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Grain adds consent controls and rule-based privacy as its meeting data reaches more AI tools.

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◆Current state
Grain's October release lets workspaces flag meetings as sensitive by rule and skip auto-sharing them, adds recording consent controls, and brings back a mobile beta. It follows August's Voice Signatures, which label speakers by voice so shared-mic and in-person captures attribute correctly. Earlier in the year Grain shipped an MCP server and a ChatGPT integration.
◆Where it's heading
Grain spent the first half of 2026 exposing meeting data to AI assistants, and is now adding the governance that wider exposure needs: consent, sensitivity rules and controlled sharing. Release cadence has slowed to roughly one announcement every month or two.
◆Prediction
Further admin and privacy controls around what AI tools can read are the likely next step; the entries do not show a timeline for the mobile app leaving beta.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    Workspace Libraries, Recording Consent + Mobile Beta

    Grain can flag meetings as sensitive by rule and skip auto-sharing them, adds recording consent controls, and brings back workspace libraries, with an upgraded MCP and an iPhone app in beta. Privacy controls are the core of this release.

  2. 2mo ago

    Voice Signatures label who spoke, plus better transcription

    Voice Signatures identify speakers by voice, fixing attribution for shared-mic and in-person captures where channel-based labelling fails, alongside an upgraded transcription model and more accurate trackers. It is quality work on the raw material the MCP and ChatGPT integrations expose.

  3. 4mo ago

    Grain in ChatGPT + Smarter Notes and MCP Tools

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    Becoming a ChatGPT plugin with MCP tools and smarter notes is the fullest expression of Grain's meeting-layer-for-AI strategy, moving from a send-to button to living inside the assistant.

  4. 5mo ago

    Opt-in meeting notifications, better playlists, and more!

    Desktop meeting-detection notifications prompt one-click recording of ad-hoc calls even with auto-capture off, plus playlist improvements, tightening the capture layer beneath the AI-integration push.

  5. 6mo ago

    Grain MCP + Bulk AI Actions and API Updates

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    The May Grain MCP launch with bulk AI actions and one-click open-in-Claude/ChatGPT set the meeting-layer direction that the ChatGPT plugin now extends.

  6. 7mo ago

    New Home Page + Improved Zapier Integration

    A consolidated home page merging library and calendar with persistent filters and de-duplicated auto-captures, plus a better Zapier integration; solid UX cleanup on the capture side.