Introduction

About IntraCord

IntraCord is an open-source alternative to platforms like Vapi and Retell - IntraCord helps you build voice AI agents with an easy drag-and-drop workflow builder. Unlike proprietary solutions like Vapi, IntraCord gives you:

• 100% open source - no vendor lock-in, full transparency
• Self-hostable - deploy anywhere, own your infrastructure
• Complete control - every line of code is open and customizable
• 2-minute setup - from zero to working voice bot in under 2 minutes

Overview

Watch the following video to learn about IntraCord’s capabilities.

Setting up

Get the platform up and running using Docker with a small startup script on your local computer. If you are looking to deploy the platform on a server different than your local machine, please check the Deployment section.

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curl -o docker-compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/IntraCord-hq/IntraCord/main/docker-compose.yaml && curl -o start_docker.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/IntraCord-hq/IntraCord/main/scripts/start_docker.sh && chmod +x start_docker.sh && ./start_docker.sh

Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile docker-compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/IntraCord-hq/IntraCord/main/docker-compose.yaml; Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile start_docker.ps1 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/IntraCord-hq/IntraCord/main/scripts/start_docker.ps1; .\start_docker.ps1

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Using an AI coding agent? If you work in Claude Code or Codex, install the official IntraCord setup skill and let your agent handle installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for you. It orients to your OS, picks the right deploy path, runs IntraCord's own setup scripts, and verifies the result. Install it once:

/plugin marketplace add IntraCord-hq/IntraCord-plugins
/plugin install IntraCord@IntraCord

codex plugin marketplace add IntraCord-hq/IntraCord-plugins
codex plugin add IntraCord@IntraCord

Then start a new session and ask it to "set up IntraCord" (in Claude Code you can also run /IntraCord-setup). See IntraCord-hq/IntraCord-plugins for details.

Please check Prerequisites for the system requirements and Troubleshooting for common issues.

Next Steps

Once the platform is running, build your first agent in Your First Agent in 5 Minutes — no telephony setup required. Or configure an inference provider first if you're bringing your own LLM keys.