CLI commands
Voicecall
openclaw voicecall
voicecall is a plugin-provided command. It only appears when the voice-call plugin is installed and enabled.
When the Gateway is running, operational commands (call, start, continue, speak, dtmf, end, status) are routed to that Gateway's voice-call runtime. If no Gateway is reachable, they fall back to a standalone CLI runtime.
Subcommands
openclaw voicecall setup [--json]openclaw voicecall smoke [-t <phone>] [--message <text>] [--mode <m>] [--yes] [--json]openclaw voicecall call -m <text> [-t <phone>] [--mode <m>]openclaw voicecall start --to <phone> [--message <text>] [--mode <m>]openclaw voicecall continue --call-id <id> --message <text>openclaw voicecall speak --call-id <id> --message <text>openclaw voicecall dtmf --call-id <id> --digits <digits>openclaw voicecall end --call-id <id>openclaw voicecall status [--call-id <id>] [--json]openclaw voicecall tail [--file <path>] [--since <n>] [--poll <ms>]openclaw voicecall latency [--file <path>] [--last <n>]openclaw voicecall expose [--mode <m>] [--path <p>] [--port <port>] [--serve-path <p>]| Subcommand | Description |
|---|---|
setup |
Show provider and webhook readiness checks. |
smoke |
Run readiness checks; place a live test call only with --yes. |
call |
Initiate an outbound voice call. |
start |
Alias for call with --to required and --message optional. |
continue |
Speak a message and wait for the next response. |
speak |
Speak a message without waiting for a response. |
dtmf |
Send DTMF digits to an active call. |
end |
Hang up an active call. |
status |
Inspect active calls (or one by --call-id). |
tail |
Tail calls.jsonl (useful during provider tests). |
latency |
Summarize turn-latency metrics from calls.jsonl. |
expose |
Toggle Tailscale serve/funnel for the webhook endpoint. |
Setup and smoke
setup
Prints human-readable readiness checks by default. Pass --json for scripts.
openclaw voicecall setupopenclaw voicecall setup --jsonsmoke
Runs the same readiness checks. It will not place a real phone call unless both --to and --yes are present.
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-t, --to <phone> |
(none) | Phone number to call for a live smoke. |
--message <text> |
OpenClaw voice call smoke test. |
Message to speak during the smoke call. |
--mode <mode> |
notify |
Call mode: notify or conversation. |
--yes |
false |
Actually place the live outbound call. |
--json |
false |
Print machine-readable JSON. |
openclaw voicecall smokeopenclaw voicecall smoke --to "+15555550123" # dry runopenclaw voicecall smoke --to "+15555550123" --yes # live notify callCall lifecycle
call
Initiate an outbound voice call.
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-m, --message <text> |
yes | (none) | Message to speak when the call connects. |
-t, --to <phone> |
no | config toNumber |
E.164 phone number to call. |
--mode <mode> |
no | conversation |
Call mode: notify (hang up after message) or conversation (stay open). |
openclaw voicecall call --to "+15555550123" --message "Hello"openclaw voicecall call -m "Heads up" --mode notifystart
Alias for call with a different default flag shape.
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--to <phone> |
yes | (none) | Phone number to call. |
--message <text> |
no | (none) | Message to speak when the call connects. |
--mode <mode> |
no | conversation |
Call mode: notify or conversation. |
continue
Speak a message and wait for a response.
| Flag | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--call-id <id> |
yes | Call ID. |
--message <text> |
yes | Message to speak. |
speak
Speak a message without waiting for a response.
| Flag | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--call-id <id> |
yes | Call ID. |
--message <text> |
yes | Message to speak. |
dtmf
Send DTMF digits to an active call.
| Flag | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--call-id <id> |
yes | Call ID. |
--digits <digits> |
yes | DTMF digits (e.g. ww123456# for waits). |
end
Hang up an active call.
| Flag | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--call-id <id> |
yes | Call ID. |
status
Inspect active calls.
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--call-id <id> |
(none) | Restrict output to one call. |
--json |
false |
Print machine-readable JSON. |
openclaw voicecall statusopenclaw voicecall status --jsonopenclaw voicecall status --call-id <id>Logs and metrics
tail
Tail the voice-call JSONL log. Prints the last --since lines on start, then streams new lines as they are written.
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--file <path> |
resolved from plugin store | Path to calls.jsonl. |
--since <n> |
25 |
Lines to print before tailing. |
--poll <ms> |
250 (minimum 50) |
Poll interval in milliseconds. |
latency
Summarize turn-latency and listen-wait metrics from calls.jsonl. Output is JSON with recordsScanned, turnLatency, and listenWait summaries.
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--file <path> |
resolved from plugin store | Path to calls.jsonl. |
--last <n> |
200 (minimum 1) |
Number of recent records to analyze. |
Exposing webhooks
expose
Enable, disable, or change the Tailscale serve/funnel configuration for the voice webhook.
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--mode <mode> |
funnel |
off, serve (tailnet), or funnel (public). |
--path <path> |
config tailscale.path or --serve-path |
Tailscale path to expose. |
--port <port> |
config serve.port or 3334 |
Local webhook port. |
--serve-path <path> |
config serve.path or /voice/webhook |
Local webhook path. |
openclaw voicecall expose --mode serveopenclaw voicecall expose --mode funnelopenclaw voicecall expose --mode off