Fireflies to Telegram: Budget Discussion Logging
Budget discussions happen in calls, but the details get lost or misremembered. Notis flags transcripts that mention budget, extracts the numbers and commitments, and logs them to Telegram for transparency.
Trigger
Transcription Complete Trigger
Triggers when a transcription is complete. Polls Fireflies API for transcripts created or updated since the last poll time. Handles rate limiting gracefully.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Financial commitments are serious but often verbally discussed. Founders need a written record to refer back to, and neurodivergent team members benefit from documented budget agreements to avoid confusion later.
- Transparent record of all budget discussions
- Avoid misalignment on financial commitments
- Easy reference for future budget planning
- Reduce disputes over who committed to what
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Fireflies and Telegram to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Monitor all transcripts for mentions of budget, spending, or financial commitments. When found, extract the amounts and context, then post a summary to my finance-log channel in Telegram.'
- 3Set the trigger to 'Transcription Complete.'
- 4Notis flags budget conversations and logs them to your Telegram channel.
- 5Test: record a call discussing a financial commitment, verify the logged entry in Telegram, and check that amounts and owners are clear.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as a 'budget discussion' vs. casual money talk?
Notis looks for specific numbers and commitment language ('we're spending,' 'allocated,' 'budget is'). Casual references to price or cost don't trigger the alert. You can refine what gets logged.
Can I categorize budget entries (e.g., marketing, hiring)?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Tag entries as marketing spend, hiring budget, tool subscriptions, etc.' This makes the log searchable and useful for departmental budgeting.
What if someone mentions a budget hypothetically?
Notis tries to distinguish between actual commitments and hypotheticals, but when in doubt it logs them. You can add notes in Telegram clarifying which are real vs. speculative.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Fireflies to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Fireflies triggers
Telegram actions
Transcription Complete Trigger
Triggers when a transcription is complete. Polls Fireflies API for transcripts created or updated since the last poll time. Handles rate limiting gracefully.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
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