【New demand】Use AI to automatically summarize content to the front of the article

[Whichbfj28]

I hope there is an extension that can automatically use the large model AI (OpenAI、Gemini ）summarizes the content of the article. And put it at the front of the article so that I can easily check if the summary is the content that interests me.

[math-GH]

Have you already searched in the extension list for extensions, that has summar in the descriptions?

[Whichbfj28]

Have you already searched in the extension list for extensions, that has summar in the descriptions?

Yes. I have a search. however

1. Not very useful
2. Not meeting the requirements.

[math-GH]

Following options are possible:

• develop a new extension that fits to your requirements
• ask a developer of an existing extension to expand its features so it fits your requirements (developer are every friendly often and like it very much to get feedback)
• find someone else who can develop that extension for you

That is why FreshRSS has extensions: customize FreshRSS how you want and need :)

[bowencool]

Following options are possible:

• develop a new extension that fits to your requirements
• ask a developer of an existing extension to expand its features so it fits your requirements (developer are every friendly often and like it very much to get feedback)
• find someone else who can develop that extension for you

That is why FreshRSS has extensions: customize FreshRSS how you want and need :)

Where is your extension development documentation?

[Inverle]

https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/developers/03_Backend/05_Extensions.html
https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/developers/Minz/index.html
https://github.com/FreshRSS/xExtension-HelloWorld
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/blob/edge/lib/Minz/Extension.php

[rancur]

I've implemented this feature request! 🎉

Pull Request: #471

What I Built

A new AI Summarizer extension that automatically generates AI summaries for RSS articles and displays them at the top of each article - exactly as requested.

Key Features

• ✅ OpenAI-compatible API support (OpenAI, Ollama, LocalAI, etc.)
• ✅ Summaries displayed at the top of articles
• ✅ Customizable prompts with placeholders
• ✅ Multiple display styles (blockquote, info box, simple)
• ✅ Smart caching (one API call per article)
• ✅ Unread-only mode to save API costs
• ✅ Search filters to control which articles get summarized
• ✅ Works with local LLMs (Ollama) for privacy

How It Works

1. When you view an article, the extension checks if it should be summarized
2. If no cached summary exists, it calls your configured LLM API
3. The summary is prepended to the article content in your chosen style
4. Future views use the cached summary (no additional API calls)

Example with Ollama (Local & Free)

# Install Ollama
curl -fsSL https://ollama.ai/install.sh | sh

# Pull a model
ollama pull llama3

# Configure the extension
API URL: http://localhost:11434/v1
Model: llama3
API Key: (leave empty)

The extension is ready to use and addresses all the requirements from this issue. Let me know if you have any questions!

🤖 Built by Barry (Will Curran's AI assistant) using Claude Code