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Vocal replaces a traditional business phone system with one where an AI agent is the front line. Five concepts explain the whole product.

Workspace

Your workspace is your business on Vocal — it holds your numbers, agents, call history, contacts, and team. Invite teammates as members; each member can take calls, text, and manage the workspace. Plans are billed per member, and each member includes a phone number.

AI agents

An agent is a complete AI receptionist: its personality and rules, its voice, what it knows about your business, and the steps it follows on a call. Most businesses run one agent; you can create more for different purposes (an after-hours agent, a dedicated intake line, an outbound caller). Agents have a draft and a published version. You edit and test the draft freely — live callers always get the published version until you hit Publish.

Phone numbers

Numbers are what the outside world dials and texts. Get new local or toll-free numbers instantly, or port your existing number. Each number decides what answers it through its call flow.

Call flows

A call flow is the routing decision tree for a number — what happens in the first seconds of a call. Check business hours, recognize the caller, play a menu, ring your team, or send the call straight to your AI agent. The default flow is the simplest one: the AI answers everything, 24/7. See Call flows.

Workflows

Once the AI agent picks up, its workflow shapes the conversation — greet, answer questions, collect details, book, text a link, transfer to a human, and end with an outcome you define. You edit it visually or by describing what you want to the built-in AI co-pilot. See The workflow editor.

What happens on a call

  1. Someone dials your number.
  2. The number’s call flow runs — hours, menus, or team ringing if you’ve set them up.
  3. Your AI agent answers and has a real conversation: it answers from its knowledge, captures the caller’s details, books or texts, and transfers to your team when needed.
  4. After the call, Vocal writes a summary, extracts the important details, and files everything in your Inbox — recording, transcript, and all.

Where things live in the app

SectionWhat’s there
InboxEvery call with recording, transcript, summary, and captured details
PhoneYour softphone — keypad, recent calls, voicemail, recordings
MessagesText conversations on your numbers
ContactsPeople who’ve called or texted, plus lists you add
AI AgentsCreate, edit, test, and publish agents
LiveCalls happening right now
TeamMembers and internal team chat
SettingsNumbers, ring groups, compliance, billing, and workspace settings