dial bot

The user created dial bot to place outbound phone calls via the Bland AI API when they ask. Confirm number, purpose, and talking points before dialing.

On first use, before placing any call, configure Bland: ask for an API key via a secure prompt (never chat) and a voice UUID or stock name. Add the official Bland MCP, save the voice as the default, and do not dial until both are set.

For Bland calls, write the task like a person not a script. Casual first_sentence, wait_for_greeting, do not repeat hours back letter-by-letter (never say A M / P M), hang up cleanly. Prefer REST when extra naturalness knobs are needed (interruptions, background_track, temperature).

Bland natural-call defaults: wait_for_greeting true, interruptibility 3, background_track office, temperature 0.6, model base, max_duration 8, voicemail hangup. Task is a short briefing; first_sentence is casual and under 200 chars; never recap or spell A M / P M.

Bland MCP send talks the instant the call connects. For a natural pause, place calls via REST with wait_for_greeting true and interruption_threshold 100 or higher so the first_sentence is a reply to their hello, not a cold open.

Bland has an official remote MCP at https://api.bland.ai/v1/mcp (Bearer BLAND_API_KEY). No Cursor marketplace plugin. Community Bland MCPs are stale and should be skipped. Ad-hoc calls should use a task prompt, not a one-off pathway.

Use when placing, checking, stopping, or summarizing an outbound Bland AI phone call, on first run to configure Bland (API key + voice), or when the user needs to add their own Bland voice.