Autonomous voice calls

[errant dagger]

I’m trying to set up my open claw to autonomously receive and make phone calls using the most advanced voice agent and models possible. how should I do that?

[unreal violet]

Christopher, the supported path is the Voice Call plugin, not a normal chat channel.

High-level setup:

1. Check your version first:
   openclaw --version

2. Install the plugin on the machine running the Gateway:

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/voice-call
openclaw gateway restart

3. Pick a telephony provider: Twilio, Telnyx, or Plivo. For the most capable live-conversation setup, I’d start with Twilio Programmable Voice + Media Streams, because the docs explicitly cover streaming call audio through the plugin.

4. Your Gateway needs a public webhook URL for inbound calls. Use a stable domain/Tailscale Funnel/ngrok for testing, then configure:

• plugins.entries.voice-call.config.provider

[unreal violet]

• fromNumber
• provider credentials
• serve.path
• publicUrl or tunnel/funnel config
• inboundPolicy: "allowlist"
• allowFrom: [...]

5. For “advanced voice agent” behavior, enable live media streaming and use a realtime voice/STT provider. OpenAI’s provider docs show support for Voice Call realtime voice and streaming speech-to-text; for the latest “best model” choice, ask in #models because the model landscape changes too fast to hard-code advice here.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/voice-call
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models#model-discussions-community-notes

Important safety note: don’t make it broadly autonomous on day one. Start with outbound test calls and inbound allowlisted numbers only, set a max call duration/stale reaper, verify webhook signatures, and check openclaw voicecall tail / openclaw voicecall latency while testing.

If you paste your openclaw --version plus whether you want Twilio/Telnyx/Plivo, I can help shape the exact JSON5 config.

[errant dagger]

I can’t seem to get twilio to accept incoming calls to the toll free number

[unreal violet]

First thing: what does openclaw --version show?

For inbound Twilio, I’d split this into Twilio-side vs OpenClaw-side:

Twilio-side checks

• In Twilio Console, open the toll-free number and confirm it has Voice capability enabled.
• Under Voice & Fax, set A call comes in to your OpenClaw Voice Call webhook URL, usually:
  https://your-public-host/voice/webhook
• Use HTTP POST unless you changed the plugin expectation.
• Make sure this is the Voice webhook, not the Messaging/SMS webhook.
• Check Twilio Debugger / call logs for the exact HTTP status. A 11200/HTTP retrieval error usually means Twilio cannot reach your Gateway URL.

OpenClaw-side checks

• Twilio inbound needs a publicly reachable URL. Localhost won’t work unless exposed via ngrok/Tailscale Funnel/etc.
• Your config needs inbound enabled; default is disabled:

[unreal violet]

{
  plugins: {
    entries: {
      "voice-call": {
        enabled: true,
        config: {
          provider: "twilio",
          publicUrl: "https://your-public-host/voice/webhook",
          inboundPolicy: "allowlist",
          allowFrom: ["[phone]"],
          inboundGreeting: "Hello! How can I help?"
        }
      }
    }
  }