ringbot

# RingBot - AI Phone Calls

Make outbound phone calls with an AI voice agent that can have natural conversations.

## 💰 Why RingBot? (99% Cheaper Voice AI)

**Traditional Voice AI costs:** $0.10-0.50/minute (ElevenLabs, PlayHT, etc.)
**RingBot costs:** ~$0.01/minute (just Twilio phone costs!)

| Component | Provider | Cost |
|-----------|----------|------|
| STT (Speech-to-Text) | Groq Whisper | **FREE** |
| LLM (AI Brain) | Groq Llama 3.3 70B | **FREE** |
| TTS (Text-to-Speech) | Groq Orpheus | **FREE** |
| Voice Infrastructure | LiveKit Cloud | **FREE tier** |
| Phone Calls | Twilio | ~$0.01/min |

**You only pay for actual phone minutes through Twilio.**

## 📦 Two Ways to Use RingBot

### Option 1: DIY (Free - Bring Your Own Keys)

Set up your own infrastructure - **completely free** except Twilio phone costs.

**Required accounts:**

1. **Twilio** - https://twilio.com
   - Phone number (~$1/month) + calls (~$0.01/min)
   - Get: `TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID`, `TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN`, `TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER`

2. **LiveKit Cloud** - https://cloud.livekit.io (free tier)
   - Create project + SIP trunk connected to Twilio
   - Get: `LIVEKIT_URL`, `LIVEKIT_API_KEY`, `LIVEKIT_API_SECRET`, `LIVEKIT_SIP_TRUNK_ID`

3. **Groq** - https://console.groq.com (100% free)
   - Get API key + **accept TTS terms**: https://console.groq.com/playground?model=canopylabs%2Forpheus-v1-english
   - Get: `GROQ_API_KEY`

```bash
# .env for DIY setup
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=your_sid
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_token
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=+1234567890
LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-project.livekit.cloud
LIVEKIT_API_KEY=your_key
LIVEKIT_API_SECRET=your_secret
LIVEKIT_SIP_TRUNK_ID=your_trunk_id
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_key
```

### Option 2: Hosted (Paid - Just Bring Twilio)

Don't want to set up LiveKit and Groq? Use our hosted infrastructure.

- ✅ No LiveKit setup needed
- ✅ No Groq setup needed  
- ✅ Just connect your Twilio account
- 💰 Pay per minute + rate limits apply

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