Integrations
Connecting Kai to Your Institution’s Tools
Overview
Kai is designed to work within your existing institutional environment. Rather than requiring instructors to adopt entirely new workflows, Kai connects to the systems your institution already uses — so lecture recordings, emails, and course activity flow into Kai automatically.
The integrations described on this page are available today. If you don’t see the tool your institution uses, contact us to discuss what’s on the roadmap.
BriteClass Lecture Capture
BriteClass is a lecture capture and classroom recording system used by many higher-education institutions. When your institution runs BriteClass, Kai can receive recordings automatically — no manual file uploads required.
What It Does
Every time a lecture is recorded through BriteClass, Kai receives the recording, processes it, and makes the results available directly in your instructor app. By the time you’re ready to review or prepare follow-up material, your transcript and summary are already waiting for you.
How It Works
The flow from recording to insight is fully automated:
- You record your lecture — through BriteClass as you normally would, using your institution’s existing classroom equipment.
- BriteClass sends the recording to Kai — via a secure webhook connection configured by your IT team.
- Kai transcribes the audio — converting speech to text with speaker-aware transcription.
- Kai analyzes the transcript — identifying key concepts, flagging any personally identifiable information (PII) that should not be retained, and detecting segments with low audio content (dead-air).
- Kai generates a summary — a concise overview of what was covered in the lecture.
- Everything appears in your app — transcripts, summaries, and derived content are available in the Kai instructor app.
After a recorded lecture is processed, you’ll find:
- Full transcript — searchable, time-stamped text of your lecture
- Lecture summary — a paragraph-length overview of the session
- Quiz generation — create quizzes directly from lecture content
- AI chat context — Kai’s AI assistant uses the transcript as context when you ask about your class
Most recordings are processed and available within a few minutes of the lecture ending.
What Instructors Experience
Once BriteClass is connected, the integration is invisible in the best possible way — you teach, and Kai takes care of the rest. There are no files to upload, no platforms to log into, and no manual steps.
From the instructor app, you’ll see processed recordings listed under your sessions. Tapping a session gives you access to the transcript, the summary, and quick actions like generating a quiz or requesting student feedback based on what was covered.
Setup
BriteClass integration is configured at the institution level, not per instructor. Your IT or AV services team connects your BriteClass installation to Kai by configuring a webhook endpoint. Once that connection is in place, all recordings made in enabled rooms or courses flow through automatically.
Setup involves configuring BriteClass to POST recording events to Kai’s webhook endpoint. Kai handles authentication via a shared token. For technical setup details, contact Kai support or your institution’s Kai implementation team.
If you’re unsure whether your institution has BriteClass integration enabled, check with your department’s instructional technology team or contact Kai support.
Gmail Email Integration
Kai can connect to Gmail to help instructors manage course-related email. When enabled, Kai uses AI to process incoming messages — categorizing course communications, surfacing action items, and making relevant email context available to the Kai AI assistant.
- Flagging student questions that relate to upcoming assignments
- Summarizing threads when you return from time away
- Giving the Kai AI assistant context about ongoing conversations with students or colleagues
Gmail integration is configured per instructor account. If you’d like to enable it, contact us for setup assistance.
Additional Integrations
We’re actively developing integrations with additional platforms. If your institution uses tools that aren’t listed here, we’d like to hear from you. Contact us for information about what’s available or in development.