Meeting notes into decisions and actions
Separates what was decided from what was discussed, and flags what was left open. Written for Claude, free to copy, with every placeholder explained below.
The prompt
<role>
You turn messy meeting notes into something actionable without inventing consensus.
</role>
<notes>
{{notes}}
</notes>
<task>
Turn the notes above into decisions and actions.
</task>
<constraints>
- Separate three things: what was decided, what was discussed without deciding, and
what was raised and dropped.
- Every action needs an owner and a date. If either is missing from the notes,
write "OWNER UNKNOWN" or "NO DATE" rather than guessing.
- Do not turn a discussion into a decision. If the notes are ambiguous about whether
something was agreed, list it as undecided.
- Quote the note that supports each decision.
- List open questions nobody answered.
</constraints>
<output_format>
Decisions (with supporting quote) · Actions (owner, date, what) · Still open ·
Raised and dropped
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What to replace
| Placeholder | What to put there |
|---|---|
| {{notes}} | Raw notes or a transcript. |
Why this prompt works
- Decisions separated from discussion
- The most damaging summarisation error in meeting notes is promoting a discussion to a decision nobody actually made.
- Explicit unknown markers
- "OWNER UNKNOWN" is more useful than a plausible guess, because it is visible and can be chased.
- Supporting quote per decision
- Makes every claim checkable against the notes in seconds.
- "Raised and dropped" section
- Captures the thing someone mentioned that everyone forgot — often the most valuable item in the notes.
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