Bring Meeting Transcription
to Claude Code
Learn how to connect Fireflies.ai to Claude Code and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Fireflies.ai MCP Server?
Connect your Fireflies.ai account to any AI agent and take full control of your meeting documentation and conversational knowledge retrieval through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Meeting Orchestration — List and manage meeting transcripts programmatically, including retrieving AI summaries, action items, and complete text logs
- Live Transcription — Programmatically invite the Fireflies bot to ongoing Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams calls for real-time recording and documentation
- Transcript Intelligence — Use 'AskFred' to ask complex natural language questions about specific meeting contents and retrieve instant, high-fidelity answers
- Asset Management — Upload public audio URLs for automated transcription and manage meeting soundbites to preserve critical conversation clips
- Organizational Visibility — Retrieve team member directories and account metadata to coordinate meeting knowledge across your entire workspace
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your Fireflies.ai settings (Settings > API)
3. Start managing your meeting intelligence from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual note-taking or scrubbing through hours of recordings to find a decision. Your AI acts as your dedicated meeting analyst and knowledge coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Product Managers — instantly retrieve action items and summaries from user research calls using natural language
- Sales Teams — monitor customer sentiment and identify key pain points from recent demos without leaving your workspace
- Operations Leads — automate the documentation of team syncs and manage meeting access across the organization
Built-in capabilities (12)
Invite bot to live call
Ask AI about a meeting
Delete a meeting record
Get my profile
Get AI App responses
Get transcript details
List meeting soundbites
List organization users
List all meeting transcripts
List active webhooks
Update meeting title
Transcribe audio file
Why Claude Code?
Claude Code registers Fireflies.ai as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 12 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Fireflies.ai data drives decisions without human intervention.
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Single-command setup:
claude mcp addregisters the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart - —
Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks
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Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using Fireflies.ai tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts
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Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features
Fireflies.ai in Claude Code
Fireflies.ai and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Fireflies.ai to Claude Code through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Fireflies.ai in Claude Code
The Fireflies.ai MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 12 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Code only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Fireflies.ai for Claude Code
Every tool call from Claude Code to the Fireflies.ai MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Fireflies API Key?
Log in to your Fireflies.ai dashboard, navigate to Settings > API, and copy your unique token.
What is AskFred?
AskFred is an AI-powered meeting assistant that can answer questions about any of your recorded meetings based on their transcript data.
Can I record a meeting that is already in progress?
Yes! Use the add_to_live_meeting tool and provide the join URL. The Fireflies bot will attempt to join the call immediately.
How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http "" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.
Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?
Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.
How do I list all connected MCP servers?
Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.
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Ensure Claude Code is installed globally: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
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