Get a phone call when a Grok Bot needs a decision.

When Grok Bot 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 Grok Bot gets your answer, while it is still waiting for it. Beta: numbers in Germany, calls in English.

Updated

What reaches your phone first. This is the push Grok Bot sends through Pushary when it waits on you. The call only comes if it goes unanswered.

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. 1. Ask

    Grok Bot 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. 2. Wait

    Grok Bot waits for your answer. Silence is never a yes. An unanswered question stays unanswered.

  3. 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. 4. Record

    Your answer goes back to Grok Bot and into your activity record, marked "by phone call". Each call is listed in Settings under Call history.

Calls are about questions the Bot sends to Pushary

A Grok Bot chooses when to ask. With the Pushary rule in its skill, it sends decisions to Pushary, and that question is what Pushary calls you about. The Bot does not place the call.

A question Grok Bot asks through the connector stays open for 10 minutes. Pushary only calls while it is open. Pushary never answers a question for you: when one closes unanswered, Grok Bot is told and asks you in its own chat instead.

If you have not answered after 2 minutes, Pushary calls you. You can set Call after to 1, 2, or 3 minutes.

Grok Bot's own approval cards, such as "Grok Bot needs permission", stay in the Grok Bot app. Pushary cannot answer them or stop a Bot in the middle of a task.

The Grok Bot app pushes when a Bot has a result, a question or an approval request, and sends it to your desktop instead while the desktop app runs. It does not call you.

What the call says

These lines come from the script Pushary's calls use, with Grok Bot's name filled in. Calls are in English during the beta.

When Grok Bot asks you to pick an option
  1. Pushary

    Hi Sam, it's Pushary. Grok Bot has a question for you in weekly-invoices. It's asking: Three invoices are 30 days overdue. Send the reminder emails now or wait until Monday? Send now or Wait until Monday?

  2. You

    Wait until Monday

  3. Pushary

    Just to be sure, your answer is: Wait until Monday. Is that right?

  4. You

    Yes.

Got it, I've passed that on to Grok Bot.

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

  • Grok Bot 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.
  • Grok Bot 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 Grok Bot

Connect Grok Bot once, then turn on calls in Settings. It takes a few minutes.

  1. 1. Add Pushary to a Bot

    In any Bot chat, send this message. Confirm the URL, choose Authorize and sign in to Pushary.

    Add a custom MCP server called pushary at https://pushary.com/api/mcp/mcp
  2. 2. Paste the Pushary rule

    Paste the rule from the Grok Bot guide into the Bot's skill, so it asks through Pushary on its own.

  3. 3. Open Phone calls in Settings

    Sign in at pushary.com, open Settings and pick the Phone calls tab.

  4. 4. Your number

    Enter your number and your first name, then tap Save number. During the beta, Pushary calls numbers in Germany.

  5. 5. Test call

    Pushary calls you once. Answer the call and confirm your number when asked.

  6. 6. Turn on

    Tick the box that lets Pushary call you with an AI voice, then tap Turn on calls.

  7. 7. When Pushary may call

    Set Call after, Calling hours, Weekdays only and Calls a day, at most, then tap Save rules.

Open phone call settings

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.

PlanPriceCall minutes
Agent$9.99 a month10 min a month
Agent Pro$19.99 a month20 min a month
Team$59 a month for 5 people60 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 Grok Bot

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.

OptionHow it reaches youWhen it ringsAnswer on the callPublished priceWhere it stops
PusharyA real phone call to your number, after a pushOnly after you miss the push for 2 minutes (you pick 1, 2, or 3), in your calling hours, at most 5 in 24 hoursYes. It reads the step back before a yes counts$19.99 a month on Agent Pro, with 20 call minutesNumbers in Germany. Calls in English
PaigyA CallKit call in its iPhone appWhen 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 hoursYes, by voiceFreeiPhone only. It rings its app, not a phone number
CallMeMCPA call in its iPhone or Android app, over the internetWhen the agent decides to callYes. Your spoken reply goes back as textA subscription in the app. No price on its siteAt most 10 calls an hour and 40 a day to one number

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.

AgentOn your phone todayPhone call
Claude CodeApprovals, enforced by its hooksYes, in beta
CodexApprovals, enforced by its hooksYes, in beta
Gemini CLIApprovals, enforced by its hooksYes, in beta
fxQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
HermesApprovals, through its Pushary pluginYes, in beta
Claude ChatQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
ChatGPTQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
Claude CoworkQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
ClineQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
LovableQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
Grok BotQuestions, when the agent asksYes, in beta
Qwen CodeApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
CodeBuddyApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
QoderApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
DroidApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
Devin CLIApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
Antigravity CLIApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
Grok BuildApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
WindsurfQuestions, when the agent asksNot yet
CursorApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
VS CodeApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet
OpenCodeApprovals, enforced by its hooksNot yet

Questions about Grok Bot phone calls

Can a Grok Bot get me on the phone when it needs a decision?

Not by itself. With Pushary, a question the Bot asks goes to your phone, and if you miss it Pushary calls you. Numbers in Germany, calls in English.

Does a Grok Bot approval card turn into a call?

No. Grok Bot's own cards stay in the Grok Bot app, and Pushary's rule tells a Bot not to ask twice while a card is open. Pushary calls only about questions the Bot sends to it.

How long does a Grok Bot question stay open for a call?

10 minutes after the Bot sends it. Pushary never answers a question for you: when one closes unanswered, the Bot asks you in its own chat instead.

Do I install anything for Grok Bot calls?

Nothing on your computer. You add Pushary to a Bot as a custom MCP server, paste the rule, and turn on calls in Pushary's Settings.