fathom/SKILL.md

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fathom	Connect to Fathom AI to fetch call recordings, transcripts, and summaries. Use when user asks about their meetings, call history, or wants to search past conversations.	User asks about their Fathom calls or meetings User wants to search call transcripts User needs a call summary or action items User wants to set up Fathom integration	bot emoji requires 📞 bins curl jq

Fathom Skill

Connect to Fathom AI to fetch call recordings, transcripts, and summaries.

Setup

1. Get Your API Key

1. Go to developers.fathom.ai
2. Create an API key
3. Copy the key (format: v1XDx...)

2. Configure

# Option A: Store in file (recommended)
echo "YOUR_API_KEY" > ~/.fathom_api_key
chmod 600 ~/.fathom_api_key

# Option B: Environment variable
export FATHOM_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

3. Test Connection

./scripts/setup.sh

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Commands

List Recent Calls

./scripts/list-calls.sh                    # Last 10 calls
./scripts/list-calls.sh --limit 20         # Last 20 calls
./scripts/list-calls.sh --after 2026-01-01 # Calls after date
./scripts/list-calls.sh --json             # Raw JSON output

Get Transcript

./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789      # By recording ID
./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 --json
./scripts/get-transcript.sh 123456789 --text-only

Get Summary

./scripts/get-summary.sh 123456789         # By recording ID
./scripts/get-summary.sh 123456789 --json

Search Calls

./scripts/search-calls.sh "product launch" # Search transcripts
./scripts/search-calls.sh --speaker "Lucas"
./scripts/search-calls.sh --after 2026-01-01 --before 2026-01-15

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API Reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
/meetings	GET	List meetings with filters
/recordings/{id}/transcript	GET	Full transcript with speakers
/recordings/{id}/summary	GET	AI summary + action items
/webhooks	POST	Register webhook for auto-sync

Base URL: https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1
Auth: X-API-Key header

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Filters for list-calls

Filter	Description	Example
--limit N	Number of results	--limit 20
--after DATE	Calls after date	--after 2026-01-01
--before DATE	Calls before date	--before 2026-01-15
--cursor TOKEN	Pagination cursor	--cursor eyJo...

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Output Formats

Flag	Description
--json	Raw JSON from API
--table	Formatted table (default for lists)
--text-only	Plain text (transcripts only)

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Examples

Get your last call's summary

# Get latest call ID
CALL_ID=$(./scripts/list-calls.sh --limit 1 --json | jq -r '.[0].recording_id')

# Get summary
./scripts/get-summary.sh $CALL_ID

Export all calls from last week

./scripts/list-calls.sh --after $(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d) --json > last_week_calls.json

Find calls mentioning a topic

./scripts/search-calls.sh "quarterly review"

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Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
"No API key found"	Run setup or set FATHOM_API_KEY
"401 Unauthorized"	Check API key is valid
"429 Rate Limited"	Wait and retry
"Recording not found"	Verify recording ID exists

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Webhook Setup (Advanced)

For automatic transcript ingestion, see the webhook setup guide:

./scripts/setup-webhook.sh --url https://your-endpoint.com/webhook

Requires a publicly accessible HTTPS endpoint.