Extract action items from meeting notes
Pull action items from OneNote and create tasks in Notion with assignees and due dates
Overview
After a week of back-to-back meetings, action items get buried in notes and forgotten. This template extracts every action item from your meeting notes and turns them into assigned tasks with due dates, so nothing slips through the cracks.
How it works
- Finds your most recent meeting notes in the specified OneNote notebook
- Extracts every action item from the notes
- Creates a task in Notion for each action item
- Assigns each task to the person named in the notes
- Sets a due date of five business days from today
Who this is for
Managers, project leads, and anyone in back-to-back meetings who wants to capture action items and get them into a task manager without manual data entry.
Suggested prompt
Find my most recent meeting notes in OneNote from the [1. Notebook name] section, extract every action item, and create a task in Notion for each one in the [2. Database name] database. Assign each task to the person named in the notes, and set a due date of five business days from today.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use a different task manager instead of Notion?
Yes, you can swap Notion for Asana, Todoist, or another task management tool connected to your MCP server.
What if the notes do not have clear assignees?
Tasks without a clear assignee will be created unassigned, and you can assign them manually in Notion.
Can I change the due date calculation?
Yes, modify the prompt to specify a different timeframe, like three days or one week.
Does this work with Google Docs or other note-taking apps?
Yes, swap OneNote for Google Docs or another note-taking app where you store your meeting notes.