• DECISIONS
  • CONTEXT
  • HISTORY
  • HUMAN

How to summarize recorded meetings with your AI

Connect Fathom to your AI client to turn video recordings into text. You'll stop rewatching footage and start getting answers directly from your meeting history.

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Short answer

How can I summarize my Fathom meetings with AI?

Your AI client uses Fathom to pull specific meeting summaries or list your entire recording history. You get the core decisions and context without ever opening a video player. Here is what you get.

Meeting insights

Where your meeting data lands

The AI processes your Fathom data into these specific formats.

DECISIONS

Key decision logs

The AI extracts specific agreements and commitments made during calls. You get a clean list of what was decided and by whom.

CONTEXT

Meeting summaries

Instead of watching a 30-minute video, you get a condensed version of the conversation. This provides the necessary background for any project.

HISTORY

Meeting archives

Your agent can scan through your past recordings to find specific topics. This turns your meeting library into a searchable knowledge base.

HUMAN

Manual review

You still need to verify specific quotes or nuances. The AI provides the text, but you decide if the interpretation matches the intent.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your Fathom account.

  1. Locate recordings

    The agent identifies which meetings you are talking about by looking through your recent history.

    list_meetings

  2. Extract content

    Once the correct meeting is found, the agent pulls the specific summary data.

    get_summary

  3. Distill information

    The agent reads the summary to find the specific answers or decisions you asked for.

    get_summary

  4. Present findings

    The agent delivers the distilled context directly into your current chat window.

    get_summary

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these lines to trigger the Fathom connection.

Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap out the meeting names or topics with your actual Fathom data.

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
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fathom-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_j68QzRBSoXLPw9RhjueMbKLPG6ZzNrUFJHPw7sWh/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List my recent Fathom meetings so I can pick one.

  • Summarize the meeting from yesterday about the Q3 budget.

  • What were the key decisions made in the Project Phoenix sync?

  • Find the meeting where we discussed the new hiring plan and tell me the outcome.

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Start here

Connect Fathom once, then ask.

Click the link to authorize the connection. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking questions about your meetings in any compatible client.

Connect Fathom to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI edit my Fathom recordings?

    No. The AI can only read summaries and list meetings. It cannot change, delete, or edit any data within Fathom.

  • 02

    Does the AI watch the full video?

    No. The AI uses the summary data provided by Fathom to answer your questions.

  • 03

    Can I ask about a meeting that happened a month ago?

    Yes, as long as that meeting is visible in your Fathom meeting list.

  • 04

    Will the AI automatically post summaries to my Slack?

    No. The AI only provides information to you in your active chat session.

  • 05

    Can the AI create new meetings in Fathom?

    No. The available tools are limited to retrieving existing meeting lists and summaries.

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