn't load

Web LLM needs WebGPU, which some browsers and graphics cards lack. Use Transformers Chat as the model instead.

The summary covers the menu and the cookie banner

Set DOM Selector on Get All Text to the article's container.

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