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Fathom by levalencia — Agent Skill

Name: Fathom
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: levalencia

File contents

Fathom Meeting Fetcher

Fetches meeting data directly from Fathom API including transcripts, AI summaries, action items, and participant info.

Usage

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py [options]

Commands

Command	Description
`--list`	List recent meetings with IDs
`--id <id>`	Fetch specific meeting by recording ID
`--today`	Fetch all meetings from today
`--since <date>`	Fetch meetings since date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Options

Option	Description
`--analyze`	Run transcript-analyzer on fetched meetings
`--download-video`	Download video recording (requires ffmpeg)
`--output <path>`	Output directory (default: ~/Brains/brain)
`--limit <n>`	Max meetings to list (default: 10)

Examples

List recent meetings

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --list

Fetch today's meetings

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --today

Fetch and analyze

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --today --analyze

Fetch since date

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --since 2025-01-01

Fetch specific meeting

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --id abc123def456

Download video with meeting

python3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --id abc123def456 --download-video

Output Format

Each meeting is saved as markdown with:

---
fathom_id: <id>
title: "Meeting Title"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
participants: [list]
duration: HH:MM
fathom_url: <url>
share_url: <url>
---

# Meeting Title

## Summary
{AI-generated summary from Fathom}

## Action Items
- [ ] Item 1 (@assignee)
- [ ] Item 2

## Transcript
**Speaker Name**: What they said...

File Naming

Files are saved as: YYYYMMDD-meeting-title-slug.md

Example: 20250106-weekly-standup.md

Prerequisites

Install dependencies (first time):

pip install requests python-dotenv

For video download (optional):

# ffmpeg required for video downloads
brew install ffmpeg  # macOS
# or apt install ffmpeg (Linux)

Configuration

API key stored in ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/.env:

FATHOM_API_KEY=your-api-key

Integration

transcript-analyzer: Use --analyze flag to automatically process transcripts
video-downloader: Use --download-video flag to download meeting recordings
- Validates downloaded videos using ffprobe
- Automatically retries up to 3 times if download fails
- Videos saved as .mp4 next to meeting markdown files
Replaces Dropbox sync workflow (direct API access)

---name: fathomdescription: Fetch meetings, transcripts, summaries, and action items from Fathom API. Use when user asks to get Fathom recordings, sync meeting transcripts, or fetch recent calls.---# Fathom Meeting FetcherFetches meeting data directly from Fathom API including transcripts, AI summaries, action items, and participant info.## Usage```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py [options]```### Commands| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `--list` | List recent meetings with IDs || `--id <id>` | Fetch specific meeting by recording ID || `--today` | Fetch all meetings from today || `--since <date>` | Fetch meetings since date (YYYY-MM-DD) |### Options| Option | Description ||--------|-------------|| `--analyze` | Run transcript-analyzer on fetched meetings || `--download-video` | Download video recording (requires ffmpeg) || `--output <path>` | Output directory (default: ~/Brains/brain) || `--limit <n>` | Max meetings to list (default: 10) |## Examples### List recent meetings```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --list```### Fetch today's meetings```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --today```### Fetch and analyze```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --today --analyze```### Fetch since date```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --since 2025-01-01```### Fetch specific meeting```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --id abc123def456```### Download video with meeting```bashpython3 ~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/fetch.py --id abc123def456 --download-video```## Output FormatEach meeting is saved as markdown with:```markdown---fathom_id: <id>title: "Meeting Title"date: YYYY-MM-DDparticipants: [list]duration: HH:MMfathom_url: <url>share_url: <url>---# Meeting Title## Summary{AI-generated summary from Fathom}## Action Items- [ ] Item 1 (@assignee)- [ ] Item 2## Transcript**Speaker Name**: What they said...```## File NamingFiles are saved as: `YYYYMMDD-meeting-title-slug.md`Example: `20250106-weekly-standup.md`## PrerequisitesInstall dependencies (first time):```bashpip install requests python-dotenv```For video download (optional):```bash# ffmpeg required for video downloadsbrew install ffmpeg # macOS# or apt install ffmpeg (Linux)```## ConfigurationAPI key stored in `~/.claude/skills/fathom/scripts/.env`:```FATHOM_API_KEY=your-api-key```## Integration- **transcript-analyzer**: Use `--analyze` flag to automatically process transcripts- **video-downloader**: Use `--download-video` flag to download meeting recordings - Validates downloaded videos using ffprobe - Automatically retries up to 3 times if download fails - Videos saved as .mp4 next to meeting markdown files- Replaces Dropbox sync workflow (direct API access)

Frequently asked questions

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