
Pp Fireflies
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- Updated August 4, 2026
- mvanhorn/printing-press-library
Helps with ai & agent building tasks during AI-assisted development.
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pp-fireflies is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted coding.
- pp-fireflies
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| Installs | 102 |
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| repo stars | ★ 1.9k |
| Last updated | August 4, 2026 |
| Repository | mvanhorn/printing-press-library ↗ |
What it does
Helps with ai & agent building tasks during AI-assisted development.
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Fireflies.ai — Printing Press CLI
Prerequisites: Install the CLI
This skill drives the fireflies-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:
1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:
npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install fireflies --cli-only2. Verify: fireflies-pp-cli --version 3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.
If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.4 or newer):
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/fireflies/cmd/fireflies-pp-cli@latestIf --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.
When to Use This CLI
Use fireflies-pp-cli when you need to mine your meeting history at scale: finding dropped action items, preparing for calls with full relationship context, tracking sentiment or topic trends over weeks, or searching across thousands of meeting sentences offline. Not a substitute for the Fireflies dashboard for day-to-day recording configuration or notetaking.
Unique Capabilities
These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.
Local state that compounds
- `transcripts search` — Full-text search across all synced meeting transcripts without consuming any API quota.
_Use to find every time a specific topic was mentioned across all meetings without burning rate-limited API calls._
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts search "pricing objection" --agent --select id,title,dateString- `action-items list` — Aggregate action items from all meetings in a date range — weekly commitment audit in one command.
_Use at the end of the week to harvest all commitments made in meetings and push to a TODO file._
fireflies-pp-cli action-items list --from 7 --agent- `transcripts find` — Find meetings by participant email, channel name, keyword, or date range — all client-side, no broken API date filters.
_Use when you need meetings with a specific person or channel — the API's title-based search fails when meeting names don't contain participant names._
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts find --participant danijel.latin@verybigthings.com --from 30 --processed-only --agent- `transcripts status` — Show PROCESSED / PROCESSING / FAILED status for recent meetings upfront — know before you fetch.
_Use when fetching same-day or next-morning meetings — avoids the loop of 'meeting not ready yet' failures._
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts status --since 48h --agent- `topics list` — Most frequent topics across all meetings in a date range — what is actually consuming meeting time.
_Use during quarterly planning to identify recurring themes before deciding where to invest time._
fireflies-pp-cli topics list --from 30 --top 15 --agent- `digest` — Aggregate view of all recent meetings: titles, gists, topics, and action items in one structured output.
_Use at session start or in a morning cron to orient on what happened yesterday before taking action._
fireflies-pp-cli digest --since 24h --agent- `transcripts export` — Export a transcript as markdown to a vault directory with auto-generated YYYY-MM-DD_title.md filename.
_Use after a client meeting to save the formatted transcript directly to the right project folder._
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts export abc123 --vault ~/vaults/VBT/Projects/1_Active/Ryder/transcripts/ --agentPerson-centric intelligence
- `person timeline` — Chronological meeting history with a specific person — topics, action items, and talk ratio per meeting.
_Use before a QBR or renewal call to reconstruct the full relationship history without reading every transcript._
fireflies-pp-cli person timeline danijel.latin@verybigthings.com --from 90 --agentCommand Reference
sync — Sync API data to local SQLite
fireflies-pp-cli sync— Sync transcripts, channels, and users to local SQLitefireflies-pp-cli sync --full— Full resync from scratchfireflies-pp-cli sync --resources transcripts,channels— Sync specific resources
transcripts — List, search, and manage meeting transcripts
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts list— List transcripts from local storefireflies-pp-cli transcripts get <id>— Get a transcript from local store (or API with --live)fireflies-pp-cli transcripts find— Find by participant, channel, keyword, or datefireflies-pp-cli transcripts search <query>— Offline full-text searchfireflies-pp-cli transcripts recent— Show recently processed transcriptsfireflies-pp-cli transcripts status— Show PROCESSED / PROCESSING / FAILED statusfireflies-pp-cli transcripts pull <id>— Fetch full transcript from API and store locallyfireflies-pp-cli transcripts export <id>— Export as markdown to file or vault pathfireflies-pp-cli transcripts update <id>— Update title or privacyfireflies-pp-cli transcripts share <id>— Share with external email addressesfireflies-pp-cli transcripts delete <id>— Delete a transcript
summary — AI-generated meeting summary
fireflies-pp-cli summary <id>— Get summary (formats: overview, bullets, gist, topics, keywords, actions)
action-items — Extract action items
fireflies-pp-cli action-items get <id>— Action items from a specific transcriptfireflies-pp-cli action-items list— Aggregate action items across a date range
topics — Extract and analyze topics
fireflies-pp-cli topics get <id>— Topics from a specific transcriptfireflies-pp-cli topics list— Most frequent topics across all transcripts
keywords — AI-extracted keywords
fireflies-pp-cli keywords <id>— Keywords for a transcript
speakers — Per-speaker analytics
fireflies-pp-cli speakers <id>— Talk time, word count, filler words, questions per speaker
analytics — Meeting analytics
fireflies-pp-cli analytics team— Team-wide analytics (requires Business+ plan)fireflies-pp-cli analytics meeting <id>— Per-meeting speaker analytics
person — Person-centric views
fireflies-pp-cli person timeline <email-or-name>— Chronological meeting history with a personfireflies-pp-cli person complaints <email-or-name>— Negative-sentiment mentions across meetings
digest — Aggregate meeting briefing
fireflies-pp-cli digest— Summary of all recent meetings in one view
channels — Channel management
fireflies-pp-cli channels <id>— Get a single channel
users — User management
fireflies-pp-cli users— Get user information
Finding the right command
When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:
fireflies-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.
Recipes
Morning triage: what happened in meetings yesterday
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts list --from 24h --agent --select id,title,dateString,duration,summary.gistList yesterday's meetings with one-line AI summaries — no API calls if already synced.
Find every time a client mentioned pricing
fireflies-pp-cli search "pricing" --from 90d --agent --select id,title,speaker_name,textFull-text search across synced sentences. The --select dotted path drills into nested fields.
Prepare for a QBR with account history
fireflies-pp-cli person timeline "Acme" --from 180 --agentChronological view of every meeting where 'Acme' appeared — topics, action items, talk ratios.
Harvest this week's action items
fireflies-pp-cli action-items list --from 7 --append ~/vaults/VBT/TODO.mdAggregate action items from all meetings in the last 7 days and append to a markdown TODO file.
Find what topics came up most this month
fireflies-pp-cli topics list --from 30 --top 15 --agentMost frequent topics across all meetings in the last 30 days — what is actually consuming meeting time.
Auth Setup
Requires a Fireflies API key set as FIREFLIES_API_KEY. API access requires a Business plan or higher. Get your key at app.fireflies.ai → Settings → Developer.
Run fireflies-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.
Agent Mode
Add --agent to any command. Expands to: --json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes.
- Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
- Filterable —
--selectkeeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:
fireflies-pp-cli transcripts list --agent --select id,title,dateString,summary.gist- Previewable —
--dry-runshows the request without sending - Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
- Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag
- Explicit retries — use
--idempotentonly when an already-existing create should count as success, and--ignore-missingonly when a missing delete target should count as success
Response envelope
Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:
{
"meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
"results": <data>
}Parse .results for data and .meta.source to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable N results (live) summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal — piped/agent consumers get pure JSON on stdout.
Agent Feedback
When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:
fireflies-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
fireflies-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
fireflies-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10Entries are stored locally at ~/.fireflies-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl. They are never POSTed unless FIREFLIES_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT is set AND either --send is passed or FIREFLIES_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true. Default behavior is local-only.
Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.
Output Delivery
Every command accepts --deliver <sink>. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:
| Sink | Effect |
|---|---|
stdout | Default; write to stdout only |
file:<path> | Atomically write output to <path> (tmp + rename) |
webhook:<url> | POST the output body to the URL (application/json or application/x-ndjson when --compact) |
Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.
Named Profiles
A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.
fireflies-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
fireflies-pp-cli --profile briefing transcripts list
fireflies-pp-cli profile list --json
fireflies-pp-cli profile show briefing
fireflies-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yesExplicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. agent-context lists all available profiles under available_profiles so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.
Exit Codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Success |
| 2 | Usage error (wrong arguments) |
| 3 | Resource not found |
| 4 | Authentication required |
| 5 | API error (upstream issue) |
| 7 | Rate limited (wait and retry) |
| 10 | Config error |
Argument Parsing
Parse $ARGUMENTS:
1. Empty, `help`, or `--help` → show fireflies-pp-cli --help output 2. Starts with `install` → ends with mcp → MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above 3. Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with --agent)
MCP Server Installation
1. Install the MCP server:
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/fireflies/cmd/fireflies-pp-mcp@latest2. Register with Claude Code:
claude mcp add fireflies-pp-mcp -- fireflies-pp-mcp3. Verify: claude mcp list
Direct Use
1. Check if installed: which fireflies-pp-cli If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill). 2. Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above. 3. Execute with the --agent flag:
fireflies-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent4. If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help: fireflies-pp-cli <command> --help.