Read AI asks for calendar access, meeting platform access, and optionally email, workspace, and CRM integrations. Each permission maps to a specific set of features. This article explains what each one is used for.
All permissions are user-controlled. You can revoke any of them from the Integrations page inside Read AI Account Settings at any time.
Calendar access
Calendar access lets Read AI:
- Identify which meetings to join
- Join those meetings on your behalf
- Attach summaries to the correct calendar event after the meeting
- Create new meetings when you ask Read AI to schedule one
Read AI requests full calendar access because meetings move, get rescheduled, and get added late, and Read AI needs to adapt to those changes. Calendar access is used only to schedule meeting assistance and attach summaries to the correct events. Read AI does not join meetings you have not asked it to attend.
If you would prefer not to grant calendar access, you can turn off auto-join and invite Read AI to each meeting manually.
Meeting platform access (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams)
Meeting platform access lets Read AI:
- Join a call as a participant
- Capture audio (and video, depending on your tier)
- Generate transcripts, summaries, and action items
- Identify who is speaking, which is required for accurate speaker attribution in notes
Read AI does not access your device microphone outside of a scheduled meeting. It only operates during meetings it has been authorized to join.
Email integrations (optional)
Email integrations let Read AI surface summaries to you based on what you’re working on. It also enables information from your email to be surfaced when you use Ask Read. Read AI does not read your email unless you have specifically connected an email integration.
Workspace integrations such as Slack and Notion (optional)
Workspace integrations let Read AI:
- Sync meeting notes into the places your team already works
- Follow topic and project progress, so the AI assistance via Ask Read stays up to date
These integrations are optional and are not required to use Read AI as a notetaker.
CRM integrations such as HubSpot and Salesforce (optional)
CRM integrations let Read AI:
- Connect meeting insights to deals, contacts, and pipeline activity
- Surface signals that suggest a deal is ready to move forward
- Reduce manual data entry between meetings and your CRM
These integrations are optional and are designed for sales teams using a CRM.
MCP Connectors such as ChatGPT and Claude (optional)
MCP Connectors let external platforms:
- Bring your meeting intelligence, action items, key questions, and transcripts directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or any other MCP-compatible platform
- Identify speakers with best-in-class diarization so you know who said what
- Create pre-built workflows that run automatically and deliver insights you can act on
Why the permission set is broad
Read AI requests a broad permission set because of the range of what the product does. Without these permissions, Read AI is a notetaker. With them, Read AI can understand context across your meetings, schedule, and workflows, and operate as an AI assistant.
You can grant only the permissions that match the features you want to use, and revoke any of them at any time.
Where to manage permissions
Account Settings > Integrations. Each integration can be reviewed, connected, or disconnected from that page.