No. Kona does not record audio or video in your meetings.
Kona joins 1-on-1 meetings as a silent participant and captures structured notes and action items from the conversation. In most scenarios, Kona works by reading meeting captions provided by your conference platform — it does not need to record the call.
Exception — Zoom: Zoom does not support caption-based note capture. Kona requires recording to be enabled for all Zoom meetings. The meeting host must be present to grant recording permission when Kona requests it. If recording is not enabled, Kona joins but captures nothing.
Exception — Google Meet and Microsoft Teams: If meeting captions are disabled in your conference platform, Kona falls back to a secondary method that requires recording the call. The meeting host must be present to grant recording permissions.
If neither captions nor recording are enabled, Kona joins the meeting but captures nothing — no notes, no action items. The meeting proceeds normally, but no summary is generated.
Platform Requirements
Each conference platform handles captions and recording differently. Enable at least one of the following for Kona to capture notes.
| Platform | Primary method | Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| Google Meet | Captions (enable in Google Workspace Admin > Meet settings) | Recording (host must grant permission) |
| Microsoft Teams | Captions (enable in Teams Admin Center > Meeting policies) | Recording (host must grant permission) |
| Zoom | Recording must be enabled. The meeting host must be present to grant recording permission when Kona requests it. | No caption-based fallback for Zoom |