Marketing lead has Claude turn Granola transcripts into five-point notes in Obsidian

What they did

Before a meeting they write prep notes in Obsidian with the questions to ask. Granola transcribes the meeting. Afterward, Claude reads the transcript (through Granola's MCP server or a paste) along with the prep and returns a set structure: a TLDR of no more than five points, key takeaways in a few buckets, and action items. The result is saved as a markdown file in Obsidian, and action items go into Todoist. Different meeting types get different templates.

How it went

They say "Granola did a really good job of capturing," and "Claude did a really good job of reducing it." They keep the notes as markdown files they own.

Worth knowing

• On Granola's free plan they can see notes from 30 days, which is why they move summaries out. Anything left out of the summary is lost once the transcript is gone, unless you pay to keep history.
• Price check: Granola: free plan; Business: US$14/month (checked Oct 30, 2026); Claude: free plan; Pro: US$20/month, or US$17/month on a yearly plan (US$200/year) (checked Nov 1, 2026); Obsidian: free plan; Sync: US$5/month, or US$4/month on a yearly plan (US$48/year) (checked Oct 26, 2026); Todoist: free plan; Pro: US$7/month, or US$5/month on a yearly plan (US$60/year) (checked Oct 26, 2026).

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Try it yourself

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Here are my prep notes and the meeting transcript. Give me: a TLDR of at most five bullets, key takeaways grouped under a few headings (no more than five bullets each), and action items with owners. Check whether each prep question got answered and list any that didn't.

Original post

See Mark Herring's original post on YouTube → (May 12, 2026)