Claude Meetings launches in beta for Google Meet calls

Anthropic introduced Claude Meetings on November 12, two days after describing the feature as “coming soon.” Claude appears in Google Meet as a visible participant. Other video platforms are planned, but the company has not given a date.

A user can add Claude to a scheduled call through the Meetings calendar or enable automatic joining. During the call, it follows the discussion, takes notes and records action items. Participants can address it aloud or type in the Meet chat. Claude normally replies in writing, where everyone on the call can see the answer.

The team can also ask Claude to create a document, whiteboard or slide deck before the meeting ends. Colleagues from the same organization can edit the result as the conversation continues. It gives the Sheets and Whiteboards Anthropic announced earlier in the week a practical setting: a team can discuss a plan and begin shaping the material on the same call.

Claude can use a participant’s connected tools with that person’s permission. It asks before using a connection for the first time. For spoken requests, it currently asks the speaker to confirm their identity each time. A response posted in the Meet chat remains visible to everyone there, even if the information came from one person’s tool.

After the meeting, a page in Claude holds the transcript, summary, action items and materials created during the call. Internal invitees can open it and edit the work; they also receive a recap email. Users can later ask Claude about meetings they have access to. Anthropic says the service saves descriptions of what appeared on screen, but does not store the audio.

Access depends on the organization’s settings. Team owners can turn Meetings off, while Enterprise owners must enable it. Calls with external guests have separate controls: when Claude is allowed to join one, it takes notes but does not answer in the shared chat. Anthropic advises users to make sure participants agree to transcription before adding the assistant.

The beta is unavailable to some organizations using particular data retention or encryption configurations. Notes, transcripts and answers that do not use connected tools are included on eligible plans. Documents and whiteboards made during meetings are free through February 10, 2027; connected tool use counts toward plan usage.