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The File Note Skill turns any raw transcript into a clean, structured file note — same sections, same quality, zero effort.

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The Problem

You shouldn't have to re-explain your format every single session.

Every time you paste in a transcript, you're writing the same instructions again. "Structure this as a file note with these sections..." And even then, the output varies. The format shifts. You spend time fixing it instead of using it.

That's not a prompt problem. It's a workflow problem.

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Re-writing the same instructions
Every session starts from scratch. Your format lives in a doc somewhere you have to find and copy.
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Inconsistent output
Sections appear in different orders. Some get skipped. The structure shifts depending on how you worded the prompt.
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Time spent fixing, not using
You get back something close, but not quite right. Now you're editing the AI's output instead of just using it.
The Solution

A Skill is a .md file that teaches Claude your standards.

Write the instructions once. Claude follows them every time — automatically, without prompting.

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Plain English
No code. No configuration. Just natural language in a markdown file describing exactly how you want the output.
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Lives in your Project
Drop it into a Claude Project folder. From that point on, Claude reads it before responding to any relevant task.
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Triggers automatically
You don't invoke it manually. Claude recognises when the task matches and applies the skill without being asked.
What You Get

Every transcript becomes a structured file note.

Paste in any raw transcript — messy speaker attribution, filler words, the lot. Just say "create a file note." That's it.

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Date + Participants
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Summary (3–4 sentences, prose)
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Key Points (5–8 items)
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Action Items (table format)
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Topics Discussed
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Quotes Worth Keeping
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Parking Lot
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Unclear / Incomplete (flagged, not guessed)
file-note-2026-03-04.md
## File Note
**Date:** 4 March 2026
**Participants:** Daniel Anderson, Adam Harmetz
**Format:** Interview
Summary
Ad hoc 30-minute interview with Adam Harmetz from
the SharePoint product team. Covered the 25th birthday
announcements including AI features, custom Skills,
and the rebranding of the Knowledge Agent...
Key Points
SharePoint is moving from configuration to description
Skills feature unlocks community-built standards
Autofill column usage spiked after UX model change
Reasoning model upgrade = step-change in accuracy
Action Items
OwnerActionDue
─────────────────────────────────────
DanielPublish video on SkillsTBD
Parking Lot
Document Sets in new AI UX — raised, deferred
In The Download

One file.
Instant consistency.

Drop it into any Claude Project and every transcript you process from that point on will follow the same standard.

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The File Note Skill file (file-note.md)
Ready to drop straight into a Claude Project. No setup required beyond that.
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A one-page setup guide
How Claude Projects work, where to put the file, and how to run your first transcript through it.
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The first prompt to use it with
The exact four-word prompt that triggers the skill — and a few variations for different transcript types.
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Worth Knowing

SharePoint is about to ship its own Skills feature — same .md format, same concept — applied to your site's AI.

Building Claude Skills now means you'll understand SharePoint Skills on day one. The mental model is identical. The community that learns to write good skill files today will deploy SharePoint Skills right when they land.

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Daniel Anderson
Microsoft 365 Consultant · danielanderson.io

I help organisations get real value out of SharePoint, Copilot, and AI adoption — not through hype, but through practical information architecture and field-tested implementations.

I've been building Claude Skills for months. This one came out of my own frustration with inconsistent transcript summaries from client sessions. Now I use it after every recorded call.

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