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How Fireflies.ai’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score28/100

Agent-ready 41.7 × 0.30 = 12.51

API quality 0.0 × 0.20 = 0.00

Openness 32.4 × 0.20 = 6.48

Built-in AI 44.4 × 0.15 = 6.66

Automation 15.0 × 0.15 = 2.25

(12.51 + 0.00 + 6.48 + 6.66 + 2.25) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 27.90 ÷ 1.00 = 27.9

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready41.7/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.fireflies.ai/llms.txt # Fireflies ## Docs - [Introduction](https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md): Welcome to Fireflies”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/docs-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the Fireflies docs MCP server at https://docs.fireflies.ai/mcp completed a FULL keyless JSON-RPC initialize handshake (result.protocolVersion 2025-06-18 over event-stream) — agents can search the entire Fireflies API documentation through MCP with no account.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/docs-mcp-server.md“The Fireflies Documentation MCP Server enables AI tools to search and retrieve information directly from the Fireflies documentation.”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization.md“We use a standard bearer token authentication mechanism. This means that to make authorized requests to the API, you must include an `Authorization` header with a valid token.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/mutation/upload-audio.md“The `uploadAudio` mutation allows you to upload audio files to Fireflies.ai for transcription.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“The transcripts query is designed to fetch a list of transcripts against input arguments.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a keyless GraphQL query POSTed to the live endpoint https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql returned the documented structured auth challenge ({"code":"auth_failed","message":"...recheck your API key..."}) — the public GraphQL API is live and bearer-key-gated exactly as the docs describe.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/quickstart.md“Make your first request in under 5 minutes. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to make your first query with our GraphQL API”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/docs-mcp-server.md“The Fireflies Documentation MCP Server enables AI tools to search and retrieve information directly from the Fireflies documentation.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“Once connected, you can query your Fireflies data directly through ChatGPT's Deep Research feature.”
  • [probe] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“official MCP server documented at https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol”
  • [probe] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://api.fireflies.ai/mcp returned HTTP 401 with `WWW-Authenticate: Bearer ... resource_metadata="https://api.fireflies.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"` — the official remote MCP endpoint is live and OAuth-gated as documented.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/docs-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the Fireflies docs MCP server at https://docs.fireflies.ai/mcp completed a FULL keyless JSON-RPC initialize handshake (result.protocolVersion 2025-06-18 over event-stream) — agents can search the entire Fireflies API documentation through MCP with no account.”

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 27.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/docs-mcp-server.md“The Fireflies Documentation MCP Server enables AI tools to search and retrieve information directly from the Fireflies documentation.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“Once connected, you can query your Fireflies data directly through ChatGPT's Deep Research feature.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“You can now connect Fireflies to ChatGPT using our OAuth integration—no API keys required.”
  • [probe] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“official MCP server documented at https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol”
  • [probe] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://api.fireflies.ai/mcp returned HTTP 401 with `WWW-Authenticate: Bearer ... resource_metadata="https://api.fireflies.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"` — the official remote MCP endpoint is live and OAuth-gated as documented.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/docs-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the Fireflies docs MCP server at https://docs.fireflies.ai/mcp completed a FULL keyless JSON-RPC initialize handshake (result.protocolVersion 2025-06-18 over event-stream) — agents can search the entire Fireflies API documentation through MCP with no account.”

Use an official CLIweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 27.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization.md“We use a standard bearer token authentication mechanism. This means that to make authorized requests to the API, you must include an `Authorization` header with a valid token.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/mutation/upload-audio.md“The `uploadAudio` mutation allows you to upload audio files to Fireflies.ai for transcription.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“The transcripts query is designed to fetch a list of transcripts against input arguments.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md“The Fireflies API is built on top of GraphQL... This API allows you to retrieve exactly the data you need in a structured format.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/quickstart.md“Make your first request in under 5 minutes. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to make your first query with our GraphQL API”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a keyless GraphQL query POSTed to the live endpoint https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql returned the documented structured auth challenge ({"code":"auth_failed","message":"...recheck your API key..."}) — the public GraphQL API is live and bearer-key-gated exactly as the docs describe.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/swagger.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/api/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/quickstart.md“Navigate to the Integrations section 3. Click on Fireflies API 4. Copy and store your API key securely”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization.md“We use a standard bearer token authentication mechanism. This means that to make authorized requests to the API, you must include an `Authorization` header with a valid token.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization.md“We use a standard bearer token authentication mechanism.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“You can now connect Fireflies to ChatGPT using our OAuth integration—no API keys required.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Full meeting access to your entire workspace by upgrading to Super Admin status.”

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md“The Fireflies API is built on top of GraphQL... This API allows you to retrieve exactly the data you need in a structured format.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization.md“We use a standard bearer token authentication mechanism. This means that to make authorized requests to the API, you must include an `Authorization` header with a valid token.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/swagger.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/api/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Agent-ready = 79.2 ÷ 190 × 100 = 41.7

API quality0.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/mutation/upload-audio.md“The `uploadAudio` mutation allows you to upload audio files to Fireflies.ai for transcription.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“The transcripts query is designed to fetch a list of transcripts against input arguments.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md“The Fireflies API is built on top of GraphQL... This API allows you to retrieve exactly the data you need in a structured format.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/swagger.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/api/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.fireflies.ai/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/swagger.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/api/openapi.json, https://docs.fireflies.ai/.well-known/openapi.json)”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md“The Fireflies API is built on top of GraphQL... This API allows you to retrieve exactly the data you need in a structured format.”

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

API quality = 0.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 0.0

Openness32.4/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/mutation/upload-audio.md“The `uploadAudio` mutation allows you to upload audio files to Fireflies.ai for transcription.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“The transcripts query is designed to fetch a list of transcripts against input arguments.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcript.md“The transcript query is designed to fetch details associated with a specific transcript ID.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“Audit Logs ([API](https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/audit-events#audit-events))”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Rules Engine Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“AskFred: AI assistant”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a keyless GraphQL query POSTed to the live endpoint https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql returned the documented structured auth challenge ({"code":"auth_failed","message":"...recheck your API key..."}) — the public GraphQL API is live and bearer-key-gated exactly as the docs describe.”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“The transcripts query is designed to fetch a list of transcripts against input arguments.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcript.md“The transcript query is designed to fetch details associated with a specific transcript ID.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md“The Fireflies API is built on top of GraphQL... This API allows you to retrieve exactly the data you need in a structured format.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a keyless GraphQL query POSTed to the live endpoint https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql returned the documented structured auth challenge ({"code":"auth_failed","message":"...recheck your API key..."}) — the public GraphQL API is live and bearer-key-gated exactly as the docs describe.”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Openness = 16.2 ÷ 50 × 100 = 32.4

Built-in AI44.4/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai“Get detailed notes, action items, and customized summaries instantly after every meeting.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“AskFred: AI assistant”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“Compare the objections mentioned in calls with Enterprise prospects versus SMB prospects this quarter”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“Conversation intelligence Team analytics (for admins)”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai“Invite fred@fireflies.ai to a live meeting or have it autojoin your calendar meetings to record, transcribe, and summarize.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Rules Engine Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“Audit Logs ([API](https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/audit-events#audit-events))”

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai“Invite fred@fireflies.ai to a live meeting or have it autojoin your calendar meetings to record, transcribe, and summarize.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“AskFred: AI assistant”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai“Get detailed notes, action items, and customized summaries instantly after every meeting.”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/pricing“AskFred: AI assistant”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“Once connected, you can query your Fireflies data directly through ChatGPT's Deep Research feature.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“Compare the objections mentioned in calls with Enterprise prospects versus SMB prospects this quarter”
  • [claimed-docs] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“You can now connect Fireflies to ChatGPT using our OAuth integration—no API keys required.”
  • [probe] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://api.fireflies.ai/mcp returned HTTP 401 with `WWW-Authenticate: Bearer ... resource_metadata="https://api.fireflies.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"` — the official remote MCP endpoint is live and OAuth-gated as documented.”
  • [probe] https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol“official MCP server documented at https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/8272956938-learn-about-the-fireflies-mcp-server-model-context-protocol”

Built-in AI = 40.0 ÷ 90 × 100 = 44.4

Automation15.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“The transcripts query is designed to fetch a list of transcripts against input arguments.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/query/transcripts.md“Filter meetings that contain any of these emails as attendees. Accepts an array of email addresses.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/graphql-api/mutation/upload-audio.md“The `uploadAudio` mutation allows you to upload audio files to Fireflies.ai for transcription.”
  • [probe] https://docs.fireflies.ai/fundamentals/authorization“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a keyless GraphQL query POSTed to the live endpoint https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql returned the documented structured auth challenge ({"code":"auth_failed","message":"...recheck your API key..."}) — the public GraphQL API is live and bearer-key-gated exactly as the docs describe.”

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Rules Engine Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Full meeting access to your entire workspace by upgrading to Super Admin status.”

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://fireflies.ai/security“Rules Engine Automation workflows for admins to have control over meeting access and privacy.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.fireflies.ai/getting-started/introduction.md“The Fireflies API is built on top of GraphQL... This API allows you to retrieve exactly the data you need in a structured format.”

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Automation = 12.0 ÷ 80 × 100 = 15.0