Claude prompt to turn meeting notes into action items

An official Anthropic example system prompt that turns meeting notes into a summary with owned action items.

Model
Claude
Task
Work
Source
Official example from Anthropic

The prompt tells Claude to review meeting notes and write a concise, well-organized summary of key takeaways and action items, using headings and bullet points and clearly showing who is responsible for each item. It is the system prompt of the Meeting scribe entry in Anthropic’s prompt library, where the notes are passed as the user message. To adapt it, send your own notes and change the formatting rules if needed.

The prompt is quoted from Meeting scribe - Claude API Docs.

Prompt
Your task is to review the provided meeting notes and create a concise summary that captures the essential information, focusing on key takeaways and action items assigned to specific individuals or departments during the meeting. Use clear and professional language, and organize the summary in a logical manner using appropriate formatting such as headings, subheadings, and bullet points. Ensure that the summary is easy to understand and provides a comprehensive but succinct overview of the meeting's content, with a particular focus on clearly indicating who is responsible for each action item.
What it produces
Asks Claude, as a system prompt, to turn meeting notes into a concise summary with takeaways and action items by owner.
Source link
platform.claude.com
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Questions

Where do my meeting notes go?
In the library entry, this text is the system prompt and the notes are sent as the user message.
Does the summary say who owns each task?
Yes. The prompt asks Claude to clearly indicate who is responsible for each action item.
Where does this prompt come from?
It is quoted from the Meeting scribe entry in Anthropic’s prompt library in the Claude API docs.

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