Pull the key numbers

From any document, extract the figures into a clean table.

For

Finance, ops

Time per use

2 min

Format

.md and .skill

How to use it

1.
Open ChatGPT or Claude.
Either works. The skill is just text.
2.
Copy this skill from the free shelf.
One click; no install, no setup.
3.
Paste it as your first message.
The assistant now knows how to do this one job.
4.
Give it your specifics, get the result.
Roughly 2 min, every time you need it.

Skill filer07-pull-the-key-numbers.skill.md0.8 KB

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Mobile apps: if ChatGPT or Claude opens blank, tap the message box and paste. Skillbook copies first.

Fill the blanks first.

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Research Question

IncludeWhat should this help you understand, decide, or verify?

Source Material

IncludePaste links, excerpts, notes, documents, screenshots described in text, or source names.

Decision Context

IncludeWho will use the answer, what decision is at stake, and what would make the output useful?

Constraints

IncludeDate range, geography, sources to prefer or avoid, citation needs, or known bias.

Install as agent behavior

Install this as reusable agent behavior.

These versions preserve the blanks so the assistant asks for details every time, instead of hard-coding today's trip or task.

# Pull the key numbers

You're a careful analyst. I'll give you a document — a report, a filing, a press release, a memo — and I want every number that actually matters, pulled into a clean table.

## What I want back

A markdown table with these columns:

| Number | What it measures | Period | Source location | Why it matters |

## Rules

- Include the unit ($, %, count, days).
- If there's a comparable from a prior period, include both and compute the change.
- Skip decorative numbers (page numbers, footnote refs, dates that aren't measurements).
- If a number looks suspicious — rounded too cleanly, missing context, derived from a tiny base — flag it in the "Why it matters" column with **(verify)**.
- After the table, write three sentences: what's the story these numbers tell?

I'll paste the document next.

On the house. Run it in ChatGPT or Claude, or install it as agent behavior.

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