Meeting Debrief
Transform raw meeting transcripts into structured debriefs with Excalidraw visualizations, action items, and strategic recommendations.
Input
The user provides a meeting transcript (timestamped conversation, Fathom notes, raw text, or pasted recording output). If no transcript is provided, ask the user to paste or attach one.
Processing Steps
Step 1 — Identify Participants & Context
- Extract speaker names (map "You" to the user, "Others" to named participants)
- Determine meeting type: discovery, follow-up, pitch, check-in, negotiation, brainstorm
- Note the date if mentioned, otherwise use today's date
Step 2 — Extract Key Topics
Group the conversation into 3-7 major topics discussed. For each topic:
- Topic name (2-5 words)
- Summary (2-3 sentences)
- Key details (bullet points of specific facts, numbers, names mentioned)
Step 3 — Extract Entities
Pull out all named entities:
- People — name, role/title, organization
- Companies — name, stage, sector, what they do, key metrics
- Organizations — accelerators, universities, investors mentioned
- Products/Services — specific offerings discussed
- Financial figures — funding amounts, valuations, revenue targets
Step 4 — Action Items
Extract every action item with:
- What — specific task
- Who — responsible party
- When — deadline or timeframe if mentioned
- Priority — High / Medium / Low (inferred from urgency and impact)
Step 5 — Recommendations
Based on the conversation, generate 3-5 strategic recommendations:
- What opportunity or risk was identified
- Suggested next move
- Why it matters
Step 6 — Generate Excalidraw Visualization
Build an Excalidraw JSON file that visually maps the meeting. The diagram should include:
- Title banner at the top with meeting name, date, and participants
- Business model / structure section — if the other party described how their business works, visualize it as a flow diagram
- Portfolio / entities section — cards for each company or entity discussed with key stats
- Action items section — checklist-style boxes with owner and deadline
- Recommendations section — highlighted boxes with strategic suggestions
- Relationship map — connections between you, the other party, and opportunities
Use the Excalidraw JSON template in templates/excalidraw-base.json as a starting structure. Generate element IDs using random alphanumeric strings (10 chars).
Excalidraw Element Guidelines
- Use
rectangleelements for cards and sections - Use
textelements for labels and content - Use
arrowelements for relationships and flows - Use
diamondelements for decision points - Color coding:
#1e1e1ebackground for title banner, white text#dbeafe(light blue) for topic/entity cards#dcfce7(light green) for action items#fef3c7(light yellow) for recommendations#fce7f3(light pink) for key relationships/opportunities#f3e8ff(light purple) for financial/metrics
Save the Excalidraw file as meeting-debrief-[participant]-[YYYY-MM-DD].excalidraw in the current working directory.
Step 7 — Output Summary
Present the debrief in this format:
## Meeting Debrief: [Meeting Title]
**Date:** [date] | **Participants:** [names] | **Type:** [meeting type]
---
### Key Topics
[numbered list with summaries]
### Companies & Entities
[table: Name | Sector | Stage | Key Metric | Notes]
### Action Items
| # | Task | Owner | Deadline | Priority |
|---|------|-------|----------|----------|
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
### Recommendations
1. **[Title]** — [description and rationale]
### Files Generated
- `meeting-debrief-[name]-[date].excalidraw` — Visual meeting map (open in Excalidraw or VS Code with Excalidraw extension)
Step 8 — CRM Integration (Optional)
If CRM tools are available (HubSpot or Zoho), offer to:
- Create/update contacts for participants
- Log meeting notes
- Create deals if investment/partnership opportunities were discussed
- Tag with relevant pipeline stage
Guidelines
- Be thorough in extraction — capture specific numbers, dates, and names
- Infer action items even if not explicitly stated (e.g., "I'll send you my calendar" = action item)
- Recommendations should be strategic and actionable, not generic
- The Excalidraw visualization should be readable and well-spaced (min 200px between elements)
- If the transcript is very long (>30 min), focus on the most substantive sections
- Always generate the Excalidraw file — this is the core differentiator of this skill