jacobparis/this-needs-a-call

This Needs A Call is a small self-hosted tool that lets a coding agent like Codex start a voice call session so you can talk through an idea out loud instead of typing it. The agent creates a session, you join via a browser link or QR code, and after the call ends, the transcript appears in the Codex thread so the agent can read it and continue working. The setup involves a Node.js app deployed with Vercel. For local use you run it with a tool called Portless, which gives your local dev server a stable URL at the same address every time. For phone handoff, where you want to take the call on your mobile device, you deploy to Vercel production and connect Upstash, a Redis-compatible storage service, to persist the session data. The Codex skill is installed as a plugin with a command that registers the app URL so the agent knows where to start sessions. Once running, you trigger it from a Codex conversation by typing /this-needs-a-call. This creates a session URL with a unique ID and opens the voice call page. A share link and QR code let you move the session to another device. When the call is done, the transcript is available in the Codex thread. The project uses TypeScript and requires Node.js version 24 or newer for the stable local URL feature. A shared secret protects the MCP endpoint and session creation. The README is brief and covers the core setup in five steps. The license is not stated in the README.