• TASKS
  • OWNERS
  • DECISIONS
  • HUMAN

How to extract meeting action items with your AI

Connect Fireflies.ai to your agent once. After that, you can pull tasks and decisions directly from your meeting history.

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Short answer

How can I get action items from my meetings using AI?

Your agent uses the Fireflies.ai connector to pull text from your recordings and identify specific tasks. You'll get a clean list of who needs to do what without re-watching the video.

The results.

Where your tasks land.

The AI processes the transcript and organizes the output into these categories.

TASKS

Actionable items

The AI identifies specific commitments made during the call. You get a list of tasks ready for your project manager.

OWNERS

Assigned people

The agent links every task to the person who agreed to do it. This keeps accountability clear.

DECISIONS

Final calls

It pulls out the key conclusions and consensus reached. Use this to prevent circular discussions later.

HUMAN

Review needed

The AI flags ambiguous statements or unclear owners. You'll need to check these manually to ensure accuracy.

The workflow

What your AI does when the transcript arrives.

The agent handles the heavy lifting of reading through the meeting data.

  1. Find the meeting

    Your agent looks through your Fireflies.ai history to find the specific recording you're interested in.

    list_transcripts

  2. Read the text

    Once found, the agent pulls the full text of the conversation.

    get_transcript

  3. Identify tasks

    The agent scans the text for verbs and names associated with upcoming work.

    get_transcript

  4. Organize output

    The agent formats the findings into a structured list of tasks and owners.

    get_transcript

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts once you've connected Fireflies.ai.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed text for your specific meeting names or dates.

Fireflies.ai Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_631xY2TVq7avT8xsGGZpol128lXaGtWPNR1Nr4O2/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 — Fireflies.ai capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firefliesai-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_631xY2TVq7avT8xsGGZpol128lXaGtWPNR1Nr4O2/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all action items from the [Project Kickoff] meeting.

  • Who was assigned the task to [update the budget] in the [Sales Sync] transcript?

  • Summarize the key decisions made during the [Product Roadmap] call.

  • Find all deadlines mentioned in the [Weekly Standup] recording.

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Start here

Connect Fireflies.ai once, then ask.

Just click the link to authorize the connection. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your agent about your meetings.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI edit my Fireflies.ai recordings?

    No. The AI can only read the transcripts to extract information.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically add tasks to my Jira or Asana?

    No. The AI extracts the tasks from the transcript, but you must manually move them to your task manager.

  • 03

    How does the AI know which meeting to look at?

    You tell it the name or date of the meeting in your prompt, and it uses the transcript list to find the right one.

  • 04

    Can the AI see my video recordings?

    No. It only accesses the text transcripts of your meetings.

  • 05

    What happens if a task wasn't clearly assigned?

    The AI will either list it as an unassigned task or flag it for you to review manually.

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