meeting intelligence: botless transcripts and summaries

screenpipe records meetings without a bot joining the call. it captures the meeting window, microphone, optional system audio, transcript, speaker labels, calendar context, and the surrounding screen history. screenpipe recording settings

summarize in one click

open a meeting note and hit Summarize — screenpipe reads the transcript and the screen captured during the call, then writes decisions, action items, and follow-ups into the note. summarize buttons sit at the top and bottom of the note dock.

clicking Summarize on a meeting note generates a summary — one-click summary from the meeting note — decisions, actions, risks

what screenpipe captures

layer	what it adds
screen	slides, docs, pricing pages, dashboards, chat, and CRM screens shared or viewed during the call
audio	local transcript from your microphone and selected audio sources
speakers	speaker IDs, names, aliases, similar-speaker suggestions, and merge history
calendar	attendee names, meeting title, and time window for better labeling
notes	AI summaries, action items, and follow-up context
timeline	frame links and time anchors you can revisit later

setup checklist

open settings -> recording and choose the microphone and system audio sources you want.
connect Google Calendar in settings -> connections if you want attendee-aware speaker naming.
open the meeting app normally: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, or another call surface.
let screenpipe record and transcribe in the background.
open the meeting from the timeline or search with content_type=audio.

quick verification:

curl http://localhost:3030/health
curl "http://localhost:3030/search?content_type=audio&limit=1"

calendar context is especially strong for 1:1 meetings. when the meeting has exactly two attendees, screenpipe can infer the other speaker more reliably.

live transcript workflow

Use the meeting transcript sidebar to:

rename a speaker once and propagate the label through the meeting
search for similar speakers before merging duplicates
copy the full transcript as plain text
open the related timeline moment when you need visual context
summarize the meeting with your default AI or a selected pipe

summarize with a pipe

meeting summaries can use any installed or store pipe. use a pipe when you want a repeatable output format, CRM writeback, an Obsidian note, or a sales-call summary that always includes the same fields. good summary-pipe instructions include:

Summarize the meeting in this format:

## decision
## customer pain
## objections
## action items
## follow-up email draft

Use transcript evidence and include timeline links when useful.

for customer calls, add evidence fields so the output is usable:

Summarize the meeting.
Include:
- customer goal
- current workflow
- objections or privacy concerns
- requested integrations
- next action
- exact transcript quotes only when useful

speaker cleanup

curl "http://localhost:3030/speakers/unnamed?limit=10"

curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/speakers/update \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id": 1, "name": "Sarah Chen"}'

curl "http://localhost:3030/speakers/similar?speaker_id=1"

curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/speakers/merge \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"speaker_to_keep_id": 1, "speaker_to_merge_id": 2}'

name speakers from the UI first when you can. use the API when building cleanup tools or recurring workflows.

meeting APIs

list and search meetings

# list recent meetings
curl "http://localhost:3030/meetings?limit=20"

# search by title, attendees, or notes (case-insensitive)
curl "http://localhost:3030/meetings?q=customer+sync&limit=20"

# filter by date range
curl "http://localhost:3030/meetings?start_time=2026-05-01T00:00:00Z&end_time=2026-05-31T23:59:59Z"

# combine search with date range
curl "http://localhost:3030/meetings?q=sprint&start_time=2026-05-01T00:00:00Z&limit=10"

the q parameter searches across meeting title, attendees, and notes with case-insensitive substring matching.

manage meetings

curl "http://localhost:3030/meetings/status"

curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/meetings/start
curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/meetings/stop

curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/meetings/merge \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"meeting_ids": [12, 13]}'

use the meetings API when an automation needs meeting lists, search, current meeting status, merge cleanup, or downstream note updates.

Zoom, Meet, and Teams tradeoffs

tool	best setup	notes
Zoom	mic plus system audio, Zoom connection when you need cloud recording metadata	OAuth can enrich meeting metadata; local capture still works without a bot
Google Meet	mic plus system audio, Google Calendar connection	calendar attendee context helps speaker naming
Microsoft Teams	mic plus system audio, Teams or Microsoft 365 connection for structured context	useful for enterprise rollouts and meeting-linked docs

troubleshooting

symptom	try this
empty transcript	verify microphone permission, selected device, and `content_type=audio` search
late transcript	wait for the transcription batch to finish or switch to realtime transcription
speaker names wrong	connect calendar, rename the speaker, then merge similar speakers
duplicated meeting	use merge from the UI or `/meetings/merge`
summary missed context	choose a custom pipe that also searches screen text and accessibility context during the meeting window
audio dropouts	reduce batch duration, select fewer audio devices, or use a faster/cloud transcription engine

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meeting intelligence: botless transcripts and summaries

summarize in one click

what screenpipe captures

setup checklist

live transcript workflow

summarize with a pipe

speaker cleanup

meeting APIs

list and search meetings

manage meetings

Zoom, Meet, and Teams tradeoffs

troubleshooting

​summarize in one click

​what screenpipe captures

​setup checklist

​live transcript workflow

​summarize with a pipe

​speaker cleanup

​meeting APIs

​list and search meetings

​manage meetings

​Zoom, Meet, and Teams tradeoffs

​troubleshooting

​related pages

summarize in one click

what screenpipe captures

setup checklist

live transcript workflow

summarize with a pipe

speaker cleanup

meeting APIs

list and search meetings

manage meetings

Zoom, Meet, and Teams tradeoffs

troubleshooting

related pages