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Action Item Extractor

Paste a meeting transcript and get a clean list of action items, owners, and deadlines.

  • Tasks extracted
  • Owners identified
  • Deadlines flagged
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Example action items extracted from a meeting

Example transcript — Website Launch PlanningShow transcript

Maya: Thanks for jumping on, everyone. Quick check-in on the website launch — we're aiming for Monday, October 12, so let's make sure we're aligned on what's left before then.

Daniel: On my end, the site itself is basically ready. The last thing I need to finish is mobile QA — testing across a few different phone sizes — before I'm comfortable calling it done.

Maya: How long do you think that'll take?

Daniel: I can have it wrapped up by Friday, October 9, if nothing major turns up.

Maya: Let's go with that — mobile QA done by October 9.

Daniel: There's also a performance issue with checkout that a few testers flagged last week — it's noticeably slow. Worth looking into at some point, though I haven't dug into what's actually causing it yet.

Sofia: On the marketing side, I'm putting together the launch announcement — email and social posts. I'd like to send the announcement email the same day we launch.

Maya: That'd be Monday the 12th, right?

Sofia: Right, Monday, October 12. I'll have it ready to go out that morning.

Maya: Good — let’s lock that in. Monday launch, announcement goes out the same day.

Sofia: One thing I need from you first, Maya — I can't finalize the announcement messaging until the stakeholders sign off on the final homepage copy.

Maya: Fair. I'll get that confirmed with them. I don't have an exact date for when they'll respond, honestly — I'll follow up and chase it down as soon as I can.

Daniel: If the copy approval drags on, should we consider pushing the launch date?

Maya: Let's not move the date for now. If it really comes down to it we'll revisit, but Monday stands as of today.

Sofia: Works for me. I'll start drafting the social posts this week regardless, so they're ready either way.

Maya: Perfect. Let's regroup Thursday and see where things stand before the weekend push.

Example action items

Example

Action items

  • A1Complete final mobile QAOwner DanielDue Oct 9, 2026
  • A2Prepare and send the launch announcementOwner SofiaDue Oct 12, 2026
  • A3Confirm stakeholder approval on the homepage copyOwner MayaNo deadline stated

Owners and deadlines only appear when the transcript actually states them — Maya's item above has no deadline because none was mentioned, not because Clerune left it out.

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Action items buried in a meeting transcript or a notes doc tend to get forgotten. Clerune's AI pulls them out as their own structured entries — and, unlike a plain summary tool, lets you turn each one into a real, trackable task without retyping it.

What gets extracted

  • The task itself, as a clear, standalone description
  • An owner, when the transcript identifies one
  • A deadline, when one is actually mentioned

When the transcript doesn't specify an owner or a deadline, Clerune leaves that field blank rather than guessing — the same "don't invent what isn't there" rule applies to action items as to every other AI output.

From action item to real task

This is where Clerune goes further than a summary or notes tool: any extracted action item can be converted into a real Clerune task with one click. Tasks have their own status and priority, can optionally stay linked back to the meeting they came from, and are managed independently afterward — so an action item doesn't just get restated, it becomes something you can actually track to completion. Converting the same action item twice doesn't create a duplicate task.

Review before it's official

Extracted action items are shown for review alongside the rest of the meeting analysis — part of the same AI meeting minutes workflow — before anything is finalized as the official record.

Useful for workflows like

  • Administrative assistants and aides tracking follow-ups across multiple meetings
  • Coordinators and project teams that need action items to turn into assigned work, not just notes
  • Student organizations and small teams running recurring meetings with real deliverables

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