Backup today's Granola meeting notes to local markdown files, organized by client folder. Uses Granola folder metadata to route meetings to appropriate client directories. Run this as part of an evening workflow to archive meeting notes, summaries, and action items. Triggers: "backup meetings", "save today's meetings", "archive meetings", "evening backup", "download meeting notes", "sync meetings", "meeting backup".
Backup today's Granola meeting notes to local markdown files, organized by client folder. Uses Granola folder metadata to route meetings to appropriate client directories. Run this as part of an evening workflow to archive meeting notes, summaries, and action items. Triggers: "backup meetings", "save today's meetings", "archive meetings", "evening backup", "download meeting notes", "sync meetings", "meeting backup".
Meeting Backup — Evening Workflow
Backup today's Granola meeting notes to local markdown files, organized by Granola folder (client). Run as part of an evening routine to ensure meeting notes are archived locally.
Output Locations (Folder-Based)
Meetings are saved to directories based on their Granola folder:
# Search for today's date
mcp__granola__search_meetings(query="2026-02-09", limit=20)
# Or search broadly and filter by date
mcp__granola__search_meetings(query="", limit=50)
# Then filter results where created_at matches today
2. For Each Meeting, Gather Content
meeting_id = "<uuid from search results>"# Get metadata
details = mcp__granola__get_meeting_details(meeting_id=meeting_id)
# Get notes and summaries
documents = mcp__granola__get_meeting_documents(meeting_id=meeting_id)
# Get transcript if available (recent meetings only)
transcript = mcp__granola__get_meeting_transcript(meeting_id=meeting_id)
3. Generate Markdown File
Template:
# [Meeting Title]**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
**Attendees:** Name1, Name2, Name3
**Source:** Granola (backed up YYYY-MM-DD)
---
## Summary
[AI-generated summary from documents]
## Key Decisions- [Decision 1]
- [Decision 2]
## Action Items- [ ] [Action item with owner]
- [ ] [Action item with owner]
## Notes
[Human-written notes or structured panel content]
---
## Transcript<details><summary>Click to expand full transcript</summary>
[Full transcript with speaker labels]
</details>
4. Save File (Folder-Based)
# Get folder from mapping
folder = doc_to_folder.get(meeting_id, 'Unfiled')
base_path = FOLDER_TO_PATH.get(folder, FOLDER_TO_PATH['_default'])
# Generate slug from title
slug = meeting_title.lower().replace(" ", "-").replace(":", "")[:50]
filename = f"{date}-{slug}.md"
path = f"{base_path}/{filename}"# Ensure directory exists
os.makedirs(base_path, exist_ok=True)
# Write file
Write(file_path=path, content=markdown_content)
5. Report Summary
After processing all meetings, report:
Number of meetings backed up
List of files created
Any meetings skipped (already exists, no content, etc.)
Full Automation Script
When triggered, execute this workflow:
1. Read Granola cache to build document_id -> folder mapping
2. Get current date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
3. List Granola meetings for today (mcp__granola__list_meetings)
4. For each meeting found:
a. Look up folder from doc_to_folder mapping
b. Determine output path from FOLDER_TO_PATH
c. Check if file already exists in target directory
d. If not, gather details via mcp__granola__get_meetings
e. Format as markdown
f. Ensure target directory exists
g. Save to {base_path}/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md
5. Report results grouped by client/folder
Handling Duplicates
Check before writing: Look for existing file in target directory with same date and similar title
Skip if exists: Don't overwrite existing backups
Or append suffix:2026-02-09-standup-2.md if needed
Cross-folder: Each folder is independent; the same meeting title in different folders is not a duplicate
Handling Missing Data
Scenario
Action
No transcript available
Include note: "Transcript not available in local cache"
No summary
Use first 200 chars of notes as summary
No attendees
List as "Unknown"
Empty meeting
Skip with note in report
Date Handling
For evening backup (default: today):
from datetime import date
today = date.today().isoformat() # "2026-02-09"
