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Hold / Resume

The Hold / Resume tool lets your voice agent put the caller on hold while it processes a request, looks up information, or waits for an external API response. The agent plays a configurable hold message, then resumes with a return message.

How It Works

Configuration

LLM Tools

put_caller_on_hold

Put the caller on hold. The configured hold message is spoken automatically.

resume_from_hold

Take the caller off hold. The configured resume message is spoken automatically.

Example — Create Agent with Hold / Resume