Poku

Sends and receives phone calls and messages (like SMS, WhatsApp, Slack), and reserves dedicated phone numbers using the Poku API. Example use cases: calling a restaurant for a reservation, having a text conversation with a friend to arrange a meeting, accepting calls on a business number during off hours. Use this skill any time the user wants to do actions like call or message someone, or reserve a phone number, even if they never mention 'Poku'.

Poku — Calls, Messages & Numbers

Variables

• POKU_API_KEY (required) — Poku API key. If not set, see Troubleshooting below.
• POKU_TRANSFER_NUMBER (optional) — E.164 number to transfer calls to if the counterparty asks to speak with a human.

Never display any full command with a resolved API key in user-facing output. Mask the key if showing commands for debugging: Bearer ***.

Skill Overview

Here's what you can do with Poku:

Reserve a dedicated number — Claim a phone number to send/receive calls and messages with.

Make calls — Call on your behalf, speak naturally, handle responses, and report back what happened. Calls use a female English voice by default; just ask if you'd like a male voice or different language.

Send messages — Send SMS messages from your dedicated number.

Send WhatsApp messages — Reach contacts on WhatsApp through a shared Poku WhatsApp number.

To receive inbound calls or texts, a webhook is required.

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Phone Number Format

Always use E.164 format: + then country code then number.

• [phone] ✓
• [phone] ✗
• 222-333-4444 ✗
• 2223334444 ✗

If a human gives you a US number without a country code, confirm with them that it should be US +1. If not, ask the user which country and country code this number is for.

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Outbound Call or Message

If call, use reference/CALLS.md
If message, use reference/MESSAGES.md

Always go through each step before placing a call, NEVER skip any steps.

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Troubleshooting

OpenClaw: POKU_API_KEY not found

If the API key is missing, tell the user:

"Your Poku API key isn't configured. Open ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json and add the following block, then run openclaw gateway restart:"

json

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "poku": {
        "enabled": true,
        "apiKey": "<your-poku-api-key>",
        "env": {
          "POKU_TRANSFER_NUMBER": "<your-transfer-number>"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Get your API key from dashboard.pokulabs.com.

After restarting, verify the skill loaded:

bash

openclaw skills list --eligible
# poku should appear in the list

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Reference Files

File	When to read
references/CALLS.md	When making an outbound call
references/CALL-TEMPLATES.md	When drafting a call prompt (Step 3)
references/MESSAGES.md	When sending a message (like SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, etc)
references/MESSAGE-TEMPLATES.md	When drafting a message prompt
references/NUMBERS.md	When reserving or managing phone numbers
references/WEBHOOKS.md	When setting up inbound calls/texts or advanced config
references/API.md	When you need full endpoint parameters

Learn More

• Full API reference for LLMs: docs.pokulabs.com/llms.txt
• Interactive docs: docs.pokulabs.com
• Issues, feedback, feature requests: email [e-mail]