Fireflies SDK - Main Hub

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Main entry point for the Fireflies.ai SDK. It provides commands to list and analyze meeting transcripts, perform full-text search, aggregate meeting analytics, and stream live transcriptions. Use this skill whenever you need to interact with meeting data through the CLI or TypeScript SDK.

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Data & AIIntermediate
806/2/2026
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#fireflies#meeting-transcripts#search#insights#live-streaming

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Our review

Provides a command-line interface to the Fireflies.ai API for managing meeting transcripts, searching content, extracting insights, and live streaming.

Strengths

  • Covers a wide range of Fireflies.ai operations
  • Clear subcommand structure for easy use
  • Offers date shortcuts and human-readable output options
  • Auto-installs the package if missing

Limitations

  • Requires a FIREFLIES_API_KEY environment variable
  • Limited to the capabilities of the Fireflies API
  • May not support all meeting platforms
When to use it

Use when you need to programmatically access or analyze meeting transcripts, search across meetings, or manage Fireflies.ai data.

When not to use it

Do not use if you need to modify meeting audio or video files directly, or if you require real-time meeting bot control beyond adding bots.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score92/100

The skill uses Bash to run npm exec with a third-party package, which carries inherent risk of installing malicious updates. No direct destructive or exfiltration commands are present, but the package is community-built and not officially endorsed. The API key handling is standard but still sensitive.

Findings
  • Executes npm package from registry with --yes flag, allowing automatic installation of potentially compromised code.
  • Requires setting an API key as environment variable, which if mishandled could expose sensitive credentials.

Examples

List recent transcripts
List my last 10 meeting transcripts using Fireflies.
Search for budget mentions
Search all my Fireflies transcripts for mentions of 'budget'.
Get meeting insights
Show me aggregated insights from my meetings this week.

name: ff-fireflies description: Main hub for Fireflies.ai SDK. Use when working with meeting transcripts, search, insights, or live streaming. allowed-tools: Bash(npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api *)

Fireflies SDK - Main Hub

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial, community-built open source SDK. It is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Fireflies.ai Inc. This project provides a TypeScript SDK and CLI that uses the publicly available Fireflies API.

Use this skill as the main entry point for Fireflies.ai operations. Routes to appropriate subcommands based on the task.

Available Subcommands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /ff-transcripts | List, get, analyze transcripts | | /ff-search | Full-text search across transcripts | | /ff-insights | Aggregate meeting analytics | | /ff-meetings | Active meetings, add bot | | /ff-users | User management | | /ff-bites | Clips and soundbites | | /ff-ai-apps | AI app outputs | | /ff-audio | Upload audio files | | /ff-realtime | Live transcription streaming | | /ff-export | Export to markdown/JSON |

Quick Examples

# List recent transcripts
npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api transcripts list --limit 5

# Search transcripts
npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api search "budget" --limit 10

# Get current user
npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api users me

# Stream live transcription
npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api realtime <meeting-id>

API Key

The FIREFLIES_API_KEY environment variable must be set before using any command.

Instructions

  1. First, check prerequisites (API key and CLI availability):

    test -n "$FIREFLIES_API_KEY" && echo "API key: OK" || echo "ERROR: Set FIREFLIES_API_KEY environment variable"
    
  2. Run commands using npm exec --yes --package=fireflies-api -- fireflies-api <command>. The -y flag auto-installs the package if not present.

  3. Based on the user's request, route to the appropriate subcommand or suggest a specific /ff-* skill.

CRITICAL Rules

DO NOT:

  • Run --help commands - this skill documents all available options
  • Invent options that aren't documented (e.g., --fields does not exist)
  • Use --from/--to when date shortcuts work (use --last-week not --from 2026-01-19 --to 2026-01-25)
  • Default to JSON output - use -o table or -o plain for human readability
  • Pipe to jq/grep to work around missing features - data you need may not exist in output
  • Try N+1 workarounds (looping get calls) - explain the limitation instead

DO:

  • Trust this skill documentation - it is authoritative
  • Use date shortcuts: --last-week, --last-month, --days N, --today, --yesterday
  • Always add -o table or -o plain unless user asks for JSON
  • Use --external to filter for meetings with external participants

Choosing the Right Command

| User Intent | Best Command | Why | |-------------|--------------|-----| | "List my meetings" | transcripts list --mine | Quick overview | | "Meetings I participated in" | transcripts list --participant-me | Includes meetings I didn't organize | | "Meetings with external participants" | transcripts list --external | Filters by domain | | "Show meeting details" | transcripts get <id> | Full content for one meeting | | "Find what was said about X" | search "X" | Efficient cross-transcript search | | "Meeting statistics/analytics" | insights | Aggregated analytics, no N+1 | | "External participant analytics" | insights --external | Stats for external meetings | | "All action items from last week" | transcripts action-items export --last-week | Bulk export | | "Who talked most in meeting X" | transcripts speakers <id> | Speaker analytics |

Output Format Guidance:

  • Default to human-readable formats (-o table or -o plain)
  • Only use -o json when user explicitly requests JSON output
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