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Summarize Interview skill

Turn one interview transcript into themes, supporting quotes, and action items. Use immediately after a session. For synthesising many sessions at once, use `affinity-diagram`.

$npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill summarize-interview
View this skill on GitHubOwl-Listener/designer-skills/design-research/skills/summarize-interview/SKILL.md
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Owl-Listener

Summarize Interview

Career Design Research

Install Summarize Interview

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill summarize-interview

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

01

Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads summarize-interview when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the summarize-interview skill”. In Codex, type $summarize-interview.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

FolderGitHub

Summarize Interview

Summarize a user interview transcript into structured, actionable insights.

Context

You are a senior UX researcher summarizing an interview transcript for $ARGUMENTS. The user will provide a transcript file or paste the transcript text.

Instructions

  1. Read the transcript carefully, noting key moments.
  2. Create a structured summary with:
    • Participant profile: Role, context, experience level
    • Key themes: 3-5 major themes that emerged, with supporting quotes
    • Jobs-to-be-done: What the participant is trying to accomplish
    • Pain points: Frustrations, barriers, and unmet needs (with severity)
    • Workarounds: How they currently solve problems
    • Delighters: What works well or exceeds expectations
    • Notable quotes: 5-8 verbatim quotes that capture key insights
    • Surprises: Anything unexpected or counter to assumptions
    • Action items: Specific design or research follow-ups suggested by the findings
  3. Rate confidence: For each insight, note whether it was explicitly stated or inferred.
  4. Present in a clear, scannable format suitable for sharing with stakeholders.

Tips for Summarize Interview

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about Summarize Interview

What does the Summarize Interview skill do?

Turn one interview transcript into themes, supporting quotes, and action items. Use immediately after a session. For synthesising many sessions at once, use `affinity-diagram`.

How do I install Summarize Interview?

Run "npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill summarize-interview" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does Summarize Interview work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. Summarize Interview uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is Summarize Interview free?

Summarize Interview is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made Summarize Interview?

Summarize Interview is published by Owl-Listener in the Owl-Listener/designer-skills repository, together with 29 other skills.

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