> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bowerlabs.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Live and protocols > Talk to Bower through Bower Glasses, run a protocol step by step, and capture as you go. In a live session, Bower sees through the glasses camera, hears you, and answers through the speakers. Everything else about [live agent mode](/ai-and-search/live-agent-mode) works the same as on your phone. ## Start a live session * Press and hold the glasses button. * Say *"Go live"* or *"Start live"*. * In the Bower app, open a protocol and tap **Execute Protocol** to go live already running it. The live screen stays open in the Bower app on your phone while you work. The live screen has a **Stream** and **Capture** switch. **Stream**, the default, lets Bower see the camera feed. In **Capture**, Bower doesn't see the feed, but snapshots and clips are full-resolution photos and video from the glasses. If the glasses aren't on Wi-Fi yet, the session starts voice only and adds video once they connect. In **Offline mode**, Live uses your phone's mobile data: Bower hears you but can't see, and takes photos through your glasses. To end the session, press and hold the button again. ## Run a protocol Ask Bower to run a protocol, or start it with **Execute Protocol**. Bower reads each step and moves on when you tell it you're done: * *"Run the buffer prep protocol"* * *"Next step"* · *"Mark this done"* · *"Go back"* * *"Go to step 3"* jumps straight there. If you name a step by its title instead, Bower reads back the step it found and waits for a *"yes"*. The step cards, timers, and deviations work as described in [execution mode](/ai-and-search/live-agent-mode#execution-mode-running-a-protocol). ## Capture during a session * *"Take a snapshot"* saves what the glasses see. * *"Make a note that the sample looked cloudy"* creates a note. * *"Start recording"* and *"Stop recording"* save a clip of up to 2 minutes. Captures from the session are grouped in a collection for it, and during a protocol run they're linked to the protocol. ## What shows on your phone Bower Glasses have no display, so two things appear on the live screen in the Bower app instead: * The **REC** indicator, while a clip is recording. In a background *"Hey Bower"* session the live screen isn't open, so there's no indicator. * Anything you ask Bower to show, such as *"show me the video for this protocol"*. An interactive tour of the glasses, feature by feature, with a sample protocol run. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.