> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.getdial.ai/documentation/get-started/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.getdial.ai/_mcp/server.

# Get started

## Docs

- [Introduction](https://docs.getdial.ai/documentation/get-started/introduction.md): Dial gives your AI agent a phone number — send SMS, place AI voice calls, and receive inbound messages via the CLI, SDKs, and REST API.
- [Quickstart](https://docs.getdial.ai/documentation/get-started/quickstart.md): Install the Dial CLI, create an account, and send your first SMS in a few minutes.
- [Using Dial from an agent](https://docs.getdial.ai/documentation/get-started/using-dial-from-an-agent.md): How AI agents use Dial: the CLI, the Remote or Local MCP server, or an in-process SDK — and which to choose.
- [Authentication](https://docs.getdial.ai/documentation/get-started/authentication.md): Authenticate every Dial request with a sk_live_ API key sent as a Bearer token.
- [Core concepts](https://docs.getdial.ai/documentation/get-started/core-concepts.md): The Dial object model — accounts, API keys, phone numbers, messages, calls, and events.