Power Automate + LLM API: Automating Meeting Minutes from Teams Transcripts

The author shares their experience in building an automation system for generating meeting minutes in Microsoft Teams. By combining Power Automate with the Claude LLM API, they successfully reduced the time spent on routine processing of meeting transcripts. Despite Microsoft platform limitations that necessitated a minor manual step, the solution saves up to 30 minutes per meeting at a cost of just $0.33 per month. The entire development process, from concept to a functional workflow, was completed in collaboration with an AI assistant. The author provides a detailed analysis of the technical hurdles encountered and evaluates the overall effectiveness of integrating such automation into daily workflows. This article is a valuable resource for professionals looking to optimize office routines using modern LLM tools and low-code automation platforms.