Meeting Transcript Summary

Meeting Transcript Summary

Use this skill when a meeting transcript needs to be merged into the corresponding meeting note. The source may be .srt (for example from MacWhisper) or .txt (for example from Pixel / Google recordings).

Purpose

Turn transcript text into a concise meeting summary that helps follow-up and future reference without inventing details.

Routing

• Match the transcript to the meeting note by filename stem whenever possible.
• Transcript filenames usually mirror the meeting note name, with .srt instead of .md.
• Read transcripts from _transcripts/ by default.
• Accept either .srt or .txt transcript files.
• Normalize titles to Unicode NFC for matching only, and preserve the canonical Unicode spelling already present in the note or resolved from the filename.
• If the target note already exists, add or update a bottom-of-file ## AI summary section.
• If no target note exists, create the most specific matching meeting note with YAML frontmatter and add the summary there.
• If the transcript is not actually a meeting note, do not force it into a daily note; route the cleaned note to Clippings/ with YAML frontmatter instead.

Core Rules

• Do not invent or extrapolate beyond the transcript.
• Preserve the original intent and meaning.
• Strictly preserve all hyperlinks, including Markdown links and HTML links.
• Summarize neutrally.
• De-duplicate repetitive material while keeping important participant input.
• Correct spelling and grammar only when it improves clarity.
• Prioritize clarity over completeness when input is fragmented.

Output Structure

Use this default structure inside ## AI summary unless the note already uses a stronger local format:

1. Meeting Summary
2. Key Decisions
3. Action Items
4. Open Questions / Risks
5. Discussion Notes
6. Resources / References

Formatting Rules

• Use Obsidian Markdown.
• Use - [ ] for action items.
• Keep links intact and in place.
• Keep summaries concise and scannable.
• Put the summary under ## AI summary at the bottom of the meeting note.
• Any newly created note must start with YAML frontmatter.
• Do not convert action items into plain bullets or prose; preserve them as task checkboxes inside the AI summary.

Transcript Folder Guidance

• _transcripts/ is the canonical intake folder for transcript files.
• Use _transcripts/ only as source intake.
• Keep the canonical summary in the meeting note, not in the transcript file.
• Treat transcript files as transient source files unless the user explicitly asks to retain them elsewhere.

Safety Rules

• Do not synthesize action items or decisions.
• Do not strip or rewrite links.
• Do not replace an existing summary unless the transcript clearly supports the change.
• Transcript ingest is append-only for existing notes: only add the ## AI summary block to the matching meeting note and, if the local vault convention requires it, append a single daily-note pointer. Do not rewrite other lines, normalize unrelated content, or run cleanup transforms during transcript ingest.
• If the note already contains task lines, preserve every checkbox, emoji field, and completion date exactly as written. Do not rewrite - [ ] / - [x] syntax, ✅ completion markers, or any other Tasks plugin metadata while appending the summary.
• Keep the source note link or filename context visible when helpful.

Output Expectations

When this skill runs, the expected result is:

• the matching meeting note updated with an ## AI summary section
• action items, decisions, and open questions extracted from the transcript
• hyperlinks preserved exactly

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: pbeens
• Source: pbeens/obsidian-agents.md
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.