# Turn the meeting agent on or off

Choose which meetings Brev's meeting agent (notetaker) joins: a whole cadence, one meeting, or by default.

The meeting agent joins your calls to take notes, write the summary and score the meeting. Control it at three levels.

## For a whole cadence {#for-a-cadence}

1. Go to [Cadences](https://help.brev.io/cadences-list/).
2. On the cadence's row, flip the meeting agent switch at the far right. A meeting whose host set the agent keeps the host's choice.

> **Tip: Success check**
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> The switch shows the new setting. Hover it to read whether the agent will join the next meeting.

It applies to every upcoming meeting in the cadence. If you turn a cadence off, meetings added to it later start off too.

## For one meeting {#for-one-meeting}

1. Open the meeting.
2. Click the notetaker pill at the right of the tab row, such as 'Brev’s Notetaker scheduled'.
3. Flip **Schedule notetaker**. It shows on upcoming and live meetings. Or flip the meeting's switch in the Meetings panel on the Cadences page.

> **Tip: Success check**
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> The notetaker pill reads 'Brev’s Notetaker scheduled' when the agent will join, and 'Brev’s Notetaker not scheduled' when it won't.

## By default {#by-default}

This sets the starting value for meetings you host. To change it:

1. Go to [Settings → AI & agents → Meeting agent](https://help.brev.io/settings-ai-meeting-agent/).
2. Under **Auto-join configuration**, choose **All my meetings**, **All internal meetings** or **Opt-in Only**.
3. If the change cancels the agent on meetings it was set to join, Brev asks you to confirm and says how many. Confirm to go ahead.

![Settings, Meeting agent: Auto-join configuration with All my meetings, All internal meetings and Opt-in Only, and Customize meetings.](https://help.brev.io/doc-assets/screenshots/getting-started-your-first-day.png)

> **Tip: Success check**
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> The option you chose stays selected. When no meeting changes, Brev shows 'Meeting preference updated'.

## When the switch is greyed out {#host-priority}

The meeting's host has priority. When the host turns the agent on or off for a meeting, only the host can change it. A note by the switch says so.

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