RingBot - AI Phone Calls

Make outbound phone calls with an AI voice agent that can have natural conversations.

💰 Why RingBot? (99% Cheaper Voice AI)

Traditional Voice AI costs: $0.10-0.50/minute (ElevenLabs, PlayHT, etc.)

RingBot costs: ~$0.01/minute (just Twilio phone costs!)

You only pay for actual phone minutes through Twilio.

📦 Two Ways to Use RingBot

Option 1: DIY (Free - Bring Your Own Keys)

Set up your own infrastructure - completely free except Twilio phone costs.

Required accounts:

1. Twilio - https://twilio.com
• Phone number (~$1/month) + calls (~$0.01/min)
• Get: TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID, TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN, TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER

1. LiveKit Cloud - https://cloud.livekit.io (free tier)
• Create project + SIP trunk connected to Twilio
• Get: LIVEKIT_URL, LIVEKIT_API_KEY, LIVEKIT_API_SECRET, LIVEKIT_SIP_TRUNK_ID

1. Groq - https://console.groq.com (100% free)
• Get API key + accept TTS terms: https://console.groq.com/playground?model=canopylabs%2Forpheus-v1-english
• Get: GROQ_API_KEY

# .env for DIY setup
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=your_sid
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_token
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=+1234567890
LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-project.livekit.cloud
LIVEKIT_API_KEY=your_key
LIVEKIT_API_SECRET=your_secret
LIVEKIT_SIP_TRUNK_ID=your_trunk_id
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_key

Option 2: Hosted (Paid - Just Bring Twilio)

Don't want to set up LiveKit and Groq? Use our hosted infrastructure.

• ✅ No LiveKit setup needed
• ✅ No Groq setup needed
• ✅ Just connect your Twilio account
• 💰 Pay per minute + rate limits apply

Coming soon - Contact for early access: https://talkforceai.com

🚀 Use Cases

1. Order Food by Phone

> "Call DeLuca's Pizza and order a large pepperoni for pickup under Greg"

2. Make Reservations

> "Call the restaurant and make a reservation for 4 people Saturday at 7pm"

3. Schedule Appointments

> "Call Dr. Smith's office and schedule my annual checkup for next week morning"

4. Customer Service Calls

> "Call Comcast and ask about upgrading my internet plan"

5. Personal Messages

> "Call mom and tell her I love her and ask how her day was"

6. Business Lead Qualification

> "Call this list of leads and ask if they're interested in our parking solutions"

7. Automated Daily Calls

> "Every morning at 9am, call the warehouse and check inventory status"

8. Appointment Reminders

> "Call patients and remind them of their appointments tomorrow"

Making a Call

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/ringbot/call \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
    "purpose": "Brief description of call objective",
    "context": "Additional context the AI should know"
  }'

Parameters:

• to - Phone number in E.164 format (+1XXXXXXXXXX)
• purpose - What the call is about (guides AI behavior)
• context - Background info, specific requests, what to collect

Example: Order Pizza

Step 1: Find the restaurant

goplaces search "pizza" --lat 41.36 --lng="-72.56" --limit 3

Step 2: Get phone number

goplaces details ChIJRdQwYs4v5okRY2gp8pgskJ0
# Phone: (860) 663-3999

Step 3: Make the call

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/ringbot/call \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+18606633999",
    "purpose": "Order a pizza for pickup",
    "context": "Order: 1 large pepperoni pizza. Customer name: Greg. Ask for pickup time and total."
  }'

Tips for Good Results

Purpose - Keep it to one clear sentence:

• ✅ "Order a pizza for pickup"
• ✅ "Schedule a dental cleaning"
• ❌ "Call them and maybe order something or ask questions"

Context - Be specific:

• Customer/caller name
• Exact order or request
• Preferences and constraints
• What info to collect back

Service Management

Start the agent:

cd /path/to/ringbot/src && python agent.py start

Start the API:

cd /path/to/ringbot && python main.py

Check call status:

curl http://localhost:8000/ringbot/call/{call_id}