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transcribe
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structure
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---
date: 2026-02-10
duration: 23m
speakers: 3
speaker_names: Kyle, Sarah, Marcus
tags: api-migration, dashboard-redesign, onboarding
topics: API v3 Migration, Dashboard Redesign, Onboarding Docs
meeting: Standup Sync
attendees: Kyle Fugere, Sarah Chen, Marcus Rivera
calendar_event_id: abc123
source: openai
---
# Standup Sync
## Session Summary
Team synced on three active workstreams. API migration is nearly
complete with a Friday deploy target. Dashboard redesign review
shifted to Thursday. Onboarding docs flagged as priority before
March new hires.
## Topics
### API v3 Migration
Auth endpoints fully migrated. Billing webhooks are the remaining
work, targeting Friday deploy.
#### Key Points
- v3 migration is 90% complete
- Billing webhooks are the last piece
#### Action Items
- [ ] @kyle finish v3 endpoint tests by Thursday
- [ ] @sarah run client SDK tests against new endpoints
### Onboarding Docs
Docs are outdated after recent tooling changes. Need updating
before new hires start in March.
#### Action Items
- [ ] @sarah update onboarding docs with new tooling setup
## Transcript
**Kyle:** alright let's keep this quick. where are we on the api migration?
**Marcus:** v3 is about ninety percent done. the auth endpoints are all migrated...what other tools give you vs. what your agents need.
most transcription tools give you a wall of text. fiddlehead gives you structured, machine-readable notes.
no frontmatter or metadata
# Meeting Notes
Me: where are we on the migration?
Them: it's about ninety percent done.
the auth endpoints are all migrated.
Me: what about the redesign?
Them: review got pushed to thursday.
i'll share mockups by wednesday.
Me: any blockers?
Them: just the onboarding docs.
they're outdated with tooling changes.
no summary, no topics, no action items.
just a flat transcript.---
date: 2026-02-10
duration: 23m
speakers: 3
speaker_names: Kyle, Sarah, Marcus
tags: api-migration, redesign
topics: API Migration, Dashboard Redesign
meeting: Standup Sync
attendees: Kyle Fugere, Sarah Chen, Marcus Rivera
---
# Standup Sync
## Session Summary
API migration nearly complete with Friday
deploy target. Dashboard review Thursday.
## Topics
### API Migration
Auth endpoints migrated. Billing webhooks
are the remaining work.
#### Action Items
- [ ] @kyle finish endpoint tests by Thu
- [ ] @sarah run SDK tests against new endpoints
## Transcript
**Kyle:** where are we on the migration?
**Marcus:** v3 is about ninety percent...built for ai agents, not just humans.
your meeting notes live on your filesystem as plain markdown. any ai agent with file access can read, search, and act on them.
What did we decide about the API migration timeline in today's standup?
Reading 2026-02-10_standup-sync.md — found the "API v3 Migration" topic...
Marcus reported the migration is 90% complete — auth endpoints are fully migrated, billing webhooks are the remaining work. Friday deploy target.
Two open action items: Kyle has endpoint tests by Thursday, Sarah has SDK tests.
Draft a follow-up email to the team with those deadlines.
Done. I've drafted the email in your ~/drafts folder with the migration deadlines and action items from the standup.
files, not apis
notes save to ~/Documents as markdown. no proprietary format, no cloud sync, no sdk required.
any agent reads them
claude code, cowork, chatgpt, gemini — if it can read files, it can use your meeting notes.
structured for machines
yaml frontmatter with topics, speakers, tags. action items with owners. grep-friendly, llm-ready.
skills: teach your agents new tricks.
drop a skill.md file in your notes folder and your ai agent knows what to do. download a starter skill or write your own.
write your own
skills are just markdown files with yaml frontmatter. any instructions your agent can follow.
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openai
powers both transcription (gpt-4o-transcribe) and structuring (gpt-4o-mini).
- create an account at platform.openai.com
- go to api keys and create a new secret key
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cost: ~$0.006/min transcription + ~$0.001 per meeting structuring.
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- paste it into fiddlehead preferences
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