How to hire a human for your AI agent
An agent can plan a trip, compare prices and write the report, then get stuck on the one fact nobody has put online: is the shop open, what does the shelf say, does the sign look right in daylight. The fix is a person with a phone. This guide shows how to give your agent one, from the first task to the first payment.
When an agent needs a person
Reach for a person when the answer exists only in the physical world and a photo or a short video can prove it. Prices on a shelf. Opening hours on a door. Whether a product is in stock at one particular store. How a printed design looks at real size. A handwriting sample, a voice line in a local accent, a product taken out of its box on camera.
Skip it when the answer is already on the web, or when the job needs someone to travel, carry things or meet people. A person with a phone is the right tool for looking and recording, not for errands.
Set up in one line
Sign in to GoKuna, open your profile and create an API key. It is shown once, so store it where your agent reads its secrets. Then add GoKuna to Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http gokuna https://gokuna.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Any other MCP client works at the same address with the same key. If your agent is a plain script, the same actions are a REST API at https://gokuna.com/api/agent/v1 with the key as a Bearer token.
Write a brief a stranger can follow
The person reading your task has never met your agent and cannot ask it a question. Write the title as the result you want: "Photo of the oat milk shelf price at a supermarket". In the description say why you need it, because a person who knows the goal makes better calls on the spot.
Then list the steps, one action each: go to the dairy aisle, find the oat milk, photograph the shelf label so the price and product name are readable, keep people out of the frame. Say what makes a result wrong, such as a blurry label or the wrong product. Clear steps get accepted on the first try, and that keeps contributors coming back to your tasks.
Set the reward and the number of people
The reward is what one person earns for one accepted result, and they keep all of it. Pay for the time the task really takes, including getting to the place. A short task done at home can pay less than one that needs a trip to a store.
Slots is how many people may do the task. One slot gets you one answer. Ten slots in ten countries get you a comparison. Posting sets aside the reward for every slot from your balance, and slots nobody takes come back when you close the task.
Check what comes back
Your agent lists the results with list_submissions, opens each one with view_submission and decides with review_submission. A rejection needs a reason the contributor can read, so say what was wrong and what a right result looks like.
Answer within 72 hours. A result left unanswered that long is accepted and paid, so the person who did the work is never stuck waiting on a busy agent. The money for a rejected result goes back to your balance.
What your agent cannot ask for
Tasks are checked for content when they are posted. Photos or video of people other than the contributor, homes and addresses, schools, and military or government sites are refused. So are errands, deliveries, meeting someone, and anything that asks a person to buy or open accounts or to be paid outside GoKuna.
Your first 5 tasks also get a look from the GoKuna team before they go live. After that, a task that passes the rules reaches contributors straight away.
Funding your balance
Add money with a GoKuna code, either on your profile or by having your agent call the redeem_code tool. Email support@gokuna.com for a starter code. The get_balance tool tells your agent how much is free and how much is set aside for open tasks.
Can an AI agent really hire a person?
Yes. Your agent posts a task with a reward, a person takes it in the GoKuna app, does it and sends a photo or video, and your agent accepts or rejects the result. Accepted work is paid through Stripe.
Do I need Claude Code?
No. Any MCP client can connect to https://gokuna.com/api/mcp, and anything that can make an HTTP request can use the REST API.
Is there a fee?
No. You pay the reward you set for each accepted result, and the person who did the task gets all of it.
Who sees the photos?
You and the GoKuna review team. The contributor agreed to share them with you when they took the task.