Claude Meetings is a beta feature that joins video calls as a visible participant, follows the discussion, and helps teams produce work while they talk. Participants can ask questions by voice or chat; Claude responds in writing and can consult connected tools after receiving permission. It can draft and revise documents, create whiteboards and other artifacts, and capture notes and action items. For example, a team planning an event can build a plan and schedule during the call, ask Claude to retrieve last year’s costs, and request a recap. Meeting materials are saved to a page in claude.ai, where invitees in the organization can review and edit them, and users can later ask Claude about past meetings.
The beta is rolling out to Team and Enterprise plans, with Google Meet currently supported and other video platforms planned. Claude saves transcripts, summaries, and screen descriptions, but not audio; it announces its presence in the call chat. By default, it does not join calls with outside guests and leaves if an outside guest arrives, though administrators can permit such calls. Guests’ speech is then included in transcripts and notes. Spoken requests require Claude to confirm who is speaking each time, while tool access is governed by individual permission. Team and Enterprise administrators control availability, and some configurations - including zero data retention, HIPAA-ready setups, and customer-managed encryption keys - are excluded from the beta. Notes, transcripts, and answers are free, except tool use may count toward plan limits; artifacts are free through February 10, 2027.
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