Run an async meeting
An async meeting is a conversation with a deadline. You set a topic and a time by which you'd like replies, everyone contributes when it suits them, and the discussion closes itself when the time is up.
Create one
- Tap the "+" on Home and choose Async Meeting. On desktop, press ⌘N. From
Slack, type
/cv meeting— see Slack. - Name the meeting and choose the workspace it belongs to.
- Add people — by name, email address, or phone number.
- Set the reply deadline. Choose from Urgent, Later today, Tomorrow morning, Tomorrow night, In a few days, or set your own end date and time.
- Create it.
Record a kick-off
The first message sets up the discussion. Say what you want people to weigh in on, and what a useful answer looks like. Tap Record Kick-off to record it.
A good kick-off is a specific question. "Thoughts on the roadmap?" gets you silence; "Which of these three things should we cut, and why?" gets you a decision.
While it's running
- The countdown shows how long is left, and everyone sees it on the conversation.
- Reminders nudge people who haven't contributed yet, so you don't have to chase.
- Engagement stats show who has caught up and who hasn't — tap the engagement button in the conversation to see the breakdown.
- Extend it if the discussion needs longer. Only the meeting's owner can, so ask them if you're not.
When it ends
The meeting closes and you get the write-up: the transcript, the summary, and any action items AI found. See Get the notes.
Messages stay in the conversation afterwards, unless your workspace has a retention policy that clears them after a set number of days. See Advanced workspace settings.
Joining one
Historical messages appear as unheard and unread when you join an async meeting, so the whole discussion so far is queued up for you, rather than quietly marked as seen. This is different from joining an ordinary conversation, where earlier messages appear unheard but already read.