> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.meetjamie.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Auto-start & auto-stop
> Let Jamie start and stop recording on its own, so you never miss the beginning of a meeting or forget to hit Stop.
With meeting automation, Jamie starts recording when your scheduled meeting begins and stops when it winds down — no clicks required. Both settings live in the **Jamie desktop app** under **Settings → Meeting Automation**.
Meeting automation requires the **Jamie desktop app** on Windows or macOS and works best with a **connected calendar**. If you don't see the settings, update to the latest version. They can only be changed in the desktop app, not in the browser.
## Auto-start
Jamie starts recording when two things happen at once: a **known meeting app uses your microphone** (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, …) and a **meeting from your calendar is starting** — within the next 5 minutes or started within the last 10. If there's no matching calendar event, Jamie stays out of the way.
Auto-start is **off by default**. Open the desktop app, go to **Settings → Meeting Automation**, and under **Meeting start detection** toggle **Detect when your meeting starts** on.
The **Countdown** gives you a few seconds to cancel before Jamie starts. It's on by default; adjust its length in the same section.
Two start conditions are on by default. Turn off **A calendar meeting is active** if Jamie should also start for ad-hoc calls, or turn off **A known meeting app is using your microphone** if you want Jamie to start for in-person meetings as soon as a calendar meeting begins.
Prefer to decide meeting by meeting? Leave auto-start off. Jamie still shows a reminder with a **Start Jamie** button when it notices a meeting.
## Auto-stop
While recording, Jamie watches for the meeting to wind down: your **microphone goes quiet** because the call ended, the **calendar meeting is near its end**, and **no one has spoken for at least 30 seconds**.
Auto-stop is **on by default in Notification only mode**: when the meeting seems over, Jamie asks you with a **Stop Jamie** button instead of stopping on its own. Under **Meeting end detection**, switch **When your meeting seems over** to **Stop Jamie** if you'd rather have it stop automatically.
When Jamie stops automatically, the **Countdown** gives you a few seconds to cancel if you're not done yet.
**Extended silence** is always required before Jamie stops or warns. Set it anywhere from 30 seconds up to 5 minutes, depending on how long the pauses in your meetings tend to be.
Recordings that aren't linked to a calendar event — for example one you started manually — stop only after a longer stretch of silence and microphone inactivity (10 minutes by default), so a forgotten recording never runs on for hours.
## Go further
Every start condition, the excluded-apps list, and when auto-start won't trigger.
Stop conditions, the inactivity failsafe, and when auto-stop won't trigger.
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