diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js
index 901005e0866..83fd00a5eb9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import offsetCalculator from "discourse/lib/offset-calculator";
 import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
 import { bind } from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
 import domUtils from "discourse-common/utils/dom-utils";
+import showModal from "discourse/lib/show-modal";
 
 const DEBOUNCE_DELAY = 50;
 
@@ -268,6 +269,12 @@ export default MountWidget.extend({
     this.screenTrack.setOnscreen(onscreenPostNumbers, readPostNumbers);
   },
 
+  showSummary() {
+    showModal("topic-summary").setProperties({
+      topicId: this.posts["posts"][0].topic_id,
+    });
+  },
+
   _scrollTriggered() {
     scheduleOnce("afterRender", this, this.scrolled);
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-summary.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-summary.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5b491c0604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-summary.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<DModalBody @title="summary.strategy.title">
+  <div class="topic-summary" {{did-insert this.summarize}}>
+    <ConditionalLoadingSpinner @condition={{this.loading}} />
+
+    {{#unless this.loading}}
+      <p class="summary-area">{{this.summary}}</p>
+    {{/unless}}
+  </div>
+
+</DModalBody>
+
+<div class="modal-footer">
+  <DModalCancel @close={{route-action "closeModal"}} />
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-summary.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-summary.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..902344fc5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-summary.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { tracked } from "@glimmer/tracking";
+import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import { schedule } from "@ember/runloop";
+
+export default class TopicSummary extends Component {
+  @tracked loading = false;
+  @tracked summary = null;
+
+  @action
+  summarize() {
+    schedule("afterRender", () => {
+      this.loading = true;
+
+      ajax(`/t/${this.args.topicId}/strategy-summary`)
+        .then((data) => {
+          this.summary = data.summary;
+        })
+        .catch(popupAjaxError)
+        .finally(() => (this.loading = false));
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline.hbs
index 5b1b643040a..ef77e284523 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline.hbs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       @mobileView={{@mobileView}}
       @toggleMultiSelect={{@toggleMultiSelect}}
       @showTopicSlowModeUpdate={{@showTopicSlowModeUpdate}}
-      @showSummary={{@showSummary}}
+      @showTopReplies={{@showTopReplies}}
       @deleteTopic={{@deleteTopic}}
       @recoverTopic={{@recoverTopic}}
       @toggleClosed={{@toggleClosed}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline/container.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline/container.hbs
index 1701e398f12..6efc2aebde9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline/container.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/topic-timeline/container.hbs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         type="button"
         class="show-summary btn btn-small"
         title={{i18n "summary.short_title"}}
-        {{on "click" @showSummary}}
+        {{on "click" @showTopReplies}}
       >
         {{d-icon "layer-group"}}
         {{i18n "summary.short_label"}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/topic.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/topic.js
index d76069ae562..1dae88e723d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/topic.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/topic.js
@@ -520,9 +520,9 @@ export default Controller.extend(bufferedProperty("model"), {
       }
     },
 
-    showSummary() {
+    showTopReplies() {
       return this.get("model.postStream")
-        .showSummary()
+        .showTopReplies()
         .then(() => {
           this.updateQueryParams();
         });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js
index 34a273de1dd..6a7979929c8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/plugin-api.js
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ import {
 import { addTagsHtmlCallback } from "discourse/lib/render-tags";
 import { addToolbarCallback } from "discourse/components/d-editor";
 import { addTopicParticipantClassesCallback } from "discourse/widgets/topic-map";
-import { addTopicSummaryCallback } from "discourse/widgets/toggle-topic-summary";
 import { addTopicTitleDecorator } from "discourse/components/topic-title";
 import { addUserMenuProfileTabItem } from "discourse/components/user-menu/profile-tab-content";
 import { addUsernameSelectorDecorator } from "discourse/helpers/decorate-username-selector";
@@ -1047,28 +1046,6 @@ class PluginApi {
     addTopicParticipantClassesCallback(callback);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * EXPERIMENTAL. Do not use.
-   * Adds a callback to be topic summary widget markup that can be used, for example,
-   * to add an extra button to the topic summary widget.
-   *
-   * Example:
-   *
-   *  api.addTopicSummaryCallback((html, attrs, widget) => {
-   *    html.push(
-   *      widget.attach("button", {
-   *        className: "btn btn-primary",
-   *        icon: "magic",
-   *        title: "discourse_ai.ai_helper.title",
-   *        label: "discourse_ai.ai_helper.title",
-   *        action: "showAiSummary",
-   *     })
-   *   );
-   **/
-  addTopicSummaryCallback(callback) {
-    addTopicSummaryCallback(callback);
-  }
-
   /**
    *
    * Adds a callback to be executed on the "transformed" post that is passed to the post
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js
index 689cfd0daeb..f8f586ae67e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export default function transformPost(
     postAtts.userFilters = postStream.userFilters;
     postAtts.topicSummaryEnabled = postStream.summary;
     postAtts.topicWordCount = topic.word_count;
-    postAtts.hasTopicSummary = topic.has_summary;
+    postAtts.hasTopRepliesSummary = topic.has_summary;
   }
 
   if (postAtts.isDeleted) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/post-stream.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/post-stream.js
index 58df4e99db6..cfae484f7e0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/post-stream.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/post-stream.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export default RestModel.extend({
     });
   },
 
-  showSummary() {
+  showTopReplies() {
     this.cancelFilter();
     this.set("filter", "summary");
     return this.refreshAndJumpToSecondVisible();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/topic-summary.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/topic-summary.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b745e904c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/topic-summary.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<TopicSummary
+  @topicId={{this.topicId}}
+  @closeModal={{route-action "closeModal"}}
+/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs
index 1e817eb528e..ec1ddb47d5e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
             @info={{info}}
             @model={{this.model}}
             @replyToPost={{action "replyToPost"}}
-            @showSummary={{action "showSummary"}}
+            @showTopReplies={{action "showTopReplies"}}
             @jumpToPostPrompt={{action "jumpToPostPrompt"}}
             @enteredIndex={{this.enteredIndex}}
             @prevEvent={{info.prevEvent}}
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
                 @unhidePost={{action "unhidePost"}}
                 @replyToPost={{action "replyToPost"}}
                 @toggleWiki={{action "toggleWiki"}}
-                @showSummary={{action "showSummary"}}
+                @showTopReplies={{action "showTopReplies"}}
                 @cancelFilter={{action "cancelFilter"}}
                 @removeAllowedUser={{action "removeAllowedUser"}}
                 @removeAllowedGroup={{action "removeAllowedGroup"}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/toggle-topic-summary.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/toggle-topic-summary.js
index b6f36f6bada..bcbbb7de409 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/toggle-topic-summary.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/toggle-topic-summary.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import I18n from "I18n";
 import RawHtml from "discourse/widgets/raw-html";
 import { createWidget } from "discourse/widgets/widget";
+import { h } from "virtual-dom";
 
 const MIN_POST_READ_TIME = 4;
 
@@ -31,32 +32,43 @@ createWidget("toggle-summary-description", {
   },
 });
 
-let topicSummaryCallbacks = null;
-export function addTopicSummaryCallback(callback) {
-  topicSummaryCallbacks = topicSummaryCallbacks || [];
-  topicSummaryCallbacks.push(callback);
-}
-
 export default createWidget("toggle-topic-summary", {
   tagName: "section.information.toggle-summary",
   html(attrs) {
-    let html = [
-      this.attach("toggle-summary-description", attrs),
-      this.attach("button", {
-        className: "btn btn-primary",
-        icon: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? null : "layer-group",
-        title: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? null : "summary.short_title",
-        label: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? "summary.disable" : "summary.enable",
-        action: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? "cancelFilter" : "showSummary",
-      }),
-    ];
+    const html = [];
+    const summarizationButtons = [];
 
-    if (topicSummaryCallbacks) {
-      topicSummaryCallbacks.forEach((callback) => {
-        html = callback(html, attrs, this);
-      });
+    if (attrs.hasTopRepliesSummary) {
+      html.push(this.attach("toggle-summary-description", attrs));
+      summarizationButtons.push(
+        this.attach("button", {
+          className: "btn btn-primary",
+          icon: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? null : "layer-group",
+          title: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? null : "summary.short_title",
+          label: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled
+            ? "summary.disable"
+            : "summary.enable",
+          action: attrs.topicSummaryEnabled ? "cancelFilter" : "showTopReplies",
+        })
+      );
     }
 
+    if (attrs.includeSummary) {
+      const title = I18n.t("summary.strategy.button_title");
+
+      summarizationButtons.push(
+        this.attach("button", {
+          className: "btn btn-primary topic-strategy-summarization",
+          icon: "magic",
+          translatedTitle: title,
+          translatedLabel: title,
+          action: "showSummary",
+        })
+      );
+    }
+
+    html.push(h("div.summarization-buttons", summarizationButtons));
+
     return html;
   },
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/topic-map.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/topic-map.js
index dfeaddfde78..6b94820fdc8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/topic-map.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/topic-map.js
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export default createWidget("topic-map", {
   buildKey: (attrs) => `topic-map-${attrs.id}`,
 
   defaultState(attrs) {
-    return { collapsed: !attrs.hasTopicSummary };
+    return { collapsed: !attrs.hasTopRepliesSummary };
   },
 
   html(attrs, state) {
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ export default createWidget("topic-map", {
       contents.push(this.attach("topic-map-expanded", attrs));
     }
 
-    if (attrs.hasTopicSummary) {
+    if (attrs.hasTopRepliesSummary || this._includesSummary()) {
+      attrs.includeSummary = this._includesSummary();
       contents.push(this.attach("toggle-topic-summary", attrs));
     }
 
@@ -399,4 +400,19 @@ export default createWidget("topic-map", {
   toggleMap() {
     this.state.collapsed = !this.state.collapsed;
   },
+
+  _includesSummary() {
+    const customSummaryAllowedGroups =
+      this.siteSettings.custom_summarization_allowed_groups
+        .split("|")
+        .map(parseInt);
+
+    return (
+      this.siteSettings.summarization_strategy &&
+      this.currentUser &&
+      this.currentUser.groups.some((g) =>
+        customSummaryAllowedGroups.includes(g.id)
+      )
+    );
+  },
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/widgets/post-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/widgets/post-test.js
index 27be61e0c6c..3ad97ae96c9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/widgets/post-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/widgets/post-test.js
@@ -840,12 +840,12 @@ module("Integration | Component | Widget | post", function (hooks) {
     assert.ok(!exists(".toggle-summary"));
   });
 
-  test("topic map - has summary", async function (assert) {
-    this.set("args", { showTopicMap: true, hasTopicSummary: true });
-    this.set("showSummary", () => (this.summaryToggled = true));
+  test("topic map - has top replies summary", async function (assert) {
+    this.set("args", { showTopicMap: true, hasTopRepliesSummary: true });
+    this.set("showTopReplies", () => (this.summaryToggled = true));
 
     await render(
-      hbs`<MountWidget @widget="post" @args={{this.args}} @showSummary={{this.showSummary}} />`
+      hbs`<MountWidget @widget="post" @args={{this.args}} @showTopReplies={{this.showTopReplies}} />`
     );
 
     assert.strictEqual(count(".toggle-summary"), 1);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
index 021758c387e..2977916ecbf 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
@@ -833,6 +833,12 @@ aside.quote {
       margin-left: 0.25em;
     }
   }
+
+  .toggle-summary {
+    .summarization-buttons {
+      display: flex;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .topic-avatar,
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index fac39efdf38..478b75547b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ pre.codeblock-buttons:hover {
       background: var(--primary-low);
     }
   }
+
+  .toggle-summary .summarization-buttons .topic-strategy-summarization {
+    margin-left: 10px;
+  }
 }
 
 #topic-footer-buttons {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
index 80c1562d81d..ff3cc54ac7b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
@@ -199,6 +199,16 @@ a.reply-to-tab {
     background: var(--blend-primary-secondary-5);
     width: 100%;
   }
+
+  .toggle-summary {
+    .summarization-buttons {
+      flex-direction: column;
+
+      .topic-strategy-summarization {
+        margin-top: 10px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 #topic-footer-buttons {
diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index bc5cb894bb3..eb4ff526652 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
                    publish
                    reset_bump_date
                    set_slow_mode
+                   summary
                  ]
 
   before_action :consider_user_for_promotion, only: :show
@@ -1167,6 +1168,30 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
     head :ok
   end
 
+  def summary
+    topic = Topic.find(params[:topic_id])
+    guardian.ensure_can_see!(topic)
+    strategy = Summarization::Base.selected_strategy
+    raise Discourse::NotFound.new unless strategy
+
+    raise Discourse::InvalidAccess unless strategy.can_request_summaries?(current_user)
+
+    RateLimiter.new(current_user, "summary", 6, 5.minutes).performed!
+
+    hijack do
+      summary_opts = {
+        filter: "summary",
+        exclude_deleted_users: true,
+        exclude_hidden: true,
+        show_deleted: false,
+      }
+
+      content = TopicView.new(topic, current_user, summary_opts).posts.pluck(:raw).join("\n")
+
+      render json: { summary: strategy.summarize(content) }
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
   def topic_params
diff --git a/app/models/summarization_strategy.rb b/app/models/summarization_strategy.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb8b6d7c0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/summarization_strategy.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "enum_site_setting"
+
+class SummarizationStrategy < EnumSiteSetting
+  def self.valid_value?(val)
+    true
+  end
+
+  def self.values
+    @values ||=
+      Summarization::Base.available_strategies.map do |strategy|
+        { name: strategy.display_name, value: strategy.model }
+      end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 32e54de6d10..dc73a418142 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2054,10 +2054,13 @@ en:
           other {# minutes}
         }</b>.
 
-      enable: "Summarize This Topic"
+      enable: "Show top replies"
       disable: "Show All Posts"
       short_label: "Summarize"
       short_title: "Show a summary of this topic: the most interesting posts as determined by the community"
+      strategy: 
+        button_title: "Summarize this topic"
+        title: "Topic summary"
 
     deleted_filter:
       enabled_description: "This topic contains deleted posts, which have been hidden."
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 6338534a7e1..2b7d573b8db 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1600,6 +1600,8 @@ en:
     summary_percent_filter: "When a user clicks 'Summarize This Topic', show the top % of posts"
     summary_max_results: "Maximum posts returned by 'Summarize This Topic'"
     summary_timeline_button: "Show a 'Summarize' button in the timeline"
+    summarization_strategy: "Additional ways to summarize content registered by plugins"
+    custom_summarization_allowed_groups: "Groups allowed to summarize contents using the `summarization_strategy`."
 
     enable_personal_messages: "DEPRECATED, use the 'personal message enabled groups' setting instead. Allow trust level 1 (configurable via min trust to send messages) users to create messages and reply to messages. Note that staff can always send messages no matter what."
     personal_message_enabled_groups: "Allow users within these groups to create messages and reply to messages. Trust level groups include all trust levels above that number, for example choosing trust_level_1 also allows trust_level_2, 3, 4 users to send PMs. Note that staff can always send messages no matter what."
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 839d1d48bed..e4cd387373c 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1319,6 +1319,11 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
           topic_id: /\d+/,
         }
     get "t/:topic_id/summary" => "topics#show", :constraints => { topic_id: /\d+/ }
+    get "t/:topic_id/strategy-summary" => "topics#summary",
+        :constraints => {
+          topic_id: /\d+/,
+        },
+        :format => :json
     put "t/:slug/:topic_id" => "topics#update", :constraints => { topic_id: /\d+/ }
     put "t/:slug/:topic_id/star" => "topics#star", :constraints => { topic_id: /\d+/ }
     put "t/:topic_id/star" => "topics#star", :constraints => { topic_id: /\d+/ }
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 142a816719a..02daab25ffc 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -2351,6 +2351,17 @@ uncategorized:
     client: true
     default: false
 
+  summarization_strategy:
+    client: true
+    default: ""
+    enum: "SummarizationStrategy"
+    validator: "SummarizationValidator"
+  custom_summarization_allowed_groups:
+    client: true
+    type: group_list
+    list_type: compact
+    default: "3|14" # 3: @staff, 14: @trust_level_4
+
   automatic_topic_heat_values: true
 
   # View heat thresholds
diff --git a/lib/discourse_plugin_registry.rb b/lib/discourse_plugin_registry.rb
index 9ea9aad9ea8..59fa648bb34 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_plugin_registry.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_plugin_registry.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class DiscoursePluginRegistry
 
   define_filtered_register :list_suggested_for_providers
 
+  define_filtered_register :summarization_strategies
+
   def self.register_auth_provider(auth_provider)
     self.auth_providers << auth_provider
   end
diff --git a/lib/plugin/instance.rb b/lib/plugin/instance.rb
index a49a008e1c1..eba36d1f756 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/instance.rb
+++ b/lib/plugin/instance.rb
@@ -1264,6 +1264,17 @@ class Plugin::Instance
     DiscoursePluginRegistry.register_bookmarkable(RegisteredBookmarkable.new(klass), self)
   end
 
+  ##
+  # Register an object that inherits from [Summarization::Base], which provides a way
+  # to summarize content. Staff can select which strategy to use
+  # through the `summarization_strategy` setting.
+  def register_summarization_strategy(strategy)
+    if !strategy.class.ancestors.include?(Summarization::Base)
+      raise ArgumentError.new("Not a valid summarization strategy")
+    end
+    DiscoursePluginRegistry.register_summarization_strategy(strategy, self)
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def self.js_path
diff --git a/lib/summarization/base.rb b/lib/summarization/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4886476bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/summarization/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Summarization
+  class Base
+    def self.available_strategies
+      DiscoursePluginRegistry.summarization_strategies
+    end
+
+    def self.find_strategy(strategy_model)
+      available_strategies.detect { |s| s.model == strategy_model }
+    end
+
+    def self.selected_strategy
+      return if SiteSetting.summarization_strategy.blank?
+
+      find_strategy(SiteSetting.summarization_strategy)
+    end
+
+    def initialize(model)
+      @model = model
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :model
+
+    def can_request_summaries?(user)
+      user_group_ids = user.group_ids
+
+      SiteSetting.custom_summarization_allowed_groups_map.any? do |group_id|
+        user_group_ids.include?(group_id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def correctly_configured?
+      raise NotImplemented
+    end
+
+    def display_name
+      raise NotImplemented
+    end
+
+    def configuration_hint
+      raise NotImplemented
+    end
+
+    def summarize(content)
+      raise NotImplemented
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/validators/summarization_validator.rb b/lib/validators/summarization_validator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cb35fbb39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/validators/summarization_validator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class SummarizationValidator
+  def initialize(opts = {})
+    @opts = opts
+  end
+
+  def valid_value?(val)
+    strategy = Summarization::Base.find_strategy(val)
+
+    return true unless strategy
+
+    strategy.correctly_configured?.tap { |is_valid| @strategy = strategy unless is_valid }
+  end
+
+  def error_message
+    @strategy.configuration_hint
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/app/controllers/chat/api/summaries_controller.rb b/plugins/chat/app/controllers/chat/api/summaries_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..209aac46032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/app/controllers/chat/api/summaries_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Chat::Api::SummariesController < Chat::ApiController
+  VALID_SINCE_VALUES = [1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 72, 168]
+
+  def get_summary
+    since = params[:since].to_i
+    raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:since) if !VALID_SINCE_VALUES.include?(since)
+
+    channel = Chat::Channel.find(params[:channel_id])
+    guardian.ensure_can_join_chat_channel!(channel)
+
+    strategy = Summarization::Base.selected_strategy
+    raise Discourse::NotFound.new unless strategy
+    raise Discourse::InvalidAccess unless strategy.can_request_summaries?(current_user)
+
+    RateLimiter.new(current_user, "channel_summary", 6, 5.minutes).performed!
+
+    hijack do
+      content =
+        channel
+          .chat_messages
+          .where("chat_messages.created_at > ?", since.hours.ago)
+          .includes(:user)
+          .order(created_at: :asc)
+          .pluck(:username_lower, :message)
+          .map { "#{_1}: #{_2}" }
+          .join("\n")
+
+      render json: { summary: strategy.summarize(content) }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/channel-summary.hbs b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/channel-summary.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eed8d85a0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/channel-summary.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<DModalBody @title="chat.summarization.title">
+  <span>{{i18n "chat.summarization.description"}}</span>
+  <ComboBox
+    @value={{this.sinceHours}}
+    @content={{this.sinceOptions}}
+    @onChange={{action this.summarize}}
+    @valueProperty="value"
+    @class="summarization-since"
+  />
+  <div class="channel-summary">
+    <ConditionalLoadingSpinner @condition={{this.loading}} />
+
+    {{#unless this.loading}}
+      <p class="summary-area">{{this.summary}}</p>
+    {{/unless}}
+  </div>
+
+</DModalBody>
+
+<div class="modal-footer">
+  <DModalCancel @close={{route-action "closeModal"}} />
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/channel-summary.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/channel-summary.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..881ded2750a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/channel-summary.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { tracked } from "@glimmer/tracking";
+import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import I18n from "I18n";
+
+export default class ChannelSumarry extends Component {
+  @tracked sinceHours = null;
+  @tracked loading = false;
+  @tracked availableSummaries = {};
+  @tracked summary = null;
+  sinceOptions = [
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 1 }),
+      value: 1,
+    },
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 3 }),
+      value: 3,
+    },
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 6 }),
+      value: 6,
+    },
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 12 }),
+      value: 12,
+    },
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 24 }),
+      value: 24,
+    },
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 72 }),
+      value: 72,
+    },
+    {
+      name: I18n.t("chat.summarization.since", { count: 168 }),
+      value: 168,
+    },
+  ];
+
+  @action
+  summarize(value) {
+    this.loading = true;
+
+    if (this.availableSummaries[value]) {
+      this.summary = this.availableSummaries[value];
+      this.loading = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    ajax(`/chat/api/channels/${this.args.channelId}/summarize`, {
+      method: "GET",
+      data: { since: value },
+    })
+      .then((data) => {
+        this.availableSummaries[this.sinceHours] = data.summary;
+        this.summary = this.availableSummaries[this.sinceHours];
+      })
+      .catch(popupAjaxError)
+      .finally(() => (this.loading = false));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.js
index cb258dce87d..eff75513848 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.js
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ export default class ChatComposer extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  @action
+  showChannelSummaryModal() {
+    showModal("channel-summary").setProperties({
+      channelId: this.args.channel.id,
+    });
+  }
+
   #addMentionedUser(userData) {
     const user = User.create(userData);
     this.currentMessage.mentionedUsers.set(user.id, user);
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/chat-setup.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/chat-setup.js
index 9365975d7fa..c6dc5fbfeca 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/chat-setup.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/chat-setup.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default {
     this.chatService = container.lookup("service:chat");
     this.site = container.lookup("service:site");
     this.siteSettings = container.lookup("service:site-settings");
+    this.currentUser = container.lookup("service:current-user");
     this.appEvents = container.lookup("service:app-events");
     this.appEvents.on("discourse:focus-changed", this, "_handleFocusChanged");
 
@@ -86,6 +87,28 @@ export default {
         },
       });
 
+      const summarizationAllowedGroups =
+        this.siteSettings.custom_summarization_allowed_groups
+          .split("|")
+          .map(parseInt);
+
+      const canSummarize =
+        this.siteSettings.summarization_strategy &&
+        this.currentUser &&
+        this.currentUser.groups.some((g) =>
+          summarizationAllowedGroups.includes(g.id)
+        );
+
+      if (canSummarize) {
+        api.registerChatComposerButton({
+          translatedLabel: "chat.summarization.title",
+          id: "channel-summary",
+          icon: "magic",
+          position: "dropdown",
+          action: "showChannelSummaryModal",
+        });
+      }
+
       // we want to decorate the chat quote dates regardless
       // of whether the current user has chat enabled
       api.decorateCookedElement(
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/channel-summary.hbs b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/channel-summary.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5bf414e9f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/channel-summary.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<ChannelSummary
+  @channelId={{this.channelId}}
+  @closeModal={{route-action "closeModal"}}
+/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/channel-summary-modal.scss b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/channel-summary-modal.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1ce698e8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/channel-summary-modal.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.channel-summary-modal {
+  .summarization-since,
+  .summary-area {
+    margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
+  }
+
+  .summary-area {
+    min-height: 50px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/index.scss b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/index.scss
index a315be7e605..570cd2fb48d 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/index.scss
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/index.scss
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@
 @import "chat-thread-header";
 @import "chat-thread-list-header";
 @import "chat-thread-unread-indicator";
+@import "channel-summary-modal";
diff --git a/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml b/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6bb9ac98116..926199872cc 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ en:
       heading: "Chat"
       join: "Join"
       last_visit: "last visit"
+
+      summarization:
+        title: "Summarize messages"
+        description: "Select an option below to summarize the conversation sent during the desired timeframe."
+        summarize: "Summarize"
+        since:
+          one: "Last hour" 
+          other: "Last %{count} hours"
       mention_warning:
         dismiss: "dismiss"
         cannot_see: "%{username} can't access this channel and was not notified."
diff --git a/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb b/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb
index 6ea17804cc3..d00c8c223b9 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Chat::Engine.routes.draw do
 
     put "/channels/:channel_id/messages/:message_id/restore" => "channel_messages#restore"
     delete "/channels/:channel_id/messages/:message_id" => "channel_messages#destroy"
+
+    get "/channels/:channel_id/summarize" => "summaries#get_summary"
   end
 
   # direct_messages_controller routes
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/requests/chat/api/summaries_controller_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/requests/chat/api/summaries_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19f9f7d1df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/requests/chat/api/summaries_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe Chat::Api::SummariesController do
+  fab!(:current_user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  fab!(:group) { Fabricate(:group) }
+  let(:plugin) { Plugin::Instance.new }
+
+  before do
+    group.add(current_user)
+
+    strategy = DummyCustomSummarization.new("dummy")
+    plugin.register_summarization_strategy(strategy)
+    SiteSetting.summarization_strategy = strategy.model
+    SiteSetting.custom_summarization_allowed_groups = group.id
+
+    SiteSetting.chat_enabled = true
+    SiteSetting.chat_allowed_groups = group.id
+    sign_in(current_user)
+  end
+
+  describe "#get_summary" do
+    context "when the user is not allowed to join the channel" do
+      fab!(:channel) { Fabricate(:private_category_channel) }
+
+      it "returns a 403" do
+        get "/chat/api/channels/#{channel.id}/summarize", params: { since: 6 }
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_summarization_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_summarization_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38af780b02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_summarization_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe "Summarize a channel since your last visit", type: :system, js: true do
+  fab!(:current_user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  fab!(:group) { Fabricate(:group) }
+  let(:plugin) { Plugin::Instance.new }
+
+  fab!(:channel) { Fabricate(:chat_channel) }
+
+  fab!(:message_1) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: channel) }
+
+  let(:chat) { PageObjects::Pages::Chat.new }
+
+  before do
+    group.add(current_user)
+
+    strategy = DummyCustomSummarization.new("dummy")
+    plugin.register_summarization_strategy(strategy)
+    SiteSetting.summarization_strategy = strategy.model
+    SiteSetting.custom_summarization_allowed_groups = group.id.to_s
+
+    SiteSetting.chat_enabled = true
+    SiteSetting.chat_allowed_groups = group.id.to_s
+    sign_in(current_user)
+    chat_system_bootstrap(current_user, [channel])
+  end
+
+  it "displays a summary of the messages since the selected timeframe" do
+    chat.visit_channel(channel)
+
+    find(".chat-composer-dropdown__trigger-btn").click
+    find(".chat-composer-dropdown__action-btn.channel-summary").click
+
+    expect(page.has_css?(".channel-summary-modal", wait: 5)).to eq(true)
+
+    find(".summarization-since").click
+    find(".select-kit-row[data-value=\"3\"]").click
+
+    expect(find(".summary-area").text).to eq(DummyCustomSummarization::RESPONSE)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/summarization/base_spec.rb b/spec/lib/summarization/base_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b211d6f95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/summarization/base_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+describe Summarization::Base do
+  fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  fab!(:group) { Fabricate(:group) }
+
+  before { group.add(user) }
+
+  describe "#can_request_summaries?" do
+    it "returns true if the user group is present in the custom_summarization_allowed_groups_map setting" do
+      SiteSetting.custom_summarization_allowed_groups = group.id
+
+      expect(described_class.new(nil).can_request_summaries?(user)).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if the user group is not present in the custom_summarization_allowed_groups_map setting" do
+      SiteSetting.custom_summarization_allowed_groups = ""
+
+      expect(described_class.new(nil).can_request_summaries?(user)).to eq(false)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/topics_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/topics_controller_spec.rb
index b8e94e72742..653d2c2a8a0 100644
--- a/spec/requests/topics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/topics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -5456,4 +5456,57 @@ RSpec.describe TopicsController do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#summary" do
+    fab!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
+    let(:plugin) { Plugin::Instance.new }
+
+    before do
+      strategy = DummyCustomSummarization.new("dummy")
+      plugin.register_summarization_strategy(strategy)
+      SiteSetting.summarization_strategy = strategy.model
+    end
+
+    context "for anons" do
+      it "returns a 404" do
+        get "/t/#{topic.id}/strategy-summary.json"
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the user is a member of an allowlisted group" do
+      fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:leader) }
+
+      before { sign_in(user) }
+
+      it "returns a 404 if there is no topic" do
+        invalid_topic_id = 999
+
+        get "/t/#{invalid_topic_id}/strategy-summary.json"
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(404)
+      end
+
+      it "returns a 403 if not allowed to see the topic" do
+        pm = Fabricate(:private_message_topic)
+
+        get "/t/#{pm.id}/strategy-summary.json"
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the user is not a member of an allowlited group" do
+      fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+
+      before { sign_in(user) }
+
+      it "return a 404" do
+        get "/t/#{topic.id}/strategy-summary.json"
+
+        expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/dummy_custom_summarization.rb b/spec/support/dummy_custom_summarization.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05d4593113d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/dummy_custom_summarization.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class DummyCustomSummarization < Summarization::Base
+  RESPONSE = "This is a summary of the content you gave me"
+
+  def display_name
+    "dummy"
+  end
+
+  def correctly_configured?
+    true
+  end
+
+  def configuration_hint
+    "hint"
+  end
+
+  def summarize(_content)
+    RESPONSE
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/system/topic_summarization_spec.rb b/spec/system/topic_summarization_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d54bc8444d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/topic_summarization_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe "Topic summarization", type: :system, js: true do
+  fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+
+  # has_summary to force topic map to be present.
+  fab!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic, has_summary: true) }
+  fab!(:post_1) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic) }
+  fab!(:post_2) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic) }
+
+  let(:plugin) { Plugin::Instance.new }
+
+  before do
+    sign_in(user)
+    strategy = DummyCustomSummarization.new("dummy")
+    plugin.register_summarization_strategy(strategy)
+    SiteSetting.summarization_strategy = strategy.model
+  end
+
+  it "returns a summary using the selected timeframe" do
+    visit("/t/-/#{topic.id}")
+
+    find(".topic-strategy-summarization").click
+
+    expect(page.has_css?(".topic-summary-modal", wait: 5)).to eq(true)
+
+    expect(find(".summary-area").text).to eq(DummyCustomSummarization::RESPONSE)
+  end
+end