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See what an agent can do with Bolna before you ever sign up. Pick a story: recorded sessions replay real probe-harness transcripts; commands tagged live-capable can re-run against the real endpoint from our edge, right now (▶ run live — the exact same request, live and recorded lines always labeled); sandboxed self-drive sessions are designed and gated (docs/TRY-IT.md).

$curl -sL https://docs.bolna.ai/llms.txt | head -6recorded session — replayed, not live
recorded 2026-09-10 · exit 0 · captured verbatim by our probe harness, secrets redacted · pure-HTTP probe — ▶ run live re-runs it from our edge

Verified integrations

No integration evidence found in our corpus for this product yet — that means none was found, never that it doesn’t integrate.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent buildingevidence →

Building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flow

36.8/100

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

33.1/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

16.5/100

Compliance trust — stories about compliance trust in this arenaCompliance trustevidence →

Stories about compliance trust in this arena

9.0/100

Deployment scale — stories about deployment scale in this arenaDeployment scaleevidence →

Stories about deployment scale in this arena

55.2/100

Latency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaLatency turntakingevidence →

Stories about latency turntaking in this arena

0.0/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

43.8/100

Pricing plans — plan structure and value — what each tier costs and what it unlocksPricing plansevidence →

Plan structure and value — what each tier costs and what it unlocks

24.0/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

8.0/100

Telephony — stories about telephony in this arenaTelephonyevidence →

Stories about telephony in this arena

32.8/100

Testing analytics — stories about testing analytics in this arenaTesting analyticsevidence →

Stories about testing analytics in this arena

5.1/100

Tools function calling — stories about tools function calling in this arenaTools function callingevidence →

Stories about tools function calling in this arena

10.3/100

Transcription recording — stories about transcription recording in this arenaTranscription recordingevidence →

Stories about transcription recording in this arena

30.0/100

Voices tts — stories about voices tts in this arenaVoices ttsevidence →

Stories about voices tts in this arena

18.0/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

What’s free: 4 free · 0 paid · 0 enterprise · 27 not stated in evidence

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 61/61 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3noneuntestednone yet

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10T

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full7/10T

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial6/10T

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial6/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10T

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10C

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1noneuntestednone yet

Build a working phone voice agent — prompt, voice, and phone number — and take my first live call within an hour C

Build

developerAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building3full8/10C

My coding agent can provision a complete voice agent end to end — create the agent, attach a number, and place a call — through the API, CLI, or MCP without touching the dashboard C

Agent ops

ai-native userAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building3full8/10T

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3fullfree8/10C

Self-host the voice agent runtime from open-source code on my own infrastructure C

Self host

platform-engineerDeployment scale — stories about deployment scale in this arenaDeployment scale3fullfree8/10C

Provision phone numbers and run both inbound and outbound calls through the platform's API C

Numbers

developerTelephony — stories about telephony in this arenaTelephony3partial6/10T

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3partial4/10C

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3partialfree3/10C

See documented end-to-end voice latency numbers or tuning guidance backing the platform's speed claims C

Latency

platform-engineerLatency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaLatency turntaking3none0/10

My agent can call external APIs and custom functions mid-conversation and speak the result without awkward dead air C

Tools

developerTools function calling — stories about tools function calling in this arenaTools function calling3noneuntestednone yet

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3noneuntestednone yet

Rely on the agent to handle interruptions (barge-in) gracefully — stopping speech, updating context, and recovering the turn C

Turn taking

developerLatency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaLatency turntaking3noneuntestednone yet

Connect my own carrier or PBX via SIP trunking (or import Twilio/Telnyx numbers) instead of being locked to bundled telephony C

Sip

platform-engineerTelephony — stories about telephony in this arenaTelephony2full8/10C

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial7/10T

Choose from a broad voice library or plug in multiple TTS providers to get the voice I want C

Voices

developerVoices tts — stories about voices tts in this arenaVoices tts2partial6/10C

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial6/10C

Extract structured data from every call — outcomes, entities, dispositions — delivered via API or webhook after the call C

Post call

developerTools function calling — stories about tools function calling in this arenaTools function calling2partial6/10C

Run conversations in multiple languages, including detecting and switching language mid-call C

Build

developerAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building2partial6/10C

Get accurate real-time transcription with control over the STT provider, language models, or key terms C

Transcription

developerTranscription recording — stories about transcription recording in this arenaTranscription recording2partial5/10C

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial5/10C

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partialfree5/10C

Retrieve full call recordings and transcripts programmatically for every call C

Recording

platform-engineerTranscription recording — stories about transcription recording in this arenaTranscription recording2partial5/10C

Run batch outbound call campaigns with scheduling and throughput controls C

Campaigns

founderTelephony — stories about telephony in this arenaTelephony2partial5/10T

See published per-minute or usage pricing and estimate cost per call before committing G

Pricing

founderPricing plans — plan structure and value — what each tier costs and what it unlocksPricing plans2partial4/10C

Run regulated workloads with HIPAA/BAA support, SOC 2, and data-residency options C

Compliance

platform-engineerCompliance trust — stories about compliance trust in this arenaCompliance trust2partial3/10C

See documented concurrency limits and scale to many simultaneous calls without manual capacity begging C

Scale

platform-engineerDeployment scale — stories about deployment scale in this arenaDeployment scale2partial3/10C

The platform's AI reviews my calls for me — scoring quality, flagging failures, and analyzing resolution automatically C

Analytics

ai-native userTesting analytics — stories about testing analytics in this arenaTesting analytics2partial3/10C

Clone a custom brand voice and use it for my agents, with a documented consent process C

Voices

founderVoices tts — stories about voices tts in this arenaVoices tts2none0/10

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2none0/10

Design multi-step conversation flows in a visual builder with branching, states, and handoffs without writing code C

Build

founderAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building2none0/10

My voice agent can plug in MCP servers as tool sources so one integration grants it whole toolsets mid-call C

Tools

ai-native userTools function calling — stories about tools function calling in this arenaTools function calling2none0/10

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2none0/10

See call analytics — success rates, durations, outcomes, sentiment — in dashboards without building my own C

Analytics

founderTesting analytics — stories about testing analytics in this arenaTesting analytics2none0/10

Escalate a live call to a human with warm or blind transfer, passing context along C

Call control

developerTelephony — stories about telephony in this arenaTelephony2noneuntestednone yet

Ground the agent on my documents with a built-in knowledge base or RAG so it answers from my content C

Personalization

developerAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building2noneuntestednone yet

Inject dynamic variables and per-caller context at call time so each conversation is personalized C

Personalization

developerAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building2noneuntestednone yet

Meet call-recording consent and disclosure obligations with per-call recording controls and configurable data retention C

Compliance

founderCompliance trust — stories about compliance trust in this arenaCompliance trust2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Test agents with simulated conversations or evals before putting them on real phone calls C

Testing

developerTesting analytics — stories about testing analytics in this arenaTesting analytics2noneuntestednone yet

Use model-based end-of-turn detection beyond simple VAD silence timeouts so the agent doesn't talk over slow speakers C

Turn taking

developerLatency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaLatency turntaking2noneuntestednone yet

The platform's own AI helps me author agents — generating or improving prompts, flows, and test cases from a description C

Agent ops

ai-native userAgent building — building agents — abstractions, tool wiring, control flowAgent building1none0/10

Enable noise suppression or audio filtering so the agent stays coherent on noisy real-world calls C

Turn taking

developerLatency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaLatency turntaking1noneuntestednone yet

Monitor live calls in production and get alerts when agents misbehave or error rates spike C

Monitoring

platform-engineerTesting analytics — stories about testing analytics in this arenaTesting analytics1noneuntestednone yet

My agent can send DTMF keypresses, navigate IVR menus, and detect or leave voicemail C

Call control

developerTelephony — stories about telephony in this arenaTelephony1noneuntestednone yet

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1noneuntestednone yet

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 51 stories with headroom

What would move Bolna’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDelegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 45

    The axis applies to this product kind (peer products hold positive or none verdicts on this story), so lack of evidence for an applicable capability is "none", never "na".

  2. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    Evidence shows Bolna ships an MCP *server* so external clients like Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf can control a Bolna account (bolna-docs-17, bolna-probe-3) — this is the reverse direction from the story, which asks whether Bolna's own agents can plug in external MCP servers to gain their tools.

  3. Latency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaRely on the agent to handle interruptions (barge-in) gracefully — stopping speech, updating context, and recovering the turn

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missing: any documentation of barge-in/interruption detection, mid-speech stop mechanics, context update on interruption, turn recovery logic.

  4. Latency turntaking — stories about latency turntaking in this arenaSee documented end-to-end voice latency numbers or tuning guidance backing the platform's speed claims

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence pack item provides documented latency numbers, benchmarks, or tuning guidance for end-to-end voice latency; only vague marketing claims like 'build in under 5 minutes' or 'power thousands of calls' appear, with no actual latency figures or turn-taking tuning documentation.

  5. Tools function calling — stories about tools function calling in this arenaMy agent can call external APIs and custom functions mid-conversation and speak the result without awkward dead air

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missing: documentation of a function-calling/tool-use API, examples of mid-call API invocation, and any mention of latency-masking/filler techniques to avoid dead air.

  6. Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI models

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Missing: any explicit statement on AI training data usage/opt-out policy, data processing agreement terms, or contractual guarantee against training use.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Bolna documents API key creation but there is no evidence of scoped or least-privilege credential controls (e.g., role-based permissions, scoped tokens, restricted access levels) — only a single account-wide key generation flow is described.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSubscribe to events via webhooks

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missing: any webhook registration/config API, event payload documentation, or third-party confirmation of webhook delivery.

Showing the top 8 of 51 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

Think a verdict is wrong? Every verdicts-table row has a Flag link — see the methodology.

Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map5 surfaces · 31 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

docs30 stories

Probe proofs — replayable recordings from the probe harnessProbe proofs

Replayable recordings from our probe harness — see the Prove-It protocol to submit one.

$curl -sL https://docs.bolna.ai/llms.txt | head -6reproduced
$ curl -sL https://docs.bolna.ai/llms.txt | head -6
# Bolna Docs

> Quickly build and deploy conversational Voice AI agents

- [Home](https://www.bolna.ai/docs/index.md): Bolna — the AI Voice API for India. Deploy multilingual conversational Voice AI agents to automate calls, qualify leads, boost sales, support customers, & more.
- [Bolna AI: Create and deploy Voice AI Agents](https://www.bolna.ai/docs/introduction.md): Build and deploy conversational Voice AI agents with Bolna. Qualify leads, automate support, and book appointments through natural phone conversations.
$curl -si -X POST https://mcp.bolna.ai/api/mcp -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<jsonrpc initialize>'reproduced
$ curl -si -X POST https://mcp.bolna.ai/api/mcp -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<jsonrpc initialize>'
HTTP/2 401

cache-control: public, max-age=0, must-revalidate

content-type: application/json

date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:14:56 GMT

server: Vercel

strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000

vary: rsc, next-router-state-tree, next-router-prefetch, next-router-segment-prefetch

www-authenticate: Bearer error="invalid_[redacted]", error_description="No authorization provided", resource_metadata="https://mcp.bolna.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"

x-matched-path: /api/[transport]

x-vercel-cache: MISS

x-vercel-id: sfo1::iad1::fqwth-1789067696541-b5ed6500dec9

{"error":"invalid_[redacted]","error_description":"No authorization provided"}

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

5 of 17 testable claims verified · 0 contradictedintegrity 29/100

23 distinct capability claims found in Bolna’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

5

Verified

12

Unverified

0

Contradicted

14

Undersold

Verified (5)
Unverified (17)
Undersold (14)
Claims outside our story set (5)

Real capability claims found in Bolna’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Prebuilt templates can be cloned and customized for your business

    source ↗
  • Agents can run on a single speech-to-speech model, skipping separate transcribe/synthesize steps

    source ↗
  • Custom LLM support via OpenAI-compatible base_url when provider is set to 'custom'

    source ↗
  • Generate API keys for authentication from the dashboard

    source ↗
  • Requires whitelisting three specific IPs on your server/firewall for connectivity

    source ↗
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Business model

free-tierusage-basedenterprise-customopen-source

$5 free signup credits; pay-as-you-go credit top-ups ($10-$5,000); Pilots plan at 6 cents/min for 12,000 minutes billed in 30-second pulses; enterprise custom volume pricing.

pricing ↗

Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score32 (Sep 10 '26)29 (Sep 15 '26)
Agent-ready45 (Sep 10 '26)45 (Sep 15 '26)

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Agent surface uptime MCP up · llms.txt up (tracking since Sep 11 '26)