Claude Meetings: Anthropic Puts Claude Into Video Calls

Anthropic has unveiled Claude Meetings, a feature that lets Claude take part in video calls as a visible participant. The Decoder and Computerwoche reported it on 12 November 2026. During the conversation Claude answers questions, creates documents and whiteboards, and records notes and tasks. The feature starts as a beta and, for now, only on Google Meet.

What can Claude Meetings do in a video call?

Claude Meetings is an AI assistant that joins a video call like one more participant. Beta means the feature is in a test phase and may still change. According to Computerwoche, Claude takes notes, answers questions in the call's chat window, retrieves information from connected apps and creates project and time plans.

According to The Decoder, Claude replies in writing by default. The assistant only reaches into connected tools with permission. Claude is therefore present in the call, but does not talk over people unprompted.

After the meeting, all notes, transcripts and created documents can be opened on a dedicated page in claude.ai, writes The Decoder. Computerwoche names notes and action items as the main output, which also end up there.

Who can use Claude Meetings?

• Plans: The beta is open to customers on Claude Team and Claude Enterprise (The Decoder, Computerwoche).
• Platform: For now Claude Meetings works only in Google Meet; more platforms are to follow (The Decoder).
• Default setting: On Claude Team the feature is switched on by default, according to Computerwoche.
• Exceptions: Organisations with special security setups such as HIPAA, the US health-data privacy law, or customer-managed encryption cannot use Meetings yet (The Decoder).

How does Claude Meetings handle external guests and privacy?

For privacy reasons, Claude does not join calls with external participants by default, says The Decoder. Computerwoche spells out the process: for calls with external guests, an administrator must approve that Claude Meetings may take part. Without approval, the program leaves the meeting.

The same applies if an unapproved external guest joins while Claude is already present: Claude then leaves the conversation. Craig Durr, chief analyst at The Collab Collective, advises IT teams to set up procedures for obtaining participants' consent to the AI's presence in line with local laws.

How do analysts see the move?

Anthropic is turning Claude from a platform where you ask questions into a place where teams get their work done.

Irwin Lazar, president and principal analyst at Metrigy, sees in Claude Meetings the lasting value of meeting context for better workflows, Computerwoche reports. In his view the tool has capabilities similar to existing meeting assistants such as Copilot in Microsoft Teams, Zoom My Notes and Webex's Meeting Agent. It also competes with standalone assistants such as Otter and Granola.

Lazar highlights a practical advantage: Claude has direct access to meeting notes, with no need for copy and paste or for MCP access. MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, a standard through which AI assistants reach external tools. According to Lazar, vendors such as Zoom now charge for that access.

Lazar does not expect Anthropic to build its own email, phone or video-conferencing software any time soon. Such products require far more features and far more infrastructure, the analyst says.

Will Claude become more proactive in meetings?

For now Claude Meetings acts only on user instructions, writes Computerwoche. According to an Axios report it cites, the tool could become more proactive over time; it names Nicholas Lin, a product lead at Anthropic, as the source. Whether and when that happens is open. Durr advises IT teams to keep an eye on new features that could change how the tool works.

Claude Meetings is part of a whole package of new office features. The Decoder describes it as a complement to whiteboards and data dashboards, with which the Claude app is gradually turning into an everything app for the office. Computerwoche also points to Claude Docs and Slides, announced in September.

• Claude Whiteboard: shared canvas for brainstorming, beta for paid plans on web, mobile and desktop; Team and Enterprise customers can also use it inside Claude Meetings; switched off by default on Enterprise.
• Claude Sheets: spreadsheet for joint editing, beta, switched off by default on Enterprise.
• Claude Data: formerly Claude Dashboards, now generally available; will be switched on automatically on 19 November, according to Computerwoche.
• Interactive connectors: open applications such as Adobe, Box and Notion directly in the chat, on all plans on the web and in the desktop app.

What does this change for businesses in the UK and beyond?

Companies with a Claude Team or Enterprise contract that run their calls on Google Meet can test Claude Meetings as a beta. Those using Microsoft Teams or Zoom must wait, since more platforms are announced but not scheduled. Neither source says whether or from when the feature is fully available in the EU or the UK.

The organisation matters more than the technology: before rollout, IT and data protection should settle who approves Claude for calls with customers or partners and how participants are informed. The analysts' advice to obtain consent under the law that applies locally holds for English-speaking markets too. Handle that cleanly and you get minutes and task lists without manual work; neglect it and you risk friction with guests and regulators.