Bland AI — Voice Calling Skill

Make and manage AI-powered phone calls via the Bland AI API.

Quick Start

# Make a call
bland call +14155551234 --task "Call and ask about their hours"

# Check call status
bland call-status <call_id>

# Get transcript after call
bland transcript <call_id>

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | bland call <phone> [opts] | Place an outbound AI call | | bland call-status <id> | Get status/details of a call | | bland calls [--limit N] | List recent calls | | bland stop <id> | Stop an active call | | bland stop-all | Stop all active calls | | bland recording <id> | Get recording URL for a call | | bland transcript <id> | Get formatted transcript | | bland voices | List available voices | | bland numbers | List owned inbound numbers | | bland buy-number [--area-code 415] | Purchase an inbound number | | bland setup-inbound <phone> --task "prompt" | Configure inbound call agent | | bland balance | Check account balance | | bland analyze <id> --goal "question" | AI analysis of a call |

Call Options

--task "prompt"           AI agent instructions (required for useful calls)
--voice "josh"            Voice to use (default: josh)
--first-sentence "Hi!"    First thing the AI says
--from "+1234567890"      Caller ID (must own the number)
--wait-for-greeting       Wait for the other party to speak first
--wait                    Poll until call completes, then show transcript
--model "base"            Model to use (default: base)

Examples

# Restaurant reservation
bland call +14155551234 --task "Make a reservation for 2 at 7pm tonight under Joshua"

# Call and wait for result
bland call +14155551234 --task "Ask about store hours" --wait

# Screen inbound calls
bland setup-inbound +14155551234 --task "You are a call screener. Ask who is calling and why."

# Analyze a completed call
bland analyze abc123 --goal "Did they confirm the appointment?"

Environment

API Key: BLAND_API_KEY in /root/clawd/.env
API Base: https://api.bland.ai/v1
Script: /root/clawd/skills/bland/scripts/bland.sh

Notes

Phone numbers must be E.164 format: +14155551234
Calls cost money — check bland balance before heavy usage
Use --wait flag to block until a call finishes and auto-show transcript
Recording URLs are temporary — download if you need to keep them