🎙️ Series Beginner Volatile · 14d

Build a Voice Agent Without Code

Ship a voice agent that answers a real phone number, without code.

7 of 7 parts published · ≈64 min so far · Written for makers

The parts, in order

  1. 01 What a Voice Agent Actually Needs The five systems behind a phone agent, with the per-minute prices Deepgram, xAI, ElevenLabs and Twilio actually publish on their own pages. Beginner ~8 min Verified July 31, 2026
  2. 02 How to Clone Your Voice in ElevenLabs: A Beginner Guide What ElevenLabs' docs actually say about instant voice cloning: the plan you need, the audio spec, the five settings, and the limits. Beginner ~8 min Verified July 26, 2026
  3. 03 Grok Voice API: 80+ Voices, 28 Languages, One Guide Explore Grok's expanded voice library with 80+ presets across 28 languages, plus custom cloning, streaming, and production integration patterns. Intermediate ~9 min Verified May 6, 2026
  4. 04 How to Use Grok Voice Agent Builder: No-Code Tutorial A step-by-step, no-code walkthrough of xAI's Grok Voice Agent Builder beta — from first agent to a live phone number. Beginner ~10 min Verified July 5, 2026
  5. 05 Write a Call Script That Doesn't Loop Six named prompt blocks, the turn-limit settings that stop a caller looping, and two vendor rules on prompt length that flatly contradict each other. Beginner ~9 min Verified July 31, 2026
  6. 06 Connect Your Agent to a Real Phone Number Import a Twilio number in four fields, or route your own SIP trunk into xAI, with the codecs, transfer types and monthly costs the docs specify. Beginner ~10 min Verified July 31, 2026
  7. 07 Test, Measure and Fix a Live Voice Agent The one latency formula a vendor publishes, Twilio's exact call-quality thresholds, and the measurements no voice platform documents at all. Beginner ~10 min Verified July 31, 2026

Prerequisites are advisory. Every part is written to work on its own, so start wherever your problem is.

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