TelDev

Non-goals

TelDev is a control plane for voice and SMS. It is not a carrier.

TelDev does not:

  • Own or operate a PSTN, CLEC, or SMS aggregator
  • Place live carrier traffic on test keys (live Telnyx is used only when TELNYX_API_KEY is set and the request is nl_live_)
  • Bypass 10DLC / campaign approval (fail closed)
  • Replace your agent runtime — it issues stream_url and session ids
  • Require a third-party tunnel (teldev listen uses dev-<id>.teldev.bot)
  • Compete on “cheaper than {incumbent}” pricing slogans
  • Expose Twilio-shaped routes on the public homepage

Twilio request aliases exist only when TELDEV_TWILIO_ALIASES is set, for migration benches — not as the product surface.