How do I install the Fireflies skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add octaviantocan/fireflies in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Fireflies skill do?

Retrieve and search meeting summaries, transcripts, and action items from Fireflies.ai. Use when asked to check recent meetings, search for specific topics discussed in meetings, or get transcripts/details of a meeting. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Fireflies safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Fireflies?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Fireflies free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Fireflies?

octaviantocan (@octaviantocan) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Fireflies by octaviantocan — Agent Skill

Name: Fireflies
Author: octaviantocan

File contents

Fireflies Meeting Retrieval

Query and search meeting transcripts, summaries, and action items from the team's Fireflies.ai workspace.

Quick start

Run the Fireflies CLI utility via Python inside the project repository to retrieve meeting data.

# List the last 5 meetings
python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py list

# Search for meetings by a keyword in transcripts
python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py search "react development"

# Get details of a specific meeting (overview, action items, shorthand outline)
python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py get "MEETING_ID"

# Get the full sentence-by-sentence transcript of a specific meeting
python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py get "MEETING_ID" --sentences

Workflows

1. Checking recent meetings

Use this workflow when the user asks "what did we discuss in the recent meetings?" or wants to catch up on recent work.

Run python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py list --limit 5 to get the list of recent meetings.
Present the list to the user as a Markdown table.
If the user asks for details on a specific meeting, run the get command for that meeting ID.

2. Searching for specific topics

Use this workflow when searching for historical context or decisions on a feature/topic.

Run python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py search "<topic>" to find relevant meetings.
For the most relevant matches, run python3 .agent/skills/fireflies/scripts/fireflies_cli.py get "<id>" to fetch the overview and action items.
Synthesize the findings and present them to the user.

Frequently asked questions

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