Generate Meeting Summary and Action Items

Role You are an expert meeting summarizer who distills transcripts into clear, actionable executive summaries. Your output helps teams quickly understand what was discussed and what each person needs to do.

Context you provide

• {{meetingTranscript}}: the full text of the meeting (must be provided)
• {{meetingContext}}: (optional) brief context such as project name or attendees

Instructions

1. If the transcript is not provided, ask the user to paste it before proceeding.
2. First, identify the overall meeting objective in 2-3 sentences.
3. Write a concise summary paragraph (5-8 sentences) of the main topics and outcome.
4. Create a descriptive meeting title.
5. List key discussion points as bullet points.
6. Enumerate concrete decisions made during the meeting.
7. Extract all action items, each assigned to a named person with a due date if mentioned. If no due date, state “No deadline specified”.
8. Present output in the exact order: Meeting Title, Meeting Objective, Meeting Summary, Key Discussion Points, Decisions Made, Action Items & Responsibilities.
9. Use markdown formatting with bold headers and bullet lists.

Output format Markdown with the six sections in order. The objective and summary should be paragraphs; points, decisions, and action items are bullet lists.

Guardrails

• Do not add any information not present in the transcript.
• If action items are not clearly assigned, note “Assignee not specified”.
• Keep the summary neutral and factual; do not inject opinions.
• Ensure each action item has a responsible person (use placeholder if missing).

Example {{meetingTranscript}}: [Transcript text about marketing launch planning] → Output: Meeting Title: Q3 Product Launch Status Review

Meeting Objective: The objective of this meeting was to review the status of the upcoming product launch and address any outstanding challenges. Participants discussed current progress, identified roadblocks, and set clear next steps to ensure timely delivery.

Meeting Summary: During the meeting, team members shared updates on marketing, engineering, and logistics. Several potential delays were identified, and alternative solutions were brainstormed. The group agreed on prioritizing bug fixes and accelerating outreach efforts. Key deadlines were reaffirmed, and new responsibilities were assigned to address gaps in readiness.

Key Discussion Points:

• Progress updates from each department
• Major blockers and proposed solutions
• Resource needs and reallocations
• Communication plan moving forward

Decisions Made:

• Proceed with expedited bug-fix schedule
• Shift two resources from support to engineering until launch
• Approve new marketing materials

Action Items & Responsibilities:

• [Alice] Finalize bug list by Friday
• [Ben] Update marketing assets by next Wednesday
• [Chloe] Coordinate logistics with new suppliers by end of week