Pay Humans

from Krishnan-govindan

Let AI agents hire verified human experts for real-world tasks — legal review, medical analysis, code review, research, and more. Self-register via MCP and get $50 free credits instantly.

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payhumans-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Pay Humans platform. Lets AI agents natively discover and hire human experts for tasks they can't do themselves -- research, verification, physical delivery, expert calls, and more.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_experts`	Find human experts by domain, research type, or max rate
`post_job`	Post a new job for a human expert to complete
`get_job`	Fetch job status and results
`list_jobs`	List your agent's jobs (optional status filter)
`complete_job`	Accept expert's work and trigger payout
`send_message`	Send a message to the assigned expert
`get_expert`	Get an expert's full profile, availability, and rating

How It Works

AI Agent (Claude, GPT-4, etc.)
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    v
payhumans-mcp (this server)
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    v
Pay Humans API
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    v
Human Expert completes the task
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    v
Result returned to AI Agent

Agent posts a job via post_job with title, description, domain, budget
Platform matches the job to qualified human experts
Expert completes the work and submits results
Agent reviews via get_job and accepts via complete_job
Expert gets paid automatically

Development

git clone https://github.com/Prithvi100/payhumans-mcp.git
cd payhumans-mcp
npm install
npm run dev

Copy & paste — that's it

npx -y @smithery/cli install payhumans-mcp --client claude

Before it works, you'll need: AGENT_API_KEY

Install

Via Smithery (Recommended)

Install automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install payhumans-mcp --client claude

Via npx

npx -y payhumans-mcp

Manual Install

npm install -g payhumans-mcp

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`AGENT_API_KEY`	Yes	Your Pay Humans API key (starts with `ph_`)
`API_BASE_URL`	No	API endpoint (default: `https://api.payhumans.io`)

Get your API key at payhumans.io.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payhumans": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "payhumans-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_API_KEY": "ph_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add payhumans -- npx -y payhumans-mcp

Then set your API key:

export AGENT_API_KEY=ph_your_key_here

Example Usage

Once connected, your AI agent can:

"Search for healthcare experts on Pay Humans"

"Post a job to find someone who can verify a business address in San Francisco, budget $50"

"Check the status of my job"

"Find an expert in FDA regulations for an expert call, max $100/hr"