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name: add-dial-number description: Add another phone number to an existing Dial channel — a second (or third) public line for the agent, so one NanoClaw install answers SMS and AI voice calls on multiple numbers. Use when Dial is already installed and the operator wants an additional number (e.g. a personal line plus a support line). Requires the Dial channel to already be installed (see /add-dial).

Add another Dial number

One NanoClaw install can serve multiple Dial numbers at once. Each number is its own public, threaded line — its own messaging group (platform_id = the Dial number), each remote correspondent a thread inside it — and the agent replies from whichever number a person texted.

This skill is for adding a number to an already-installed Dial channel. Its mechanical steps use nc: directives so an agent and the deterministic skill engine perform the same validated, idempotent workflow.

Pre-flight

Confirm Dial is installed and registered. If this fails, run /add-dial first, then retry:

test -f src/channels/dial.ts && grep -q "import './dial.js';" src/channels/index.ts

Adding another number requires the multi-number adapter, which routes on the line each event arrived on (data.to). If this fails, run /update-skills to refresh the installed adapter, rebuild, and retry:

grep -q "eventLine" src/channels/dial.ts

Resolve the Dial CLI and the install's user-agent token once for every account request below:

command -v dial

node -p "'nanoclaw/'+(require('./package.json').version||'unknown')" 2>/dev/null || echo nanoclaw/unknown

Choose the number

List the account's current numbers:

DIAL_USER_AGENT={{dial_ua}} "{{dial_path}}" number list --json | jq -r 'if (.numbers|length)==0 then "none" else [.numbers[].number] | join(", ") end'

Tell the operator what is available. Buying a number spends account funds, so leave that explicit: if they need a new one, they should purchase it with dial number purchase --inbound-instruction "…" --explicit-programmatic-consent "<account-holder consent attestation>", then enter the returned number below.

Dial numbers on this account: {{dial_numbers}}. Choose one that is not already wired to NanoClaw. If you need a new number, purchase it first; this may charge the Dial account.

Which Dial number should be added? Enter its E.164 value, for example +14155550123.

Verify that the chosen number belongs to the signed-in account:

DIAL_USER_AGENT={{dial_ua}} "{{dial_path}}" number list --json | jq -e --arg number '{{platform_id}}' '.numbers[] | select(.number==$number)' >/dev/null

Choose the agent

List the agent groups:

ncl groups list --json | jq -r 'if (.data|length)==0 then "no agent groups yet" else [.data[] | "\(.id) (\(.name))"] | join(", ") end'

Agent groups on this install: {{agent_groups}}.

Which agent group should answer this number? Enter its ag-… id.

Reject a typo before creating anything:

ncl groups list --json | jq -e --arg id '{{agent_group_id}}' '.data[] | select(.id==$id)' >/dev/null

Choose a safe display name and who may start conversations on this line. strict admits only known users; public lets anyone who knows the number reach the agent. The choice belongs to this number and does not change existing lines:

What should this line be called? Use letters, numbers, spaces, dots, dashes, or underscores.

Who may text this line: strict or public?

Wire the line

Create the threaded Dial messaging group. This is idempotent on the number, so a re-run returns an existing row without resetting later policy changes:

ncl messaging-groups create --channel-type dial --platform-id {{platform_id}} --is-group 1 --name "{{line_name}}" --unknown-sender-policy {{inbound_access}}

Wire it to the selected agent group. The adapter's declaration supplies the thread and engagement defaults:

ncl wirings create --channel-type dial --platform-id {{platform_id}} --agent-group-id {{agent_group_id}}

Restart and verify

Restart the service so the new line is picked up consistently:

bash setup/lib/restart.sh

Verify the exact messaging-group and wiring pair exists:

mg=$(ncl messaging-groups list --json | jq -er --arg number '{{platform_id}}' '.data[] | select(.channel_type=="dial" and .platform_id==$number) | .id') && ncl wirings list --json | jq -e --arg mg "$mg" --arg ag '{{agent_group_id}}' '.data[] | select(.messaging_group_id==$mg and .agent_group_id==$ag)' >/dev/null

The new number now reaches the selected agent as a separate threaded line, and replies leave from the number that received the message. Existing lines are unchanged.

Troubleshooting

• The multi-number check fails → run /update-skills, rebuild, and retry.
• The selected number is rejected → sign in to the correct Dial account or purchase the number first, then copy its exact E.164 value.
• New texts land in an old line or replies use the wrong number → the running service still has the old adapter; refresh it and restart again.
• New inbound events never arrive → one dial listen daemon covers the whole account; confirm dial doctor --json reports listen.running: true and dial local-target list --json contains NanoClaw's command target.
• ncl errors → the host service must be running; ncl connects over a Unix socket.