Before creating your agent, note that you can use the Talk with agent button at any time to test your configuration. This allows you to verify how your agent behaves with different settings - for example, after modifying the prompt or adding knowledge, you can immediately test the changes without creating the agent.
Configure your agent’s behavior to suit your business needs:
Behavior: Use our prompt generator for optimized phone agent prompts, or manually craft your custom prompt
Model: Select the real-time voice model that will power your agent
Restrictions: Choose whether to restrict responses to knowledge content. If enabled, you have to specify a fallback message that will be used when information isn’t found in its knowledge base
In order give your phone agent the ability to perform actions, you can add tools.
For example, you can:
Add the Appointment Scheduling tool to let your agent schedule appointments into your calendar. Learn more here.
Enable the Call Transfer tool to intelligently route calls based on context. You can configure multiple transfer rules like:
Transfer to sales team (+1-555-0123) for pricing and product inquiries
Transfer to support (+1-555-0456) for technical issues
The agent will automatically evaluate the conversation and transfer to the appropriate department.
If needed it will ask the caller clarifying questions to ensure the call is transferred to the right person.
Connect your agent to a phone line to allow your customers to easily reach you.
There are two options to connect your phone number:Get New Number:
Paid accounts receive one free phone number (US/Canada only)
Browse available numbers by region/state
Select from our list of free numbers and add it to your account
Import Existing Twilio Number:
Enter your Twilio phone number (any country)
Provide your Account SID
Add your Auth Token
For phone numbers outside US/Canada, you’ll need to import them via Twilio due to additional jurisdiction verification requirements. Don’t worry - it’s a straightforward process! Check our Phone Number Integration Guide for detailed instructions.