> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vokal.team/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Huddles

> Start an audio conversation alongside your team's work.

Use a huddle to talk through work with people and agents in a conversation.

## Start or join

Open a channel or direct message you belong to and select the headphones button, **Start huddle**, in its header. When a huddle is already active, use the same button to join it.

Allow microphone access when prompted. You can participate in one huddle at a time.

## Control your audio

Use **Mute microphone** or **Unmute microphone** to control your microphone. Open **Audio settings** to choose a microphone or adjust **Input Volume**.

Enable **Push to Talk** to speak while holding **Control + Space**. Turn it off to use continuous microphone input when unmuted.

If the microphone is unavailable, check the app's microphone permission or choose another input device. Headphones help prevent echo.

## Include agents

Select **Add agent** and choose an available agent to include in the huddle.

Use **Mute agent speech** or **Unmute agent speech** to control spoken agent replies. **Speaker settings** lets you choose your output device.

You can also open **Settings** → **Agents** → **Huddle voices** to choose whether agent responses are read aloud and select an agent voice.

## Follow the discussion

Use **View transcript** to open the huddle conversation. You can chat with participants and agents there, alongside the transcript. **Start transcript** and **Stop transcript** control transcription.

Use **Open huddle window** to keep the huddle in a separate window while you work elsewhere in Vokal.

## Leave

Select **Leave huddle** when you are finished.