Harvest adaptive

Harvest Adaptive (Digest)

Automatically detect content type and produce the most useful summary. A blog post gets key takeaways. A library gets feature evaluation. Documentation gets structure overview. API reference gets endpoint catalog.

Usage

/digest <url>

Examples

# Evaluate a library
/digest https://github.com/owner/cool-library

# Summarize an article
/digest https://blog.example.com/microservices-patterns

# Overview documentation
/digest https://docs.example.com

Content Type Detection

Type	Signals	Output Style
Library/Tool	GitHub repo, npm page, PyPI	Feature matrix, ecosystem health, recommendation
Blog/Article	Single long-form content	Key takeaways, relevance assessment
Documentation	Multi-page, navigation structure	Structure map, coverage assessment, quality
API Reference	Endpoints, methods, params	Endpoint catalog, auth info, SDK availability
Comparison	Tables, vs, alternatives	Feature matrix, winner per category
Tutorial	Step-by-step, code blocks	Prerequisites, steps summary, outcome

Output Templates

Library Evaluation

# Library: [name]
> Source: [URL] | Stars: [X] | Last commit: [date]

## What It Does
[1-2 sentence description]

## Key Features
- Feature 1
- Feature 2

## Ecosystem Health
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| GitHub Stars | X |
| Weekly Downloads | X |
| Last Release | date |
| Open Issues | X |
| Contributors | X |

## API Surface
[Key classes/functions/exports]

## Verdict
[Use when... Don't use when... Alternatives: ...]

Article Summary

# Summary: [title]
> Source: [URL] | Author: [name] | Date: [date]

## Key Takeaways
1. [Point 1]
2. [Point 2]
3. [Point 3]

## Relevance
[How this applies to current project/context]

## Action Items
- [What to do based on this]

Rules

• Auto-detect, don't ask user for content type
• Keep summaries under 500 words
• Always include source URL and date
• For libraries: check last commit date, flag if > 6 months
• For articles: check publication date, flag if > 1 year
• Confidence rating on every assessment