Fireflies MCP Server & CLI

MCP server and CLI for the Fireflies.ai API. Retrieve transcripts, search meetings, and generate summaries.

Forked from Props-Labs/fireflies-mcp.

Quick Start

# Install globally
npm install -g fireflies-mcp
# or
bun install -g fireflies-mcp

# Set your API key
export FIREFLIES_API_KEY=your_key

# Use the CLI
fireflies-mcp transcripts --limit 5
fireflies-mcp search "standup" --json
fireflies-mcp details <transcript-id>
fireflies-mcp summary <transcript-id>

Commands

fireflies-mcp                              Start MCP server (stdio, default)
fireflies-mcp serve                        Start MCP server (stdio, explicit)
fireflies-mcp serve --http [--port 3000]   Start MCP HTTP server
fireflies-mcp transcripts [options]        List recent transcripts
fireflies-mcp details <id> [options]       Get transcript details
fireflies-mcp search <query> [options]     Search transcripts by title
fireflies-mcp summary <id> [options]       Generate transcript summary
fireflies-mcp --help                       Show help
fireflies-mcp --version                    Show version

CLI Options

Option	Applies to	Description
--json	all CLI commands	Output raw JSON instead of formatted text
--limit <n>	transcripts, search	Maximum results (default: 20)
--from <date>	transcripts, search	Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)
--to <date>	transcripts, search	End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)
--format <fmt>	summary	bullet_points (default) or paragraph

MCP Tools

When running as an MCP server, exposes these tools:

1. fireflies_get_transcripts — List transcripts with optional date/limit filters
2. fireflies_get_transcript_details — Full transcript with speakers, text, and summary
3. fireflies_search_transcripts — Search by title keyword
4. fireflies_generate_summary — Summary in bullet points or paragraph format

Installation

Option 1: npx (no install)

npx fireflies-mcp transcripts --limit 5

Option 2: Global install

npm install -g fireflies-mcp
# or
bun install -g github:evans-sam/fireflies-mcp

Option 3: From source

git clone https://github.com/evans-sam/fireflies-mcp.git
cd fireflies-mcp
bun install

MCP Server Configuration

Claude Code (~/.claude.json)

Via npx (Node.js):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fireflies": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["fireflies-mcp"],
      "env": { "FIREFLIES_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>" }
    }
  }
}

Via Bun (from source):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fireflies": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": ["run", "/absolute/path/to/fireflies-mcp/src/main.ts"],
      "env": { "FIREFLIES_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>" }
    }
  }
}

Via Docker (HTTP):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fireflies": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Same JSON structure — add to claude_desktop_config.json.

Docker

# docker-compose (recommended)
FIREFLIES_API_KEY=your_key docker compose up -d

# or directly
docker build -t fireflies-mcp .
docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:3000:3000 -e FIREFLIES_API_KEY=your_key --restart unless-stopped fireflies-mcp

# verify
curl http://localhost:3000/health

Setup

Fireflies API Key

Get your key at fireflies.ai/dashboard/settings/api.

Development

bun install          # Install deps
bun run start        # Start MCP server (stdio)
bun test             # Run tests
bun run lint         # Lint
bun run format       # Format (auto-fix)
bun run build        # Build for Node.js

Publishing

Publishing is automated via GitHub Actions. To release:

# Bump version in package.json, then:
git tag v0.2.0
git push origin v0.2.0

This triggers CI → test → build → npm publish → GitHub release.

Requires NPM_TOKEN secret in the repository settings.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
FIREFLIES_API_KEY	Yes	—	Your Fireflies.ai API key

License

MIT. See Props-Labs/fireflies-mcp for the original.