Meeting Notes Skill

When invoked with /meeting-notes, transform meeting transcripts or rough notes into structured documentation with extracted action items.

When to Use

• After a meeting with stakeholders
• Processing voice memo transcripts
• Converting rough notes into actionable items
• Preparing meeting summaries for follow-up

Input Types Supported

1. Voice transcripts - Raw transcription text
2. Rough notes - Bullet points or stream of consciousness
3. Chat logs - Copied from video calls
4. Memory - Summarize from conversation context

Output Template

---
date: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: [meeting, project-name]
related: [[Projects/ProjectName/README]]
---

# Meeting Notes: [Meeting Title]

**Date:** [date]
**Attendees:** [names]
**Project:** [project name]
**Duration:** [if known]

---

## Summary
[2-3 sentence overview of what was discussed and decided]

## Key Discussions

### [Topic 1]
- [Point discussed]
- [Decision made or question raised]
- [Outcome]

### [Topic 2]
- [Point discussed]
- [Decision made or question raised]
- [Outcome]

## Decisions Made

| Decision | Rationale | Owner |
|----------|-----------|-------|
| [what was decided] | [why] | [who owns it] |

## Action Items

### Immediate (This Week)
- [ ] **[Owner]:** [Action item]
- [ ] **[Owner]:** [Action item]

### Waiting On Others
- [ ] **[Person]:** [What they need to provide]
- [ ] **[Person]:** [What they need to provide]

### Future (Can Wait)
- [ ] [Action item for later]

## Credentials/Access Needed
[If any credentials or access was discussed]

| Item | From Whom | For What |
|------|-----------|----------|
| [credential] | [person] | [purpose] |

## Follow-Up Required

**Email to send:**
- To: [recipients]
- Subject: [suggested subject]
- Include: [key points to mention]

**Next Meeting:** [date/time if scheduled]

## Questions/Clarifications Needed
- [Question that came up but wasn't resolved]
- [Thing that needs verification]

## Raw Notes
<details>
<summary>Original input (click to expand)</summary>

[Paste original transcript/notes here for reference]

</details>

Execution Steps

1. Parse input - Accept transcript, notes, or summarize from conversation
2. Extract entities:
   • People mentioned
   • Dates and deadlines
   • Technical terms or project names
   • Credentials or access discussed
3. Identify action items:
   • Tasks assigned to specific people
   • Things waiting on external input
   • Decisions that need to be made
4. Categorize urgency:
   • Immediate (this week)
   • Waiting on others
   • Future/can wait
5. Generate output in template format
6. Save to vault at appropriate location:
   • Sessions/YYYY-MM-DD-meeting-project.md for session-type meetings
   • Projects/Name/meetings/YYYY-MM-DD.md for project-specific meetings
7. Update related STATUS.md if blockers or deadlines changed

Follow-Up Actions

After processing meeting notes, offer to:

1. Draft follow-up email summarizing action items
2. Update project STATUS.md with new blockers/deadlines
3. Create tasks in relevant tracking system
4. Update CREDENTIALS_NEEDED.md if new credentials mentioned

Email Draft Format

When drafting follow-up emails:

Subject: [Meeting] - Summary & Action Items - [Date]

Hi [names],

Thanks for meeting today. Here's a quick summary:

**Discussed:**
- [Key point 1]
- [Key point 2]

**Action Items:**
- [Person]: [Task]
- [Person]: [Task]

**Waiting on:**
- [Item needed from someone]

**Next Steps:**
[What happens next]

Let me know if I missed anything.

Best,
[Your name]

Keep emails:

• Plain text (Gmail-ready)
• Concise but complete
• Action-oriented
• Professional but friendly