Telephony — Provision Twilio numbers, SMS/MMS, and AI outbound calls
Telephony — Provision Twilio numbers, SMS/MMS, and AI outbound calls
Start with meaning, then move to detail.
This lesson explains Telephony — Provision Twilio numbers, SMS/MMS, and AI outbound calls as part of extending Hermes and connecting external tools. You will learn what it does, when it matters, and the smallest safe test that proves it works.
If you are new, do not memorize names. Focus on three questions: what problem does this solve, what access does it need, and how can you verify the result?
For practice, inspect the first example, identify its effects, run it on test data, and compare the result with the source claim.
For advanced readers, inspect Skill metadata, Reference: full SKILL.md, What this solves, then verify failure modes and version compatibility.
Complete installation and one successful task before adding new capabilities.
A clear outcome before you read.
- Understand Telephony — Provision Twilio numbers, SMS/MMS, and AI outbound calls without assumed prior knowledge.
- Separate the source description from what still needs testing in your environment.
- Read the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Short definitions before the details.
- Skill
- An instruction bundle that teaches Hermes a repeatable workflow without necessarily adding an external service.
Provision Twilio numbers, SMS/MMS, and AI outbound calls
What does the source say, and in what order?
- 01Skill metadata
Start here to understand the core idea or structure.
- 02Reference: full SKILL.md
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 03What this solves
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 04Safety rules — mandatory
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 05Decision tree — which service to use?
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 061) "I want Hermes to own a real phone number"
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 072) "I only need the easiest outbound AI phone call right now"
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 083) "I want the best conversational AI voice quality"
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 094) "I want to call with a custom prerecorded voice message"
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 10Files and persistent state
Finish here to verify the result and special cases.
Copy only after you understand the effect.
SCRIPT="$(find ~/.hermes/skills -path '*/telephony/scripts/telephony.py' -print -quit)"hermes skills search telephony
hermes skills install official/productivity/telephonypython3 "$SCRIPT" save-twilio ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX your_auth_token_hereRead the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Match every command to your installed Hermes version, review the files and accounts it can reach, and use non-sensitive data for the first test. If this explanation differs from the source, the official source wins.