payhumans-mcp MCP Server

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…

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What is the payhumans-mcp Server?

payhumans-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the krishnan-govindan/payhumans-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “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…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is payhumans-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares AGENT_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_expertsFind human experts by domain, research type, or max rate
post_jobPost a new job for a human expert to complete
get_jobFetch job status and results
list_jobsList your agent's jobs (optional status filter)
complete_jobAccept expert's work and trigger payout
send_messageSend a message to the assigned expert
get_expertGet an expert's full profile, availability, and rating

How to install the payhumans-mcp Server

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

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
AGENT_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes