---
id: intro
title: AI voice agents for business
slug: /
description: Chatley documentation — set up AI voice agents that answer calls, make calls, book appointments, capture leads, quote jobs, and follow up by text, call and email.
keywords:
  - AI voice agent
  - AI receptionist
  - automated phone answering
  - appointment booking
  - outbound calling
  - lead capture
---

Chatley gives your business AI voice agents with their own phone numbers. They
answer calls in a natural voice, place outbound calls, book into your calendar,
capture leads, quote jobs, and follow up by text, call and email — around the
clock, without a queue.

Set one up in minutes: pick a voice, describe how it should behave, attach your
knowledge, and point a number at it.

**[Start with Getting started →](./getting-started.md)** · [Create an agent](./agents.md) · [Browse the API](./api/introduction.md)

## Find your way around

The docs follow the left menu in the app.

| Section | What's in it |
| --- | --- |
| **Home, Analytics, Ikora** | **[Home](./dashboard.md)** shows what needs attention. **[Analytics](./insights.md)** measures calls, outcomes and leads. **[Ikora](./architect.md)** is the assistant you can ask to do things for you. |
| **Build** | **[Agents](./agents.md)**, **[Knowledge](./knowledge-base.md)**, **[Voices](./voices.md)**, **[Templates](./templates.md)**, **[Call data](./structured-outputs.md)** and **[Workflows](./workflows.md)**. |
| **Engage** | **[Calls](./calls.md)**, **[Inbox](./inbox.md)**, **[Campaigns](./outbound.md)**, **[Quote Agent](./quote-agent/overview.md)**, **[Follow-ups](./follow-ups.md)**, **[Lead forms](./lead-capture.md)** and **[Appointments](./booked-appointments.md)**. |
| **Setup** | **[Messaging](./messaging.md)**, **[SMS Inbox](./sms-inbox.md)**, **[Sequence reports](./sequence-reports.md)**, **[Phone numbers](./phone-numbers.md)**, **[Integrations](./integrations.md)** and **[Compliance](./compliance.md)**. |
| **Account** | **[Settings](./admin/account.md)**, **[Plan & billing](./admin/plan-billing.md)**, **[Workspaces](./admin/workspaces.md)** and **[Team](./admin/team.md)**. |

## What Chatley does

| Capability | Where to read |
| --- | --- |
| **Answer inbound calls** — every call picked up on the first ring, with your knowledge behind it. | [Inbound](./inbound.md) |
| **Place outbound calls and texts** — run campaigns with Do-Not-Call checking built in. | [Campaigns](./outbound.md) |
| **Review conversations** — follow live calls and read finished ones. | [Calls](./calls.md), [Inbox](./inbox.md) |
| **Book appointments** — straight into Google Calendar, Cal.com or Calendly. | [Appointments](./booked-appointments.md) |
| **Capture leads** — hosted forms and call data pushed to your CRM. | [Lead forms](./lead-capture.md), [Webhooks](./webhooks.md) |
| **Quote jobs** — price jobs from your own list; you approve, the customer accepts. | [Quote Agent](./quote-agent/overview.md) |
| **Follow up automatically** — texts, calls and emails that stop when the customer replies or books. | [Follow-ups](./follow-ups.md) |
| **Build call workflows** — multi-step call logic with branches and transfers. | [Workflows](./workflows.md) |
| **Send and receive texts** — after-call messages and a two-way inbox. | [Messaging](./messaging.md), [SMS Inbox](./sms-inbox.md) |

## Next steps

New to Chatley? Work through **[Getting started](./getting-started.md)**, then
**[create your first agent](./agents.md)**.

Building an integration? Start at the **[API introduction](./api/introduction.md)**
or connect an assistant over the **[MCP server](./mcp/introduction.md)**.

Texting customers in the US? Register your business first — see
**[Texting registration](./texting-registration.md)**. Running calls at scale?
Read **[Compliance](./compliance.md)** before you start
[campaigns](./outbound.md).