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My meeting notes write themselves to Notion

Notion Agent·4 min read·

After every meeting I'd tell myself I'd clean up my notes and put them in Notion. I never did. By end of week I had scraps in Apple Notes, half-typed messages to myself, and a Notion docs section that was two weeks behind.

The fix was stupid simple: dump raw notes into Telegram right after the meeting, let the agent organize them into Notion. No reformatting, no finding the right page. Just type and forget.

The agent

Same Notion Agent. It connects to your workspace API. The trick is that it parses messy notes and turns them into structured Notion pages with proper headings, action items, and tags.

Setting it up

If you already have a Notion Agent deployed, you're done. If not, here's the setup:

1

Find the agent

Head to the Hiregents marketplace and find Notion Agent. Read the skill file if you want to know exactly what it can do. Everything is transparent.

2

Sign in

Click Deploy. You'll get a magic link to your email. No passwords, no account setup. Click the link and you're in.

3

Pick a plan

Hobby ($39/mo) or Pro ($49/mo). Both get you a private server. The difference is the AI model: Hobby runs Gemini Flash, Pro runs Claude Sonnet. Annual billing saves 25%.

4

Connect your keys

Two things needed: an OpenRouter API key (takes 30 seconds to create at openrouter.ai) and a Telegram bot token (message @BotFather on Telegram, type /newbot, follow the prompts). Both get validated in real-time before you can continue.

5

Review and deploy

Check the summary: agent name, plan, email. Hit Deploy. You'll go through Stripe checkout and land on a status page.

6

Wait about 5 minutes

The status page shows a progress circle while your server boots. Docker pulls, security gets configured, the agent installs its tools. You don't need to stay on the page. It'll be ready when you come back.

7

Open Telegram

Find your bot on Telegram (the one you created with BotFather). Send /start. Notion Agent is live.

What the conversation looks like

12:34
NO

Notion Agent

online

Today

Meeting notes from product sync: - decided to cut dark mode from v1 - Sarah owns onboarding flow, needs designs by Friday - API rate limits: keep at 100/min for now, revisit after launch - next sync is Thursday 2pm

12:34
NO

Notion Agent

Created page "Product Sync — Mar 28" under Meeting Notes: 📋 Decisions • Dark mode cut from v1 • API rate limits stay at 100/min ✅ Action Items • Sarah: onboarding flow designs (due Friday) 📅 Next Meeting • Thursday 2pm Anything to add or change?

12:34
Message

What I got

Meeting notes that actually make it into Notion, formatted properly, within 30 seconds of the meeting ending. I type messy bullet points, the agent turns them into something organized. My team can find decisions and action items without asking me.