Bridge Assistant joining meetings
The Bridge Assistant can join native Bridge meetings as a voice participant. Once it joins, ask questions about the live conversation, use connected tools, and get real-time answers without leaving the meeting.
How the Assistant joins meetings
The Assistant is invite-only and never joins automatically. Only the meeting host can invite the Assistant into a meeting for it to talk, collaborate, and assist. Non-hosts do not see the start control.
Start the Assistant voice session
As the host, open the Participant panel and select the action to invite the Bridge Assistant into the meeting. The Assistant appears in the meeting as a participant.
Interact during the meeting
Ask questions or let the Assistant respond to live context. Live activity indicators show when the Assistant is thinking, using a tool, or speaking.
Bridge does not provide an automatic join policy for the Assistant. Custom agents have separate join policies that can be configured to join every meeting or only when invited.
What the Assistant can do in a meeting
Once joined, the Assistant can participate in the conversation and work with the context available in the meeting.
- Hear the meeting conversation and respond with live context
- Speak into the call as a voice participant
- See participants and screen shares when screen access is enabled
- Answer questions about the live transcript
- Use connected tools and web search
Timeout and limits
The Assistant leaves the meeting automatically when it reaches either of these limits:
- Idle timeout: If the Assistant receives no interaction for 15 minutes, it automatically leaves. You can re-add it at any time.
- Total session limit: The Assistant's voice session lasts up to 1 hour. After the limit, the Assistant leaves the meeting. You can re-add if needed.
- Host-only initiation: Only the meeting host can start or invite the Assistant into the call.
You can re-add the Assistant to the meeting at any time after it leaves because of the idle timeout or total session limit.
Assistant vs. Agents in meetings
The Bridge Assistant is your built-in meeting chat. Invite it from the meeting Participant panel to bring your context, connected tools, and memory to life.
Custom agents are separate teammates that you create with their own instructions, tools, and join policies. Configure them to join every meeting automatically or only when invited.