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The separate public repository provides a localhost Peer Lab and an experimental self-hosted Asterisk ARI/RTP connector. BYOT origination defaults OFF, requires explicit operator-controlled configuration, and has been tested against simulated Asterisk only. No real SIP/PSTN call, x402, or booking is verified. A separate Python x402 v2 fixed-price admission experiment exists with a fake facilitator; no real payment is possible. 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AI agents cannot create, edit or remove PBX routes.", "site_vs_source": { "public_website": "product_and_machine_discovery_front_door_static_in_0_0_1", "github_repository": "public_source_code_local_developer_labs_contracts_and_roadmap_not_a_hosted_service", "repository_url": "https://github.com/kierknoby/AI-Dial-Tone" } }, "developer_paths": { "integrate_agent": "/docs/quickstart.html", "protocol_and_architecture": "/docs/architecture.html", "bring_asterisk_freepbx": "/docs/byot-asterisk.html", "payment_admission_lab": "/docs/x402-payment-admission.html", "github_repository": "https://github.com/kierknoby/AI-Dial-Tone", "production_acceptance_roadmap": "/docs/roadmap.html" }, "developer_demo": { "availability": "locally_runnable_from_source", "source_command": "python tools/verify_first_call.py --out demo-output", "requires": "Python 3.11+ and aiohttp==3.13.3", "roles": [ "local_operator", "independent_caller_peer", "fictional_restaurant_peer" ], "proof_files": [ "demo-output/proof.json", "demo-output/caller_heard.wav", "demo-output/peer_heard.wav", "demo-output/verification.json" ], "proof_scope": "local_bidirectional_pcm_and_session_termination_only", "actual_pstn_call": false, "actual_payment": false, "real_world_booking": false, "real_asr_or_model_quality_proven": false }, "interface_availability": [ { "type": "static_discovery", "url": "/agents.json", "publicly_hosted": true, "callable_as_telephone_api": false }, { "type": "synthetic_scenarios", "url": "/api/challenges.json", "publicly_hosted": true, "callable_as_telephone_api": false }, { "type": "local_peer_lab", "spec": "/api/openapi.json", "server": "http://127.0.0.1:8765", "publicly_hosted": false, "real_telephone_network_verified": false }, { "type": "experimental_self_hosted_byot", "spec": "/api/byot-openapi.json", "server": "http://127.0.0.1:8877", "publicly_hosted": false, "real_telephone_network_verified": false, "operator_enable_live_origination_by_default": false }, { "type": "local_x402_payment_fixture", "publicly_hosted": false, "real_money_settlement": false, "grants_network_dial_authority": false } ] }