Agent skill · software engineering · jeremylongshore
fathom-hello-world
Retrieve meeting transcripts and summaries from the Fathom API.
Why this skill is useful
Adds 4 executable scripts for interacting with the Fathom API that provide capabilities not commonly known or documented.
What it needs
Requires curl, jq installed locally. Requires fathom account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Fathom Hello World Examples Create a development-only synthetic meeting/test account, verify the basic Fathom workflow and any resulting summary/action state, then remove or expire the fixture under policy. Record only environment and opaque result IDs; never use a customer recording, transcript, participant identity, or production CRM contact as a tutorial example. Overview First API calls against Fathom: list meetings, get a transcript, retrieve AI-generated summaries and action items. Prerequisites Completed fathom-install-auth setup At least one recorded meeting in Fathom Instructions Step 1: List Meetings Step 2: Get Meeting Transcript Step 3: Get AI Summary and Action Items Step 4: Filter Meetings by Date Output List of meetings with IDs and metadata Full transcript with speaker labels and timestamps AI-generated summary and action items Error Handling Error Cause Solution ------- ------- ---------- Empty meetings array No recordings in account Record a meeting in Fathom 404 on recording ID Wrong ID or deleted List meetings to get valid IDs No summary available Meeting still processing Wait a few minutes after recording Transcript empty Recording too short Minimum meeting length required Resources Fathom API Reference Get Transcript Next Steps Proceed to fathom-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/fathom-hello-world