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Fathom by kbarbel640-del — Agent Skill

Name: Fathom
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

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Fathom Skill

Connect to Fathom AI to fetch call recordings, transcripts, and summaries.

Setup

1. Get Your API Key

Go to developers.fathom.ai
Create an API key
Copy the key (format: v1XDx...)

2. Configure

# Option A: Store in file (recommended)
echo "YOUR_API_KEY" > ~/.fathom_api_key
chmod 600 ~/.fathom_api_key

# Option B: Environment variable
export FATHOM_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

3. Test Connection

./scripts/setup.sh

Commands

List Recent Calls

./scripts/list-calls.sh                    # Last 10 calls
./scripts/list-calls.sh --limit 20         # Last 20 calls
./scripts/list-calls.sh --after 2026-01-01 # Calls after date
./scripts/list-calls.sh --json             # Raw JSON output

Get Transcript

./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789      # By recording ID
./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 --json
./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 --text-only

Get Summary

./scripts/get-summary.sh 123456789         # By recording ID
./scripts/get-summary.sh 123456789 --json

Search Calls

./scripts/search-calls.sh "product launch" # Search transcripts
./scripts/search-calls.sh --speaker "Lucas"
./scripts/search-calls.sh --after 2026-01-01 --before 2026-01-15

API Reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
`/meetings`	GET	List meetings with filters
`/recordings/{id}/transcript`	GET	Full transcript with speakers
`/recordings/{id}/summary`	GET	AI summary + action items
`/webhooks`	POST	Register webhook for auto-sync

Base URL: https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1
Auth: X-API-Key header

Filters for list-calls

Filter	Description	Example
`--limit N`	Number of results	`--limit 20`
`--after DATE`	Calls after date	`--after 2026-01-01`
`--before DATE`	Calls before date	`--before 2026-01-15`
`--cursor TOKEN`	Pagination cursor	`--cursor eyJo...`

Output Formats

Flag	Description
`--json`	Raw JSON from API
`--table`	Formatted table (default for lists)
`--text-only`	Plain text (transcripts only)

Examples

Get your last call's summary

# Get latest call ID
CALL_ID=$(./scripts/list-calls.sh --limit 1 --json | jq -r '.[0].recording_id')

# Get summary
./scripts/get-summary.sh $CALL_ID

Export all calls from last week

./scripts/list-calls.sh --after $(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d) --json > last_week_calls.json

Find calls mentioning a topic

./scripts/search-calls.sh "quarterly review"

Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
"No API key found"	Run setup or set `FATHOM_API_KEY`
"401 Unauthorized"	Check API key is valid
"429 Rate Limited"	Wait and retry
"Recording not found"	Verify recording ID exists

Webhook Setup (Advanced)

For automatic transcript ingestion, see the webhook setup guide:

./scripts/setup-webhook.sh --url https://your-endpoint.com/webhook

Requires a publicly accessible HTTPS endpoint.

---name: fathomdescription: Connect to Fathom AI to fetch call recordings, transcripts, and summaries. Use when user asks about their meetings, call history, or wants to search past conversations.---# Fathom SkillConnect to [Fathom AI](https://fathom.video) to fetch call recordings, transcripts, and summaries.## Setup### 1. Get Your API Key1. Go to [developers.fathom.ai](https://developers.fathom.ai)2. Create an API key3. Copy the key (format: `v1XDx...`)### 2. Configure```bash# Option A: Store in file (recommended)echo "YOUR_API_KEY" > ~/.fathom_api_keychmod 600 ~/.fathom_api_key# Option B: Environment variableexport FATHOM_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"```### 3. Test Connection```bash./scripts/setup.sh```---## Commands### List Recent Calls```bash./scripts/list-calls.sh # Last 10 calls./scripts/list-calls.sh --limit 20 # Last 20 calls./scripts/list-calls.sh --after 2026-01-01 # Calls after date./scripts/list-calls.sh --json # Raw JSON output```### Get Transcript```bash./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 # By recording ID./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 --json./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 --text-only```### Get Summary```bash./scripts/get-summary.sh 123456789 # By recording ID./scripts/get-summary.sh 123456789 --json```### Search Calls```bash./scripts/search-calls.sh "product launch" # Search transcripts./scripts/search-calls.sh --speaker "Lucas"./scripts/search-calls.sh --after 2026-01-01 --before 2026-01-15```---## API Reference| Endpoint | Method | Description ||----------|--------|-------------|| `/meetings` | GET | List meetings with filters || `/recordings/{id}/transcript` | GET | Full transcript with speakers || `/recordings/{id}/summary` | GET | AI summary + action items || `/webhooks` | POST | Register webhook for auto-sync |**Base URL:** `https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1` **Auth:** `X-API-Key` header---## Filters for list-calls| Filter | Description | Example ||--------|-------------|---------|| `--limit N` | Number of results | `--limit 20` || `--after DATE` | Calls after date | `--after 2026-01-01` || `--before DATE` | Calls before date | `--before 2026-01-15` || `--cursor TOKEN` | Pagination cursor | `--cursor eyJo...` |---## Output Formats| Flag | Description ||------|-------------|| `--json` | Raw JSON from API || `--table` | Formatted table (default for lists) || `--text-only` | Plain text (transcripts only) |---## Examples### Get your last call's summary```bash# Get latest call IDCALL_ID=$(./scripts/list-calls.sh --limit 1 --json | jq -r '.[0].recording_id')# Get summary./scripts/get-summary.sh $CALL_ID```### Export all calls from last week```bash./scripts/list-calls.sh --after $(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d) --json > last_week_calls.json```### Find calls mentioning a topic```bash./scripts/search-calls.sh "quarterly review"```---## Troubleshooting| Error | Solution ||-------|----------|| "No API key found" | Run setup or set `FATHOM_API_KEY` || "401 Unauthorized" | Check API key is valid || "429 Rate Limited" | Wait and retry || "Recording not found" | Verify recording ID exists |---## Webhook Setup (Advanced)For automatic transcript ingestion, see the webhook setup guide:```bash./scripts/setup-webhook.sh --url https://your-endpoint.com/webhook```Requires a publicly accessible HTTPS endpoint.

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