CALL-E Installation Guide

May 21, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

These steps are for AI agents installing CALL-E from the stable installation prompt. Some authentication steps require the user to finish authorization in a browser.

Requirements

Before installing, make sure the environment has:

  • Node.js with npm and npx
  • A local agent environment that can run shell commands
  • Browser access for CALL-E authorization

Step 1 Install The Skill

Install the portable CALL-E skill at user-level/global scope.

npx -y skills add https://github.com/CALLE-AI/call-e-integrations --skill calle -g

Reload or restart the agent according to its instructions so the calle skill is available.

Step 2 Ensure The CLI Is Available

The skill uses the local calle CLI. If calle is not already available, install it:

npm install -g @call-e/cli

Verify the command:

env CALLE_SOURCE=skills_sh CALLE_INTEGRATION=skills_sh_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle --help

Step 3 Authenticate

Run the login command and let the user complete browser authorization:

env CALLE_SOURCE=skills_sh CALLE_INTEGRATION=skills_sh_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle auth login

For agents that need to show the authorization link without opening a browser inside the agent environment, run:

env CALLE_SOURCE=skills_sh CALLE_INTEGRATION=skills_sh_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle auth login --start-only --no-browser-open

After the user confirms authorization is complete, finish the pending login:

env CALLE_SOURCE=skills_sh CALLE_INTEGRATION=skills_sh_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle auth login --no-browser-open

Step 4 Verify

env CALLE_SOURCE=skills_sh CALLE_INTEGRATION=skills_sh_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle auth status
env CALLE_SOURCE=skills_sh CALLE_INTEGRATION=skills_sh_skill CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION=0.1.0 calle mcp tools

Confirm that the tool list includes:

plan_call
run_call
get_call_run

CALL-E can place real outbound phone calls. Setup verification must not start a call; only place a call when the user clearly asks for one.

The CALLE_SOURCE, CALLE_INTEGRATION, and CALLE_INTEGRATION_VERSION environment variables preserve install and setup telemetry attribution for the portable skills.sh integration.

More

For client-specific setup paths, see the manual install guide.

For CLI command details, see the CLI install guide.