Phone Call - CALL-E

New users get 20 free calls to get started. Make real outbound phone calls, run planned calls, and check call status in OpenClaw.

Make real outbound phone calls, continue active calls, and check call status with CALL-E for OpenClaw.

Use this skill when the user wants to call a phone number, make a phone call, place an outbound call, follow up by phone, call a business, call a customer, or check the status, summary, details, and transcript of a call.

When to use

Use this skill for:

• verifying CALL-E setup in OpenClaw
• checking whether the calle CLI is available
• recovering from missing or expired CALL-E authentication
• listing available CALL-E MCP tools through the CLI
• making a phone call or placing an outbound call
• planning a phone call before execution
• running a planned call after planning returns complete run credentials
• checking a call run status
• reporting the final call summary, details, and transcript when a call reaches a terminal status

Do not use this skill when the user only wants a call script, roleplay, simulated conversation, or general contact lookup that does not require CALL-E.

Safety and consent

• Real phone calls may contact external people or businesses.
• Do not place a real call unless the user clearly intends to do so.
• Always plan first.
• If the user asked to place a call, run it immediately after planning returns a valid plan_id and confirm_token.
• If the user asked only to verify setup or only to plan, do not run the call.
• Do not guess phone numbers, country codes, language, region, plan_id, confirm_token, or run_id.
• Do not print, request, or expose access tokens.

CLI selection

All CLI commands run from this skill must include the CALL-E integration attribution environment:

bash

env CALLE_SOURCE=openclaw CALLE_INTEGRATION=openclaw_cli_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0

Use the first command form that works.

Prefer the repository-local CLI when the current workspace contains it:

bash

env CALLE_SOURCE=openclaw CALLE_INTEGRATION=openclaw_cli_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 node packages/cli/bin/calle.js

If the repository-local CLI is unavailable, use the global command:

bash

env CALLE_SOURCE=openclaw CALLE_INTEGRATION=openclaw_cli_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle

If neither command works, use the pinned npm package through npx:

bash

env CALLE_SOURCE=openclaw CALLE_INTEGRATION=openclaw_cli_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 npx -y @call-e/cli@0.3.2

Only tell the user to install the CLI globally if npx is unavailable, network access is blocked, or the user explicitly wants a persistent global command.

Readiness flow

Use this flow whenever this OpenClaw CLI skill is actively invoked for a CALL-E request. Run it before call planning, before tool listing, when setup is uncertain, when auth fails, or when the user asks to verify CALL-E setup:

1. Check CLI availability with --help.
2. Run auth status.
3. If auth status reports usable: false, do not continue to call planning or mcp tools yet. Run auth login --start-only --no-browser-open to create or reuse a brokered login session and return CLI-provided authorization instructions without opening a browser inside the current OpenClaw turn.
4. Show the CLI-provided assistant_hint.message when it is present. If it is absent, tell the user that authentication is required, ask them to follow the authorization instructions returned by the CLI, and stop the current workflow until they confirm authorization is complete. Do not invent or rewrite authorization URLs, and never ask for credentials, secrets, or tokens.
5. When the user confirms browser authorization is complete, run auth login --no-browser-open to poll the existing pending login, exchange the authorized session, and write the local token cache.
6. If the successful auth login --no-browser-open JSON included assistant_hint.message, show that post-auth success message in the next user-facing reply. If the user already gave a call goal, continue the original workflow after the message; otherwise ask for the phone number and call goal, or offer a test call.
7. After login completes, run mcp tools.
8. Confirm that plan_call, run_call, and get_call_run are available.

Setup verification must not place a real phone call. Use only help, auth, and tool-listing commands until the user asks for a call workflow.

Post-authorization success template:

text

Great, authorization is complete ✨

- If you already shared the call goal, I'll continue as planned.
- If you haven't, that's okay. I can help you place a test call first, or start a real call directly.

You can tell me:
- Your phone number: Used only for this service. We will not disclose it to anyone else, including the callee.
- What you want me to say: For example, "This is a test call from CALL-E. Wishing you a good day, and asking if there's anything you'd like to share."

I'll keep you updated on the phone status, call content, and summary.

Call flow

1. Use call plan first.
2. Read the returned plan_id and confirm_token.
3. If the user's request is to place a call, immediately use call run with the exact plan_id and confirm_token returned by planning.
4. Do not ask for a second confirmation between call plan and call run.
5. Read the returned run_id and latest call status. In call run output, the latest call state is in status_result.structuredContent. In call status output, the latest call state is in result.structuredContent.
6. After call run, do not use run_result for the user-visible reply except to preserve the returned run_id. Treat status_result.structuredContent as the latest get_call_run result and base the user-visible reply on that object.
7. After call status, treat result.structuredContent as the latest get_call_run result and base the user-visible reply on that object.
8. If the latest status is not terminal, immediately show a user-visible progress update from the latest activity data before polling again. Use status_result.structuredContent.activity after call run, or result.structuredContent.activity after call status.
9. Keep using call status with that exact run_id until the call reaches a terminal status or the user asks you to stop. Poll every 10 seconds: after each non-terminal response, show the latest activity progress, wait 10 seconds, then fetch call status again. Do not stay silent until a terminal status.
10. Use call status only with a known run_id.

Never paraphrase call results into free-form prose such as The call succeeded. Result: .... Do not translate the headings, do not add extra commentary, and do not wrap the result in code fences.

For non-terminal statuses, the entire reply must be exactly this shape:

text

Phone call is in progress! Progress:
- <HH:MM:SS message>

Use one bullet per activity item, preserving the order returned by the CLI. For each item, prefer the event ts formatted as HH:MM:SS plus message. If ts is missing, use the message by itself. If there is no activity, use - <message> when message exists, otherwise use - Status: <status> when a status exists, otherwise use - Waiting for the next status update. Do not include the final summary, details, or transcript until a terminal status is returned.

The polling cadence is: show progress, wait 10 seconds, run call status, show new progress if still non-terminal, then repeat. Stop polling immediately when the user asks you to stop, when a terminal status is returned, or when command execution is interrupted.

Terminal statuses include COMPLETED, FAILED, NO_ANSWER, DECLINED, CANCELED, CANCELLED, VOICEMAIL, BUSY, and EXPIRED.

When the call reaches a terminal status, reply with the final call result, including these sections in this order:

text

[Status]
<status>

[Call Summary]
<post_summary or summary or message>

[Details]
Callee Number: <primary callee or Not available>
Duration: <duration or Not available>
Time: <start/end time or Not available>
Call id: <call_id or Not available>

[Transcript]
<transcript or Not available.>

If the user asked for extra final content, such as key takeaways or next steps, add it after [Transcript] under a short heading. Base all final sections only on the JSON returned by call run or call status; do not invent a transcript.

If any command returns auth_required, switch to the readiness flow, complete login, and then retry the original operation after login completes.

Use references/commands.md for exact command examples, supported options, and JSON handling rules.

Community

For installation help, rollout updates, and feedback:

• Discord: https://discord.gg/6AbXUzUV8w