A phone call is not done when the audio ends

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voice-agents production-bugs task-queues call-transcripts testing-workflows

Summary

The article argues that phone calls handled by AI agents are not complete when audio ends; the real test is whether promises (e.g., callbacks) are properly captured in the work queue with owners, deadlines, and evidence, rather than just having a nice transcript.

The call sounded fine. That was the annoying part. Vendor says, "call me back tomorrow after 10." The transcript has the line. The summary says callback needed. Everybody looking at the call right after it ends would probably say the agent handled it. Then the next agent run archives the task because nothing survived as an actual owner/deadline. That is the production bug I keep watching for with phone agents: the promise exists in the transcript, but not in the work queue. The test I like is simple and mean: Seed one fake call where the other person asks for a callback tomorrow after 10, gives one condition, and sounds a little unsure. Then let the next cycle run. Passing does not mean "nice transcript." Passing means the task is still open with: - owner - deadline - evidence quote - uncertainty, if any - reason it is not safe to archive yet A phone call is not done when the audio ends. It is done when the next system can defend either closing it or keeping the promise alive. How are you testing that in voice-agent workflows?
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