process-meeting-transcript

name	process-meeting-transcript
description	Process raw meeting transcripts from Granola or other sources into structured notes with frontmatter, action items, summary, and formatted transcript. Use this skill when the user asks to process a meeting transcript or provides a raw transcript that needs formatting.

Process Meeting Transcript

Overview

Process raw meeting transcripts into well-structured Obsidian notes with YAML frontmatter, extracted action items, meeting summary, and properly formatted transcript sections.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• User provides a raw meeting transcript (typically from Granola)
• User asks to "process a meeting transcript" or "format meeting notes"
• User points to a file containing an unprocessed transcript
• User pastes transcript content directly into the conversation

Workflow

Step 1: Read the Transcript

If the transcript is in a file, read the entire contents. If the user pasted the transcript directly, use that content.

Step 2: Extract Action Items

Carefully review the entire transcript to identify all action items, tasks, and commitments. Look for:

• Explicit commitments: "I'll do X", "Alex will review Y"
• Assigned tasks: "Nathan and Damian should schedule..."
• Follow-up items: "We need to...", "Let's make sure to..."
• Decisions requiring action: "We should deploy X before Y"

Format action items as:

• Bulleted list under # Action Items heading
• Use bold for person names when specific people are assigned
• Include context for what needs to be done and why
• Order by priority/importance when evident from discussion

Example format:

# Action Items

- **Alice & Bob**: Review the new feature implementation next week and provide feedback
- **Charlie & Dana**: Schedule a knowledge transfer session on the payment service architecture
- **Eve**: Discuss deployment timeline with the infrastructure team

Step 3: Create Meeting Summary

Write a comprehensive but concise summary that captures:

• Main topics discussed
• Key decisions made
• Technical architecture or approach agreed upon
• Timeline and next steps
• Important context or constraints

Structure the summary with:

• Opening paragraph: High-level overview of what was discussed and main outcome
• Subsections (using ## or ### headings) for major topics
• Use bold for important terms, decisions, or concepts
• Include enough detail that someone who wasn't in the meeting can understand what happened

Keep summaries factual and focused on outcomes, decisions, and technical details.

Step 4: Format the Transcript

Place the raw transcript under a # Transcript heading. Preserve the original formatting but ensure it's readable. If the transcript includes metadata (meeting title, date, participants) at the top, keep that information.

Step 5: Add Frontmatter

Use the add-frontmatter slash command to generate appropriate YAML frontmatter for the note. The frontmatter should include:

• title: Meeting title or topic
• date: Meeting date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
• type: Set to "meeting"
• attendees: Array of participant names
• project: Related project if applicable
• tags: Relevant tags (meeting, project tags, topic tags)
• status: Set to "complete"
• key_topics: Array of main discussion topics
• action_items: Array of action items (duplicate from Action Items section for searchability)
• decisions: Array of key decisions made
• related_links: Any links mentioned (Notion docs, Linear issues, etc.)

Invoke the add-frontmatter command by providing it with context about the meeting.

Step 6: Assemble the Final Note

Combine all sections in this order:

1. YAML frontmatter (from add-frontmatter command)
2. Links section (if any Notion/Linear/GitHub links were mentioned)
3. # Action Items section
4. # Summary section
5. # Transcript section

Output Format

The final note should follow this structure:

---
title: Meeting Title
date: YYYY-MM-DD
type: meeting
attendees: ['Person 1', 'Person 2', ...]
project: Project Name
tags: [meeting, relevant, tags]
status: complete
key_topics:
  - Topic 1
  - Topic 2
action_items:
  - 'Action item 1'
  - 'Action item 2'
decisions:
  - Decision 1
  - Decision 2
related_links:
  - 'Link description: URL'
---

**Agenda** https://link-to-agenda-if-available

# Action Items

- **Person**: Action item description
- **Person**: Another action item

# Summary

Opening paragraph with high-level overview.

## Key Decisions/Topics

Details about decisions and topics discussed...

# Transcript

[Raw transcript content]

Tips for Quality Output

1. Be thorough with action items: Don't miss commitments buried in discussion
2. Capture decisions: Explicit decisions are critical for reference
3. Include technical details: Preserve architecture discussions, API names, service names
4. Maintain context: Someone reading later should understand what was decided and why
5. Preserve links: Notion docs, Linear issues, GitHub PRs mentioned in meetings are important
6. Use consistent formatting: Follow the example structure for all transcripts