Fireflies Realtime Transcription

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Streams live transcription from an active meeting in real time via WebSocket. Output shows speaker names and transcribed text as speech is detected. Use this when you need to monitor a meeting's transcription as it happens.

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706/2/2026
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Our review

Streams live transcription from active Fireflies meetings via WebSocket, displaying speaker and text in real-time.

Strengths

  • Real-time transcription output as speech is detected.
  • Simple command-line usage with just a meeting ID.
  • Integrates with Fireflies API for authenticated access.
  • Allows monitoring of meetings without being present.

Limitations

  • Requires an active meeting with Fireflies bot already present.
  • Some delay due to speech processing is normal.
  • Only works with one meeting at a time from command line.
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to monitor or capture live transcription from an ongoing Fireflies-enabled meeting.

When not to use it

Do not use this skill for past meetings or if you need a permanent transcript record; use the Fireflies API to fetch transcripts instead.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score90/100

The skill uses a specific npm package to connect to the Fireflies API WebSocket for live transcription. There is no destructive or exfiltrating instruction, no obfuscation, and the command is limited to the intended purpose. The allowed-tool restricts execution to the named package, minimizing risk.

No concerns found

Examples

Live transcription from known meeting ID
Start streaming the live transcription for meeting ID meeting_abc123 using the Fireflies realtime command.
Monitor current active meeting
I'm in a meeting with the Fireflies bot. Can you stream the real-time transcription so I can see it in my terminal?

name: ff-realtime description: Stream live transcription from active meetings in real-time via WebSocket. Use when monitoring live meeting transcription. allowed-tools: Bash(npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api realtime *)

Fireflies Realtime

Stream live transcription from active meetings in real-time.

This is the key differentiator of this SDK - live transcription streaming via Socket.IO.

Command

npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api realtime <meeting-id>

How It Works

  1. Connects to Fireflies WebSocket at wss://api.fireflies.ai/ws/realtime
  2. Authenticates with your API key
  3. Streams transcription chunks as they arrive
  4. Output appears continuously as speakers talk

Output Format

Each line shows the speaker and their transcribed text:

John: Good morning everyone, let's get started.
Sarah: I have some updates on the project.
John: Great, please go ahead.

Examples

# Stream from an active meeting
npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api realtime "meeting_abc123"

Requirements

  • An active meeting with Fireflies bot present
  • Valid API key with realtime access
  • The meeting must be currently in progress

Notes

  • Press Ctrl+C to stop streaming
  • Chunks arrive in real-time as speech is detected
  • Some delay is normal due to speech processing

Instructions

  1. Verify API key is set:

    test -n "$FIREFLIES_API_KEY" && echo "Ready" || echo "ERROR: Set FIREFLIES_API_KEY"
    
  2. The meeting ID can be obtained from:

    • npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api meetings list for active meetings
    • The Fireflies dashboard
  3. Start the realtime stream and let the user see transcription as it happens.

  4. Warn user that Ctrl+C will be needed to stop the stream.

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