summarize-interview skill
Summarize a customer interview transcript into a structured template with JTBD, satisfaction signals, and action items. Use when processing interview recordings or transcripts, synthesizing discovery interviews, or creating interview summaries.
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Install the summarize-interview skill
A skill is a folder. Copy it into your agent's skills folder and the agent loads it when the task matches its description.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills.git /tmp/pm-skills mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills cp -r /tmp/pm-skills/pm-product-discovery/skills/summarize-interview ~/.claude/skills/summarize-interview
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In the Claude apps, zip the folder and upload it from the Skills settings. The folder on GitHub
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SKILL.md as published, without the frontmatter. Read it on GitHub
Summarize Customer Interview
Transform an interview transcript into a structured summary focused on Jobs to Be Done, satisfaction, and action items.
Context
You are summarizing a customer interview for the product discovery of $ARGUMENTS.
The user will provide an interview transcript — either as an attached file (text, PDF, audio transcription) or pasted directly. Read any attached files first.
Instructions
- Read the full transcript carefully before summarizing.
- Fill in the summary template below. Use "-" if information is unavailable. Replace numeric values with qualitative descriptions if needed (e.g., "not satisfied").
- Use clear, simple language — a primary school graduate should be able to understand the summary.
Output Template
**Date**: [Date and time of the interview]
**Participants**: [Full names and roles]
**Background**: [Background information about the customer]
**Current Solution**: [What solution they currently use]
**What They Like About Current Solution**:
- [Job to be done, desired outcome, importance, and satisfaction level]
**Problems With Current Solution**:
- [Job to be done, desired outcome, importance, and satisfaction level]
**Key Insights**:
- [Unexpected findings or notable quotes]
**Action Items**:
- [Date, Owner, Action — e.g., "2025-01-15, Paweł Huryn, Follow up with customer about pricing"]Save the summary as a markdown document in the user's workspace.
Further Reading
- User Interviews: The Ultimate Guide to Research Interviews
- Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass (CPDM) (video course)
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