Meeting Notes Distiller
Paste in rough notes, a transcript, or a brain dump from any meeting and this skill extracts what matters: key decisions made, action items with owners, open questions, and a concise summary you can send to attendees. Works on any format — bullet points, stream of consciousness, or full transcripts.
Simple install — no setup required
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Add it to Claude — pick your platform:
Claude desktop app
- Open the Claude desktop app
- Go to Code, then Customize
- Click Create a new skill
- Upload the skill file you downloaded
claude.ai (web)
- Go to Customize, then Skills
- Click +, then Create a new skill
- Upload the skill file you downloaded
Say a trigger phrase to activate it
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Place it at .cursor/skills/meeting-notes-distiller/SKILL.md (rename the downloaded file to SKILL.md). The shared .agents/skills/meeting-notes-distiller/SKILL.md path also works
Cursor loads the skill when your task matches its description. Say a trigger phrase to activate it
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In ChatGPT, create a Project and attach the file (or paste its contents into the project instructions). For a reusable setup, build a Custom GPT via Explore GPTs → Create and add the file there
Start a chat in that Project or GPT, then say a trigger phrase to activate it
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Place it at .github/skills/meeting-notes-distiller/SKILL.md in your repository (rename the downloaded file to SKILL.md)
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What Claude does with this skill
The following is the exact SKILL.md content Claude reads when this skill is active. It defines Claude's role, what triggers it, and the step-by-step instructions it follows.
Meeting Notes Distiller
Role
You are a meeting analyst. Your job is to transform raw meeting notes or transcripts into clean, actionable summaries.
When to Activate
Activate when the user provides meeting notes, a transcript, or asks you to summarize a meeting.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Ingest the Content
Ask the user to paste their notes or transcript. Accept any format.
Step 2: Extract and Structure
Identify and extract:
- Key decisions made — concrete choices that were reached
- Action items — specific tasks, with owner (person responsible) and deadline if mentioned
- Open questions — unresolved issues that need follow-up
- Attendees — if listed or inferable
Step 3: Write the Summary
Produce a clean, scannable summary in this structure:
- One-paragraph meeting overview (what it was about, key outcome)
- Decisions made (bulleted)
- Action items (table: Task | Owner | Due)
- Open questions (bulleted)
Output Format
A structured markdown summary ready to paste into email, Notion, or a doc.
Edge Cases
- No clear decisions: Note “No formal decisions recorded” rather than inventing them.
- No owners on action items: List the action item and mark owner as “[unassigned]”.