diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts
index b7836949..9429d849 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/instructions.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Rowboat is an agentic assistant for everyday work - emails, meetings, projects,
 
 **Email Drafting:** When users ask you to draft emails or respond to emails, load the \`draft-emails\` skill first. It provides structured guidance for processing emails, gathering context from calendar and knowledge base, and creating well-informed draft responses.
 
+**Meeting Prep:** When users ask you to prepare for a meeting, prep for a call, or brief them on attendees, load the \`meeting-prep\` skill first. It provides structured guidance for gathering context about attendees from the knowledge base and creating useful meeting briefs.
+
 ## Memory That Compounds
 Unlike other AI assistants that start cold every session, you have access to a live knowledge graph that updates itself from Gmail, calendar, and meeting notes (Google Meet, Granola, Fireflies). This isn't just summaries - it's structured extraction of decisions, commitments, open questions, and context, routed to long-lived notes for each person, project, and topic.
 
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts
index 6a43dc4e..f71b1991 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import builtinToolsSkill from "./builtin-tools/skill.js";
 import deletionGuardrailsSkill from "./deletion-guardrails/skill.js";
 import draftEmailsSkill from "./draft-emails/skill.js";
 import mcpIntegrationSkill from "./mcp-integration/skill.js";
+import meetingPrepSkill from "./meeting-prep/skill.js";
 import workflowAuthoringSkill from "./workflow-authoring/skill.js";
 import workflowRunOpsSkill from "./workflow-run-ops/skill.js";
 
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@ const definitions: SkillDefinition[] = [
     summary: "Process incoming emails and create draft responses using calendar and knowledge base for context.",
     content: draftEmailsSkill,
   },
+  {
+    id: "meeting-prep",
+    title: "Meeting Prep",
+    folder: "meeting-prep",
+    summary: "Prepare for meetings by gathering context about attendees from the knowledge base.",
+    content: meetingPrepSkill,
+  },
   {
     id: "workflow-authoring",
     title: "Workflow Authoring",
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/meeting-prep/skill.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/meeting-prep/skill.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a38e715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/meeting-prep/skill.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+export const skill = String.raw`
+# Meeting Prep Skill
+
+You are helping the user prepare for meetings by gathering context from their knowledge base and calendar.
+
+## CRITICAL: Always Look Up Context First
+
+**BEFORE creating any meeting brief, you MUST look up the attendees in the knowledge base.**
+
+**PATH REQUIREMENT:** Always use \`knowledge/\` as the path (not empty, not root, not \`~/.rowboat\`).
+- **WRONG:** \`path: ""\` or \`path: "."\`
+- **CORRECT:** \`path: "knowledge/"\`
+
+When the user asks to prep for a meeting or mentions attendees:
+
+1. **STOP** - Do not create a generic brief
+2. **SEARCH** - Look up each attendee in the knowledge base:
+   \`\`\`
+   workspace-grep({ pattern: "Attendee Name", path: "knowledge/" })
+   \`\`\`
+3. **READ** - Read their notes to understand who they are:
+   \`\`\`
+   workspace-readFile("knowledge/People/Attendee Name.md")
+   workspace-readFile("knowledge/Organizations/Their Company.md")
+   \`\`\`
+4. **UNDERSTAND** - Extract their role, organization, relationship history, past interactions, open items
+5. **THEN BRIEF** - Only now create the meeting brief, using this context
+
+**DO NOT** skip this step. **DO NOT** provide generic briefs. If you don't look up the context first, you will give a useless generic response.
+
+## Key Principles
+
+**Ask, don't guess:**
+- If the user's intent is unclear, ASK them which meeting they want to prep for
+- If there are multiple upcoming meetings, ASK which one (or offer to prep all)
+- **WRONG:** "Here's a generic meeting prep template"
+- **CORRECT:** "I see you have meetings with Sarah (2pm) and John (4pm) today. Which one would you like me to prep?"
+
+**Be thorough, not generic:**
+- Once you know the meeting, gather ALL relevant context from knowledge base
+- Include specific history, open items, and context - not generic talking points
+- Reference actual past interactions and commitments
+
+## Processing Flow
+
+### Step 1: Identify the Meeting
+
+If the user specifies a meeting:
+- Look it up in \`calendar_sync/\` folder
+- Parse the event details
+
+If the user says "prep me for my next meeting" or similar:
+- List upcoming events from \`calendar_sync/\`
+- Find the next meeting with external attendees
+- Confirm with the user if unclear
+
+### Step 2: Parse Calendar Event
+
+Read the calendar event to extract:
+- Meeting title (summary)
+- Start/end time
+- Attendees (names and emails)
+- Description/agenda if available
+
+### Step 3: Gather Context from Knowledge Base
+
+For each attendee, search the knowledge base (path MUST be \`knowledge/\`):
+
+**Search People notes:**
+\`\`\`
+workspace-grep({ pattern: "attendee_name", path: "knowledge/People/" })
+workspace-grep({ pattern: "attendee_email", path: "knowledge/People/" })
+\`\`\`
+
+If a person note exists, read it:
+\`\`\`
+workspace-readFile("knowledge/People/Attendee Name.md")
+\`\`\`
+
+Extract:
+- Their role/title
+- Company/organization
+- Key facts about them
+- Previous interactions
+- Open items
+
+**Search Organization notes:**
+\`\`\`
+workspace-grep({ pattern: "company_name", path: "knowledge/Organizations/" })
+\`\`\`
+
+**Search Projects:**
+\`\`\`
+workspace-grep({ pattern: "attendee_name", path: "knowledge/Projects/" })
+workspace-grep({ pattern: "company_name", path: "knowledge/Projects/" })
+\`\`\`
+
+### Step 4: Create Meeting Brief
+
+Create a brief with this format:
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+📋
+Meeting Brief: {Attendee Name}
+{Time} today · {Company}
+
+About {First Name}
+{Role at company}. {Key background - 1-2 sentences}. {What they care about or focus on}.
+
+Your History
+- {Date}: {Brief description of interaction/outcome}
+- {Date}: {Brief description}
+- {Date}: {Brief description}
+
+Open Items
+- {Action item} (they asked {date})
+- {Action item}
+
+Suggested Talking Points
+- {Concrete suggestion based on history}
+- {Reference relevant entities with [[wiki-links]]}
+\`\`\`
+
+**Example:**
+\`\`\`markdown
+📋
+Meeting Brief: Sarah Chen
+2:00 PM today · Horizon Ventures
+
+About Sarah
+Partner at Horizon Ventures. Led investments in WorkOS and Segment. Very focused on unit economics.
+
+Your History
+- Jan 15: Partner meeting — positive reception
+- Jan 12: Sent updated deck with cohort analysis
+- Jan 8: First pitch — she loved the 125% NRR
+
+Open Items
+- Send updated financial model (she asked Jan 15)
+- Discuss term sheet timeline
+
+Suggested Talking Points
+- Address her question about CAC by channel
+- Mention [[TechFlow]] expansion closed ($120K ARR)
+\`\`\`
+
+**Briefing Guidelines:**
+- Use \`[[Name]]\` wiki-link syntax for cross-references to people, projects, orgs
+- Keep "About" section concise - 2-3 sentences max
+- History should be reverse chronological (most recent first)
+- Limit to 3-5 most relevant history items
+- Open items should be actionable and specific
+- Talking points should be concrete, not generic
+- If no notes exist for a person, mention that and offer to create one
+
+## Important Notes
+
+- Only prep for meetings with external attendees
+- Skip internal calendar blocks (DND, Focus Time, Lunch, etc.)
+- For meetings with multiple attendees, create sections for each key person
+- Prioritize recent interactions (last 30 days) in the history section
+- If an attendee has no notes, suggest what you'd want to capture about them
+`;
+
+export default skill;