Get a phone call when Cline has a question.
When Cline asks you something through Pushary, the question goes to your phone first. If you have not answered after 2 minutes, Pushary calls you. You can set Call after to 1, 2, or 3 minutes. Answer on the call and Cline gets your answer, while it is still waiting for it. Beta: numbers in Germany, calls in English.
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Beta limits
- Calls reach numbers in Germany.
- Calls work for 11 agents (listed below) today.
- Codex rings after 1 minute while "Call sooner when an agent waits less" is on, the default.
- Gemini CLI rings after 1 minute while "Call sooner when an agent waits less" is on, the default.
- Calls are in English.
Ask, wait, escalate, record
That is the whole loop. The call is step three, and it only happens when the push did not reach you.
1. Ask
Cline sends its request to your phone. The push says what it wants to do and in which project, so you know which agent needs you.
2. Wait
Cline waits for your answer. Silence is never a yes. An unanswered question stays unanswered.
3. Escalate
If you have not answered after 2 minutes, Pushary calls you. You can set Call after to 1, 2, or 3 minutes. Only inside your calling hours, at most 5 calls in 24 hours, and never once the request is answered.
4. Record
Your answer goes back to Cline and into your activity record, marked "by phone call". Each call is listed in Settings under Call history.
Let Cline send the question without a click
Setup adds a global rule that tells Cline to ask and notify through Pushary. Before any MCP tool runs, Cline shows its own "Cline wants to use a tool on the pushary MCP server" card, unless Use MCP servers is ticked in its Auto-approve menu. With nobody at the desk, the question never leaves VS Code, so there is no push and no call.
Ticking Use MCP servers applies to every MCP server Cline has, not only Pushary.
With the key setup saves, a question stays open until you answer it or Cline withdraws it. Pushary never answers a question for you.
If you have not answered after 2 minutes, Pushary calls you. You can set Call after to 1, 2, or 3 minutes.
Cline's own Run Command and Save cards stay in VS Code. Pushary cannot call about them.
What the call says
These lines come from the script Pushary's calls use, with Cline's name filled in. Calls are in English during the beta.
- Pushary
Hi Sam, it's Pushary. Cline has a question for you in orders-api. It's asking: Migrate to Prisma or keep the raw SQL? Migrate to Prisma or Keep raw SQL?
- You
Keep raw SQL
- Pushary
Just to be sure, your answer is: Keep raw SQL. Is that right?
- You
Yes.
Got it, I've passed that on to Cline.
A call ends on its own after about 85 seconds.
When it calls, and when it does not
Pushary calls only when all of this is true
- Cline is waiting on a request you have not answered on your phone.
- Call after has passed: 2 minutes, or the 1, 2, or 3 minutes you pick.
- It is inside your calling hours: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM in your time zone, every day, unless you pick Weekdays only. A question that comes in outside them gets its call when your calling hours start, if it is still open then.
- You have had fewer calls in the last 24 hours than your limit: 5 by default, up to 10.
- Your workspace has call minutes left.
It does not call when
- The request is already answered.
- The question stops waiting before your calling hours start. The push still arrives, but your phone does not ring.
- Cline would stop waiting before the call could end.
- Calls are off, or your number is not confirmed with a test call yet.
- The request asks several questions at once.
- You reached your call limit for the last 24 hours, or your workspace ran out of minutes. Push notifications keep working.
Before a yes counts, Pushary reads the step back and asks again. A step that cannot be undone is called out first.
If a Pushary call to you is already running, Pushary tries again after 3 minutes, up to 3 times, while the request still waits.
Some requests can only be approved in the Pushary app. On those, the call can still say no or tell the agent what to do instead.
Miss the call too and nothing is answered for you. The request waits in the Pushary app while the agent still waits for it.
Set up phone calls for Cline
Connect Cline once, then turn on calls in Settings. It takes a few minutes.
1. Connect Cline
Run this on the computer where Cline runs. It writes Pushary into Cline's MCP settings with your key, adds the global rule and pairs your phone.
bashnpx pushary@latest setup --agents cline2. Reload VS Code
Run Developer: Reload Window so Cline loads the Pushary server.
3. Let Pushary's tools run
In Cline's Auto-approve menu, tick Use MCP servers, so a question reaches your phone without a click at the desk.
4. Open Phone calls in Settings
Sign in at pushary.com, open Settings and pick the Phone calls tab.
5. Your number
Enter your number and your first name, then tap Save number. During the beta, Pushary calls numbers in Germany.
6. Test call
Pushary calls you once. Answer the call and confirm your number when asked.
7. Turn on
Tick the box that lets Pushary call you with an AI voice, then tap Turn on calls.
8. When Pushary may call
Set Call after, Calling hours, Weekdays only and Calls a day, at most, then tap Save rules.
Call minutes on each plan
Phone calls come with Agent, Agent Pro, and Team. The 3-day free trial includes 5 call minutes. The full monthly minutes start with your paid plan.
| Plan | Price | Call minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | $9.99 a month | 10 min a month |
| Agent Pro | $19.99 a month | 20 min a month |
| Team | $59 a month for 5 people | 60 min a month |
- Minutes are shared by everyone in the workspace. You can buy more in Settings as a one-time purchase.
- These are web prices. The phone app's store shows its own price and trial terms.
Every way to get a phone call from Cline
Each row is what the product's own page or README said when we checked it. Most of these ring when the agent decides to. Pushary rings only after you miss the push.
| Option | How it reaches you | When it rings | Answer on the call | Published price | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushary | A real phone call to your number, after a push | Only after you miss the push for 2 minutes (you pick 1, 2, or 3), in your calling hours, at most 5 in 24 hours | Yes. It reads the step back before a yes counts | $19.99 a month on Agent Pro, with 20 call minutes | Numbers in Germany. Calls in English |
| Paigy | A CallKit call in its iPhone app | When the agent judges it urgent, under a mode you set. LockedIn rings for every notification. A dismissed call retries after 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 2 hours | Yes, by voice | Free | iPhone only. It rings its app, not a phone number |
| CallMeMCP | A call in its iPhone or Android app, over the internet | When the agent decides to call | Yes. Your spoken reply goes back as text | A subscription in the app. No price on its site | At most 10 calls an hour and 40 a day to one number |
| agentring | A VoIP call in its Android app | When the agent picks a call over a message. A missed call turns into a message | Yes | Free for 10 call minutes a month. Pro is $12 a month for 100 minutes. Self-hosting is free | Android only. iPhone is on a waitlist |
| agentvoice | A real phone call to your verified number | When the agent decides to call. Its page says it is not a background timer | Yes, with a spoken CONFIRMED after a read-back | Free call credits, then usage pricing | NANP (+1) numbers only. 3 calls an hour and 8 a day |
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Checked againstPaigy call modes (opens in a new tab)CallMeMCP README (opens in a new tab)agentring (opens in a new tab)agentvoice (opens in a new tab)Where Pushary is weaker
- Today Pushary calls numbers in Germany. App-based callers ring their own app, so they work in any country, and a Twilio or Telnyx setup reaches any number your account covers.
- Pushary calls for 11 agents (listed below) today. Most call tools are MCP servers, so they work with any MCP client.
- Paigy and Twring are free right now, agentring Pro is $12 for 100 minutes, and ntfy's paid plans cost less per call. What Pushary charges for is no setup, the push first and the call only on a miss, the limits, and the record.
- Calls are in English only.
Which agents can call you
Push approvals and questions already reach your phone from every agent below. Phone calls are in beta for the agents marked yes.
| Agent | On your phone today | Phone call |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Yes, in beta |
| Codex | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Yes, in beta |
| Gemini CLI | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Yes, in beta |
| fx | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| Hermes | Approvals, through its Pushary plugin | Yes, in beta |
| Claude Chat | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| ChatGPT | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| Claude Cowork | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| Cline | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| Lovable | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| Grok Bot | Questions, when the agent asks | Yes, in beta |
| Qwen Code | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| CodeBuddy | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| Qoder | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| Droid | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| Devin CLI | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| Antigravity CLI | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| Grok Build | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| Windsurf | Questions, when the agent asks | Not yet |
| Cursor | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| VS Code | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
| OpenCode | Approvals, enforced by its hooks | Not yet |
Questions about Cline phone calls
Can Cline call me when it has a question?
Not by itself. With Pushary, a question Cline asks goes to your phone, and if you miss it Pushary calls you. Numbers in Germany, calls in English.
Why did my phone not ring for a Cline question?
Most often the question never left VS Code. Cline waits for a click on its MCP approval card unless Use MCP servers is ticked in Auto-approve. Calls also wait for your calling hours and need calls turned on.
Can I approve a Cline terminal command on the phone call?
No. Cline's Run Command and Save cards stay in VS Code. The call is about questions Cline sends through Pushary.
Does this replace Cline's own notifications?
It does something else. Cline can show a system notification on your computer when it needs approval, and that setting is off by default. Pushary sends Cline's question to your phone and calls if you miss it, so it reaches you away from the computer.