Rolling summary

A rolling summary is a summary that updates continuously as a conversation unfolds, re-condensing what’s been said so it always reflects the present moment — rather than a single static recap written once at the end.

Rolling vs static summaries

A static summary is generated once (usually after a meeting). A rolling summary is regenerated every few seconds during the meeting. That’s what makes it useful for live situational awareness.

Multi-resolution rolling summaries

The most useful version shows several rolling summaries at once, at different time horizons:

• Now — the last several seconds.
• Last 2 minutes — the immediate context.
• Last 5 minutes — the current topic.
• Full call — everything so far.

This lets you zoom from “what was just said” out to “what’s this whole meeting been about” with a glance. It’s the core idea behind real-time meeting summarization and the reason you can catch up when you’re suddenly called on.