• TASKS
  • OWNERS
  • DATES
  • HUMAN

How to extract meeting action items with your AI

Connect Fathom to your AI client once. After that, you can turn any meeting transcript into a structured list of tasks.

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Short answer

How do I get action items from my Fathom meetings?

Your AI pulls the transcript and identifies specific tasks, owners, and deadlines. You'll get a clean list of work ready to use.

Where your tasks land.

The outcomes of the extraction.

The AI processes the conversation and organizes the data into these specific results.

TASKS

Actionable items

The AI finds specific commitments made during the call. You get a list of things that actually need to be done.

OWNERS

Assigned people

The AI identifies who is responsible for each task. It links names from the conversation to the work items.

DATES

Due dates

The AI picks out deadlines and timeframes mentioned in the meeting. This keeps your follow-ups on schedule.

HUMAN

Manual review

The AI can't know if a task was actually agreed upon or if a deadline is realistic. You'll need to verify the list.

The workflow

What your AI does when the meeting arrives.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of reading and organizing the conversation.

  1. Read the transcript

    Your AI pulls the full text of the conversation from Fathom.

    get_transcript

  2. Find action items

    The AI scans the text to find specific tasks and commitments.

    get_action_items

  3. Identify owners

    The AI matches names found in the transcript to the tasks it identified.

    get_action_items

  4. Extract deadlines

    The AI finds mentions of due dates or upcoming milestones within the text.

    get_action_items

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts once you have connected Fathom.

Starting points

Swap out the meeting names for your actual Fathom recordings.

Fathom Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_j68QzRBSoXLPw9RhjueMbKLPG6ZzNrUFJHPw7sWh/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Fathom capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "fathom-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_j68QzRBSoXLPw9RhjueMbKLPG6ZzNrUFJHPw7sWh/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Connect Fathom once, then ask.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI edit my Fathom transcripts?

    No. The AI only reads the data to extract information.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically add tasks to my project management tool?

    No. The AI extracts the tasks, but you have to move them to your other tools yourself.

  • 03

    Can the AI delete my meeting recordings?

    No. The AI has no capability to delete or change anything in Fathom.

  • 04

    Can it find tasks from meetings that happened last week?

    Yes, as long as those meetings are in your Fathom account.

  • 05

    What if the person's name isn't in the transcript?

    The AI might struggle to assign an owner if no names are mentioned in the text.

  • More questions about Fathom? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Fathom Connector can do

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