> [!tldr] An example and description of a Voice-to-LLM-to-Note workflow First, some [[Excalidraw Art]], because I cannot stand a note that's soulless.[^1] ![[Decent LLM-backed Dictation Workflow 2026-05-30 10.41.04.excalidraw.svg]] %%[[Decent LLM-backed Dictation Workflow 2026-05-30 10.41.04.excalidraw.md|🖋 Edit in Excalidraw]]%% [Here is the send-to-Claude shortcut I'm using](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ddd23262bcb6411a86f26be11b12d393). Now that there's proper Aaron-flavor on this note, here's the [[Large Language Models|LLM]] generated summary I made on the technique, using this technique. > [!tip] Running **bonus**: > This technique also works to check your effort level for [[Zone 2]] cardio. If you can't comfortably talk to the LLM, then you're going too hard. > [!meta] Meta Note > I don't like to have LLM-written stuff in [[My Notes]]. This is an exception, though, because that's kind of the point. > In practice I plan to use this to capture my own words, have an LLM summarize them, then go back in and summarize the summary *again* in my own words. > [!note] Claude dictation summary: # Voice-to-Obsidian LLM Workflow You can approximate a solid voice-to-Obsidian notetaking workflow using ChatGPT or Claude with the following setup: 1. **Capture in Drafts** — Open Drafts directly rather than using the Siri Shortcut dictate action. Drafts has a "never stop recording" mode, which is more reliable and lets you watch the text appear on screen as you speak, confirming it's actually capturing. 2. **Share to a Shortcut** — From inside Drafts, use the share sheet to send the draft text to a Shortcuts shortcut. That shortcut prepends a system prompt explaining how to process the text, then passes both the prompt and the dictated text to an LLM of your choice. 3. **Save to Obsidian** — The shortcut saves the LLM's output directly as a file inside your Obsidian vault. *This note was itself captured and processed using the workflow described above.* **** # More ## Source - Self, transcribed via Claude [^1]: meaning: I copy/pasted AI-written stuff.