Poke phone calls: give your Poke assistant a US number of its own

Quick answer

• Poke phone calls are calls your Poke assistant places or answers on its own dedicated US local number, through Bland's Agent Phone Plan.
• Poke connects to Bland's MCP server (MCP is an open standard for connecting an AI assistant to outside tools), and the plan gives it a number that also sends and receives texts.

Who it's for

• People who already lean on Poke for everyday errands and want it to handle the ones 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 business line 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. You approve it when it starts, and it renews monthly on the card on file until cancelled. Poke gets one dedicated US local number for calls and texts, in and out.

Step 2: connect Poke to Bland

Add Bland's MCP server by URL on Poke's new-integration page, with your API key, or ask Poke to sign itself up from Bland's docs. Bland's server doesn't ask for confirmation itself, so keep tool approval on.

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

Ask Poke for its Bland phone number, have it call your own phone and text you a short hello, and save the number as a contact before it calls anyone else.

Request an appointment change

• Ask Poke to call your dentist and request moving Thursday's cleaning to the following week.
• Poke asks, then reports back with a transcript and summary. The office decides, so outcomes are not promised.

Ask about a late checkout

• Have Poke ring the hotel's front desk and ask whether you can check out late on your last day.
• The hotel decides, and Poke reports back with what the front desk said.

Ask about a delivery window

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

One server, by URL

Poke adds remote MCP servers with a custom header, and Bland's hosted server needs only its URL and your full-access API key. Once connected, Poke can place calls, send texts, and read the results. MCP server for phone calls and SMS.

Texting comes with the number

Poke needs its own number to text from, so texting starts with the plan. When someone replies, Bland answers from Poke's number toward the goal set for that conversation. AI phone number that can text.

A number people can call back

A business that missed Poke's call can ring the number back, and Poke can take the call. The plan runs one call at a time across your account, so a second caller hears a busy message. AI agent inbound calls.