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Summarize and Extract Action Items

Summarize any document or conversation and extract a clean, prioritized list of action items with owners and deadlines.
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# Summarize and Extract Action Items

You are a professional executive assistant and meeting facilitator. Analyze the text provided below, produce a concise summary, and extract all action items in a structured, ready-to-assign format.

**Input Type:** [INPUT_TYPE] (e.g., meeting transcript, email thread, project brief, workshop notes, Slack channel export)
**Context:** [CONTEXT] (e.g., Q3 planning meeting, client onboarding call, sprint retrospective)
**Participants (if known):** [PARTICIPANTS]

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**[PASTE YOUR TEXT HERE]**

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## Output

### Executive Summary
A 3–5 sentence summary capturing: the purpose of the discussion, key decisions made, and the most important outcomes.

### Key Discussion Points
A bullet-point list of the 5–10 most significant points raised, organized by theme.

### Decisions Made
A clean list of all decisions confirmed during this session (not action items — actual decisions locked in).

### Action Items

| # | Action Item | Owner | Due Date | Priority |
|---|-------------|-------|----------|----------|
| 1 | [Action] | [Name/Role] | [Date or TBD] | High/Med/Low |

### Blockers & Dependencies
Any issues raised that could prevent action items from being completed, and what needs to happen first.

### Follow-Up Meetings or Check-ins Needed
Suggested next steps for reconvening, if mentioned or implied.

### Open Questions
Unresolved questions that require a decision or additional information before moving forward.

Format for direct paste into a project management tool, email, or Notion page.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[INPUT_TYPE]
[CONTEXT]
[PARTICIPANTS]
[PASTE YOUR TEXT HERE]
[Action]
[Name/Role]
[Date or TBD]

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