OpenClaw phone calls: your OpenClaw agent gets its own number to call and text from

Quick answer

• OpenClaw phone calls are calls your OpenClaw agent places or takes on its own dedicated US local number, through Bland's Agent Phone Plan.
• The same number sends texts. When someone replies, Bland answers from that number toward the goal your agent set for the conversation.

Who it's for

• People who already run an OpenClaw agent and want it to handle the errands that still need a phone call.
• It's built for one agent running one person's errands, one call at a time.

What it isn't

• It isn't a call center or a tool for mass outreach. More calls at once need Bland's Build plan, on the pricing page.
• Unlimited calls and SMS cover US and Canada numbers, and your first plan purchase adds $10 of international calling credits for calls elsewhere.

Step 1: subscribe to the Agent Phone Plan

Subscribe to the Agent Phone Plan: $9.99 for the first month (once per account owner), then $19.99 a month. It renews monthly on the card on file until cancelled, and you approve it when it starts. Your agent gets one dedicated US local number to make and receive calls and send and receive texts.

Step 2: connect OpenClaw to Bland

Add Bland's MCP server (MCP is an open standard for connecting an AI agent to outside tools) under mcp.servers in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json, with your key in the BLAND_API_KEY environment variable, or ask OpenClaw to sign itself up from Bland's docs. Bland's MCP server doesn't ask for confirmation itself, so keep tool-approval prompts on.

Step 3: run a safe test call to your own phone

Ask OpenClaw to call your own phone and then text you a short hello, and save its number as a contact before it calls anyone else.

Request a table

• Ask OpenClaw to call a restaurant and request a table for four on Friday at 7.
• OpenClaw asks, then reports back with a transcript and summary of what the restaurant said.

Ask about a late checkout

• Have your agent call the hotel's front desk and ask whether a late checkout is possible on your last day.
• The hotel decides, so outcomes are not promised, and your agent tells you what the front desk said.

Ask about a delivery window

• Send your agent to ask a store or courier when a delivery is expected to arrive.
• Your agent can follow up by text from the same number, and Bland answers any reply toward the goal you gave it.

Texts from the same number

Texting needs the plan, because your agent texts from its own number. When someone replies, Bland answers from that number toward the goal your agent gave the conversation. AI phone number that can text.

Calls coming in

People can call your agent on its number. The plan runs one call at a time across your account, so while a call is live, a new caller hears a busy message. AI agent inbound calls.

A hosted MCP server

Bland works with personal agents that support remote MCP servers with custom headers, as OpenClaw does. Once connected, OpenClaw can place calls, send texts, and read the results. MCP server for phone calls and SMS.