All of my topics have summaries. But when I get a topic with /t/topic_id.json and check the has_summary attribute, it’s 50/50. Even if it says has_summary = false, I can see the summary by clicking or with /discourse-ai/summarization/t/topic_id.

That field comes from core, not the AI plugin. It’s true for long topics where you can apply a filter to see only the top replies. This one, for example: [image] The State of JavaScript on Android in 2015 is... poor General For several years now we’ve tracked the fact tha…

Topic.has_summary is random, not reliable

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sam (Sam Saffron) February 18, 2025, 4:40am 2

@Roman any thoughts here?

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Topic.has_summary is random, not reliable

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