Global AskFred: Get Answers from Past Meetings, General Questions, and Web Searches

Need answers across multiple meetings without opening each one? Global AskFred is your AI assistant in Fireflies that helps you quickly search across all your past meetings and get instant insights—like ChatGPT, but focused on your conversations in one place.

You can ask Fred to:

• Search across all your past meetings to find insights, decisions, or updates

• Summarize discussions and extract action items across multiple meetings

• Identify trends, patterns, or recurring topics over time

• Answer general questions or explore topics beyond meetings

• Use web search and integrations to expand your results

🚀 How to Access Global AskFred

Option 1: From the Search Bar

Click the search bar at the top of your Fireflies dashboard, then select “Try AskFred” at the bottom of the search panel.

Option 2: From the Bottom Input

Use the “Ask anything across your meetings” input at the bottom center of the dashboard to open Global AskFred directly.

💬 How to Use Global AskFred

Once you open Global AskFred, you can start asking questions across all your past meetings.

1. Start with Quick Prompts

Below the search box, you’ll see ready-to-use prompt cards to quickly get insights, such as:

• Generate key highlights from my meetings last week.

• List out my action items from the past week.

• What topics were covered in my metting this week?

Click any card to run it instantly.

2. Ask Your Own Question

Use the input box “Ask anything across your meetings” to type your own question.

You can ask things like:

• What were the key highlights from last week?

• List action items from recent meetings

• What topics were discussed this month?

• What feedback did customers share recently?

3. Ask General Questions Using Web Search

By default, Global AskFred answers questions based on your meetings. If you want to ask broader or general questions, you can enable Web Search. To enable Web Search:

1. In the AskFred input box, click the stack (layers) icon on the left side.

2. Turn on the Web Search toggle under Sources.

3. Ask your question as usual.

Once enabled, AskFred can include information from the web, making it useful for general queries like:

• What’s the latest update on a topic?

• What is BANT in sales?

• Current weather of Japan?

4. Ask Follow-up Questions

After AskFred generates a response, it provides suggested follow-up questions based on the context of your query.

These suggestions help you continue exploring related insights within the same chat—without needing to type a new query.

You can:

• Click a suggested follow-up to quickly refine or expand the response.

• Ask your own follow-up question in the same chat.

  

Examples:

• Can you expand on the action items?

• What were the key blockers mentioned?

• Is any chances of rain in Japan?

5. Refine Results with Filters

You can use filters to control which meetings AskFred uses when answering your question. Applying filters helps narrow results and ensures more relevant, accurate answers.

To access filters:

• When you start a new chat, filters appear at the top.

  

• If you're already in a conversation, click the filter (sliders) icon next to the input box to open them again.

  

Availablle filters are:

1. Date Range – Choose a time period like Last 7 days, 30 days, or a custom range to focus on recent or specific meetings.

2. Meeting Type – Fiilter by how the meeting is related to you, such as All meetings, hosted by you, joined meetings, shared meetings, or specific channels.

3. Host – Select a specific meeting host to see results only from meetings led by that person.

4. Participants – Filter meetings by specific people to find discussions where they were involved.

6. Actions on Each Response

After AskFred generates a response, you can:

• 📄 Copy – Copy the response to share or use elsewhere.

• 👍 / 👎 Rate – Provide feedback to improve results.

• ✨ AI Credits – Shows how many AI credits were used for that query.

• ⚡ Automate – Save the prompt as an AI Skill and run it automatically for future meetings.

  📌 Want to build powerful automations from your meetings? Learn more about AI Skills and automated workflows.

🗂 Manage Chats and History

Global AskFred allows you to manage multiple conversations and access past chats.

1. Start a New Chat

• Click the + (plus) icon at the top to open a new chat.

• A new AskFred session will be created.

2. View Chat History

• Click the sidebar (panel) icon to open/close the history panel.

• Past conversations are organized by time (e.g., Today, Yesterday), and you can also use the search bar to quickly find a specific chat.

3. Continue a Previous Chat

• Select any chat from the history panel.

• Continue the conversation from where it was left.

4. Delete a Chat

• Hover over a chat in the history pane and click the three-dot (⋯) menu.

• Select Delete to remove the chat from your history.

❓Sample Questions

You can ask questions like:

1. What were recent pain points brought up by customers and list timestamps?

2. Can you list the top 5 feature requests that came up recently?

3. What were the key topics discussed during the meeting?

4. Can you provide a summary of the action items assigned in the meeting?

5. Were there any challenges or concerns raised during the meeting?

6. What decisions were made or conclusions reached in the meeting?

7. Can you highlight any important questions that were asked during the meeting?

8. Were there any notable feedback or suggestions shared during the meeting?

9. What were the main objectives or goals of the meeting?

10. Can you identify any recurring themes or patterns in the meeting discussions?

11. Were there any specific individuals who played significant roles or contributed extensively to the meeting?

💬How to Share Feedback

If you receive an unsatisfactory answer from AskFred, you can share feedback to help improve results:

1. Click the 👎 thumbs-down button below the response.

2. Explain why the answer was unsatisfactory and select a category.

3. Click Share to send your question, the response, and feedback to the team.

📌 When sharing feedback, you agree to send the question you asked along with the answer you received.

Start using Global AskFred to quickly find insights across your meetings, explore trends, and get answers—without switching between conversations.