Maxun adds short summaries for scraped web content
Maxun v0.0.42 has been released. Maxun is an open-source, self-hostable tool for extracting data from websites without code. This version adds a new Summary format. Instead of returning all extracted content, Maxun can return a short summary for Scrape robots, Crawl robots, and Search + Scrape.
Key points
- Maxun v0.0.42 adds a Summary format.
- It can return a short summary instead of the full extracted content.
- The feature works with Scrape robots, Crawl robots, and Search + Scrape.
- Maxun is open-source and self-hostable.
- This may help reduce text sent into AI agents.
Quick term guide
- open-source
- Software whose code is shared publicly so others can inspect, use, or change it.
- self-hostable
- Software you install and run on your own server instead of using someone else's cloud service
- self-host
- To run a website, app, or service on your own server instead of using a hosted provider.
- AI agents
- AI agents are AI tools that can carry out steps toward a goal, not just answer once.
- AI agent
- An AI program that can inspect information and suggest what to do next.
- scanning
- When an automated program sweeps the internet looking for open services or security weaknesses to exploit.
- workflows
- The specific order of steps taken to finish a piece of work.
- workflow
- A repeatable set of steps for getting a task done.