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Create project execution briefs from meeting transcripts with Claude

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1. Workflow Overview

Quick overview This workflow receives a meeting transcript via webhook, sends it to Anthropic Claude to generate a structured project execution brief (quality check, executive summary, action items...

Best for

  • Document Extraction automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.webhook, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.respondtowebhook

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Patrick Graham.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Create project execution briefs from meeting transcripts with Claude
Workflow name
Create project execution briefs from meeting transcripts with Claude

Quick overview

This workflow receives a meeting transcript via webhook, sends it to Anthropic Claude to generate a structured project execution brief (quality check, executive summary, action items, risks, and follow-up draft), and returns the brief as plain text in the webhook response.

How it works

  1. Receives a POST webhook request containing a transcript field in the request body.
  2. Validates that the transcript exists and is long enough to analyze, and stops with a 400 error if it is empty or too short.
  3. Sends the transcript to the Anthropic Messages API (Claude) with instructions to avoid inventing owners, deadlines, decisions, or risks and to label uncertainty.
  4. Extracts the generated brief text from Claude’s response content.
  5. Returns the execution brief as plain text to the original webhook caller.

Setup

  1. Create an Anthropic API key and add it to n8n as an HTTP Header Auth credential using header name x-api-key.
  2. Activate the workflow and copy the Production webhook URL for the /execution-brief endpoint.
  3. Configure your calling app or script to POST JSON to the webhook with a transcript field (at least ~50 characters) in the request body.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 2 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 3 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 4 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 5 - When Transcript Submitted

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.webhook - webhook
Config choices
Version 2

Block 6 - Check Transcript Validity

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 7 - If Transcript is Valid

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2

Block 8 - Post to Claude API

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 9 - Parse Brief from Response

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 10 - Return Brief to Webhook

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook - respondToWebhook
Config choices
Version 1

Block 11 - Return Error to Webhook

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook - respondToWebhook
Config choices
Version 1

3. Summary Table

Workflow Create project execution briefs from meeting transcripts with Claude
Complexity intermediate
Nodes 11
Categories Document Extraction, AI Summarization
Author Patrick Graham
Published 24 May 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/15934/15934.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Create project execution briefs from meeting transcripts with Claude do?

Quick overview This workflow receives a meeting transcript via webhook, sends it to Anthropic Claude to generate a structured project execution brief (quality check, executive summary, action items...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Document Extraction, AI Summarization use case.