Why these permissions matter
CloakView uses macOS screen-capture permission for system audio from your meeting and microphone permission for your voice. It does not need to join your call as a bot. Grant access only if you trust the installed, signed release.
Enable screen recording
On first listen, macOS may prompt you. If it does not, open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording (on some macOS versions, Screen Recording). Find CloakView and switch it on. Quit and reopen the app when prompted, then restart listening. On macOS versions that offer audio-only capture separately, follow the macOS prompt for that permission.
Enable the microphone
Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone and enable CloakView. Check that the intended input device is selected in System Settings → Sound → Input. Restart listening after changing access.
If access is denied
Without screen/system audio access, CloakView cannot hear other participants; without microphone access, it cannot hear you. You can change either permission in the same Privacy & Security panels at any time. If CloakView is absent from the list, start a listen attempt to trigger the macOS prompt; after changing a toggle, quit and relaunch the app. Revoking access stops the corresponding capture until you re-enable it.