Granola to Obsidian

Import Granola meeting notes into the 2389 Obsidian vault with correct formatting.

When to Use

• User asks to import/sync/add meeting notes from Granola
• User references specific dates and wants notes created
• User says "grab my meetings from last week" or similar

Critical: Read Before You Write

NEVER guess the format. Before creating any meeting note, read 2-3 existing files in Meeting Notes/ to confirm current conventions. Formats evolve.

Step-by-Step Process

1. Confirm Date Range

• Use the current year (check today's date, do NOT default to 2025)
• If user gives day-of-week names, verify they match the actual calendar
• custom_end should be the day AFTER the last date (exclusive upper bound)

2. List Meetings from Granola

mcp__granola__list_meetings
  time_range: "custom"
  custom_start: "YYYY-MM-DD"
  custom_end: "YYYY-MM-DD"   # day after last date

3. Get Full Meeting Details

mcp__granola__get_meetings
  meeting_ids: ["id1", "id2", ...]   # max 10 per call

4. Read Existing Notes for Format Reference

Glob: Meeting Notes/*.md
Read: 2-3 recent files to confirm frontmatter and body format

5. Check for Duplicates

Search by meeting title in existing filenames:

Glob: Meeting Notes/*{partial-title}*

If a file with a matching title exists, ask the user before overwriting.

6. Create the Note Files

File Format Template

Filename: Date prefix with hyphen-separated title: YYYY-MM-DD-Title.md

• Meeting Notes/2026-01-30-Camp Sessions.md (correct)
• Meeting Notes/Camp Sessions.md (WRONG — older files use this, but new notes get the date prefix)

Content structure:

---
Created by: Harper Reed
Created time: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
Event time: YYYY-MM-DD
Type: <see type list>
Attendees:
  - Name One
  - Name Two
---
# Meeting Title

Day, DD Mon YY · location-or-participant-emails

### Section Heading

- Bullet point content
  - Nested detail
- Another point

### Another Section

- Content follows Granola's summary structure directly

Frontmatter Fields

Field	Value	Source
Created by	Harper Reed	Always (note creator)
Created time	ISO 8601 timestamp	From Granola meeting datetime
Event time	ISO 8601 date only	From Granola meeting date
Type	See below	Classify from content
Attendees	YAML list of names	From Granola participants

Do NOT add: notion-id, base, Last edited by, Last edited time (those are legacy Notion migration artifacts on older files).

Type Classification

Type	When to Use
Investors	VC meetings, fundraising discussions
Tactical	Internal team planning, standups
Training	Research, experiments, learning sessions
Camp	External events, camp sessions
Brainstorm	Ideation, product exploration
Strategy	Company direction, GTM, partnerships
Product Demo	Product demonstrations, demos
Meetup	Community events, group gatherings
1:1	One-on-one conversations

If unsure, omit the Type field rather than guessing wrong.

Body Date Format

Use: Day, DD Mon YY · context

Examples:

• Wed, 28 Jan 26 · Betaworks
• Thu, 29 Jan 26 · dylan@2389.ai, harper@2389.ai
• Fri, 30 Jan 26

The context after · is optional. Use location if known, participant emails if it's a small meeting, or omit.

Body Content

• Use the Granola summary sections directly as H3 (###) headings
• Keep bullet-point structure from Granola
• Do NOT invent sections like "Key Decisions" or "Action Items" with checkbox syntax unless Granola's summary actually contains them
• Do NOT add - [ ] task checkboxes unless the source has them
• Preserve Granola's summary structure faithfully

Private Notes

If Granola returns private_notes, do NOT include them in the Obsidian file by default. Ask the user if they want private notes included.

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Using the wrong year	Always check today's date for current year
Missing date prefix in filename	New notes use YYYY-MM-DD-Title.md format (older files without prefix are legacy)
Inventing frontmatter fields	Use only: Created by, Created time, Event time, Type, Attendees
Adding Notion legacy fields	notion-id and base are only on migrated files
Checkbox action items	Don't add - [ ] unless source has them
Guessing format without reading	Always read 2-3 existing notes first
Bold labels in body	Don't use **Date:** patterns, use the date line format
Overwriting existing notes	Always check for duplicates by title first