---
title: "Granola to Todoist: your action items, filed automatically"
description: "Connect Granola and Todoist through Amy and every meeting's action items land in your to-do list by morning. One message sets up the whole workflow."
category: "Recipes"
date: "2026-08-13"
author: "Amelia"
image: "/blog/granola-to-todoist.jpg"
tags: ["recipes", "granola", "todoist", "action items"]
---

There is a specific kind of task that never makes it onto your to-do list: the one you agreed to in a meeting.

The notes are not the problem. Granola solved notes. The problem is the step after the notes: somebody has to read them again, work out what you actually committed to, and move each commitment into the place where work gets done. For most people that somebody is themselves, at 6pm, skimming transcripts from three calls ago.

This is a job for a coworker, not for your evening.

## The recipe

Amy connects to both Granola and Todoist. Send her one message, in plain English, in whatever channel you already use (WhatsApp, Slack, email, Telegram):

> Each morning, check my Granola transcripts from the previous day and add my action items to Todoist.

That single message creates a Routine. Every morning, Amy reads the previous day's Granola transcripts, pulls out the action items that belong to you, and files each one as a task in Todoist. By the time you sit down, the list is written.

Granola stays your system of record for the meetings themselves: Amy reads your notes and transcripts, she does not touch them. The output lands where your tasks actually live.

And because it is a standing order rather than a workflow you built, you can adjust it the way you would adjust anything with a colleague: message Amy and tell her what you want done differently.

## Why this one earns its keep

If you sell your time (consulting, fractional work, agency accounts), the things you promise in meetings are, roughly speaking, the product. A missed "I'll send that over by Thursday" costs more than an untidy inbox ever will. This recipe closes the gap between saying a thing and it appearing on your list, without you re-listening to a single call.

You stay the editor. The tasks arrive in Todoist and you decide what is worth doing, what gets rescheduled, and what gets deleted with prejudice. Amy does the extraction and the filing; the judgment stays yours.

## What you need

- A [Granola](/integrations/granola) account, connected to Amy once, with the sign-in you already use.
- A Todoist account, connected the same way.
- One message: *"Check my Granola transcripts daily and add my action items to Todoist."*

Free expert setup is included on every plan if you would rather wire it up together.

## Try it

Amy starts with [$50 in free credits](https://workspace.amy.vc/signup), no card required. Connect Granola and Todoist, send the message above, and tomorrow's list will be waiting for you.