meeting-note_skill

Overview

This skill converts exploratory and decision-focused meetings into concise, actionable, and networked meeting notes. It emphasizes why decisions were made, who holds views or power, hidden assumptions, risks/opportunities, and connects outcomes into a Zettelkasten-style knowledge network. Use it to turn discussion into traceable decisions and executable tasks.

How this skill works

The skill follows a strict multi-step workflow: plan (TODO), collect meeting metadata and importance level, perform layered readings to split topics and identify facts/arguments/assumptions, and then structure each topic into conclusion/consensus/dissent/decision-trajectory/risk/actions. It atomizes insights into reusable Zettelkasten notes and enforces quality checks (TBD markers, measurable actions, ≥2 internal links).

When to use it

• Decision or exploration meetings where outcomes, responsibilities, or trade-offs must be captured
• Cross-functional discussions that require traceable decision trajectories and follow-up
• Situations needing explicit capture of hidden assumptions, power dynamics, or unresolved risks
• Project- or strategy-level meetings that must feed into a knowledge index or execution system
• When you want meeting outputs to become reusable knowledge (Zettelkasten) rather than a transcript

Best practices

• Do a Step 0 TODO plan before producing notes to set scope and deliverables
• Mark unknowns explicitly with 'TBD' rather than guessing
• Split content by topic first, then analyze each topic to avoid superficial summaries
• List non-consensus views with speaker and reasoning; include evidence for any inferred assumptions
• Produce action items that are actionable, measurable, attributable, and timebound (use TBD if missing)
• Create at least two [[Zettelkasten]] links per note to integrate into the knowledge network

Example use cases

• Product roadmap meeting where trade-offs, decision trail, and owners must be recorded
• Cross-team alignment session that leaves open questions and needs prioritized follow-ups
• Strategic review requiring capture of hidden assumptions and proposed mitigation actions
• Vendor negotiation debrief that must document concessions, decision logic, and next steps
• Executive decision session where outputs feed into organizational index and accountability