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Summarize a project decision without losing commitments

A shorter note must keep the same meaning. Check owners, dates and open questions against the source.

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Written and reviewed by the Pocket Orbit Product TeamUpdated October 18, 2026
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Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.Pocket OrbitNotesGroupsProfileSettingsNew noteConnect another deviceProFeedbackSample libraryWorkspaceNotesSearch notes…Literature notesUngroupedQuestions for laterProject decisionUngrouped# Project decisionProject decisionUngroupedEditorOverviewSaved on this device1,152 × 1,800Note languageDetect from textSummaryKeep the main points from this note in one place.Regenerate SummaryExport⌄ChecklistExtract unfinished actions from this note. Check them off as you go.Refresh checklistPrepare the checklist by FridayConfirm Maya as the ownerResolve the open pricing question
Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.My NotesSearch notes…Project decisionMaya · FridayPricing unresolvedProject decisionOverviewSummaryKeep the main points from thisnote in one place.Regenerate SummaryChecklistExtract unfinished actions fromthis note. Check them off as you go.Refresh checklistPrepare the checklist by Friday
Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.Project decisionOverviewSummaryKeep the main points from thisnote in one place.Regenerate SummaryChecklistExtract unfinished actions fromthis note. Check them off as you go.Refresh checklistPrepare the checklist by Friday

Keep the owner, deadline and open question.

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Practical workflow

The process, step by step

  1. 1Prerequisites
  2. 2Open the source before summarizing
  3. 3Use the supported Summary action
  4. 4Review owner, deadline and uncertainty

The Pocket Orbit workflow

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Current controls illustrated from native app source. A manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.WorkspaceSample libraryWorkspace✓Sample libraryOpen workspace…Show in Finder
Current controls illustrated from native app source. A manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.WorkspaceSample libraryWorkspace✓Sample libraryOpen workspace…Show in Finder
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Prerequisites

Keep an untouched copy of the project note set. For an app-generated result, finish Processing setup on a qualified device and have valid platform access. You can complete the source-review exercise manually when the task is unavailable.

Open the project note set Understand the local AI workflow

Open the source before summarizing

Open Project decision in Notes. Read the original: Maya owns the release checklist; it is due Friday; pricing remains unresolved. Inspect Markdown → Read. Keep these three facts visible as your review rubric.

Use the supported Summary action

Open Overview → Summary and use the available Generate summary action. Wait for completion or read the unavailable state. The website animation supplies a teaching result; it does not run inference or promise the same output on your device.

Review owner, deadline and uncertainty

Compare each statement against the source. A useful shorter version keeps Maya, Friday and the unresolved price decision. Reject invented approvals, dates or commitments. Shorter text is not a reason to lose an open question.

Keep, correct or discard

Correct a weak result against the original or discard it. Keep the source note and reopen it to verify preservation. If the source has changed, treat the saved summary as potentially outdated and review again.

Summarize Markdown notes without an upload: check the boundary

A local task is a processing choice, not a promise that the app never connects to the network.

Workflow and details

A local task is a processing choice, not a promise that the app never connects to the network. Complete the supported setup first. Model downloads, purchase checks and other documented services have separate network behavior. Read the network guide before using material whose handling matters to you.

For this exercise, inspect Project decision in Markdown → Read before generating a summary. Compare the result against Maya, Friday and the unresolved pricing question. The supplied teaching result is synthetic; it is a review example, not measured model performance.

A result you can check without an AI task

Write your own one-sentence summary from the source, then mark each commitment as supported, missing, contradicted or unclear. Keep uncertainty explicit. This review method still works when the model is unavailable or the device has not qualified.

Repeat the exercise after changing the source deadline in a copy. The old result should now fail your date check. Keep the source and update or discard the stale summary rather than treating saved output as automatically current.

A useful counterexample

Source: Maya owns the checklist. Due Friday. Pricing remains unresolved. A fluent output saying pricing is approved, changing Maya to another owner or omitting the unresolved question fails review. Mark each source fact as retained, altered or omitted; reject an invented commitment before keeping the result. This is an authored review exercise, not measured model output.

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Sources and editorial review

Written and reviewed by the Pocket Orbit Product Team · Updated October 18, 2026

Editorial trust

Sources, method, and update policy

Product claims are checked against the current app. Competitor claims use dated official sources. Corrections can be sent to alpaca-labs.dev@proton.me.

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