Bland

Place and manage AI-driven phone calls, access transcripts, recordings, call status, and configure inbound call agents via the Bland AI API.

Bland AI — Voice Calling Skill

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

Quick Start

# Make a call
bland call [phone] --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 "[phone]"      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 [phone] --task "Make a reservation for 2 at 7pm tonight under Joshua"

# Call and wait for result
bland call [phone] --task "Ask about store hours" --wait

# Screen inbound calls
bland setup-inbound [phone] --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: [phone]
• 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