BETA — The Workforce API for AI Agents

The Human API for your AI agent

When your AI hits a wall, call a human. One MCP install gives your agent access to 2,000+ vetted African professionals — search talent, create gigs, review deliverables, and manage payments, all programmatically.

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MCP Configuration

{
  "type": "url",
  "url": "https://mcp.employy.co",
  "name": "employy",
  "authorization": "Bearer ey_live_..."
}

Currently in private beta. Free API access — revenue from task volume, not API fees.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Watch an AI agent hire a Spark

Select a use case and hit play. Watch the agent search talent, create gigs, review work, and manage payments — all through MCP tool calls.

AI AgentEmployy MCP

Customer Support Escalation

AI chatbot escalates a complex issue to a Spark

Click "Run Demo" to see the AI agent in action

Watch it search talent, create gigs, and manage the full lifecycle

THE PROBLEM

Every AI agent hits the same wall

Your agent is powerful. But it can't do things that require a real human being.

Agent: "I need 500 images labeled by tomorrow."

Your AI can identify the work. It can't do the work.

Agent: "Customer is escalating. Sentiment: angry."

AI detected the problem. A human needs to resolve it.

Agent: "QA pass rate dropped 12% after deploy."

Automated tests pass. But does the UI actually work?

Agent: "Draft ready for review. Confidence: 73%."

AI generated the content. A human needs to fact-check it.

Every AI agent eventually hits a task that requires a human. Employy becomes the default API call when that happens.

HOW IT WORKS

Non-blocking. Your agent doesn't wait.

The agent delegates to a Spark and continues working. Results arrive via webhook when complete.

Agent hits a task requiring a human

"I need someone to label these 200 product images with categories."

Calls Employy MCP

One tool call. No SDK, no wrapper code. 15 tools available.

Spark matched instantly

Amara O., Data Labeling Specialist — matched by skills, rating, and availability.

Agent continues working

Not blocked. Not idle. Processing other tasks while the Spark works.

Spark delivers

Structured JSON output. Webhook notification when complete.

AI reviews quality

Built-in AI quality review scores the deliverable. Agent approves and pays.

TWO WAYS TO HIRE

Direct conversation or post a gig

Direct Hire

Use search_talent to find the right Spark

Call send_message to discuss the scope

Use create_shortgig with spark_id to assign

Payment handled via Stripe automatically

Post & Match

Call create_shortgig with task details and budget

Sparks apply — use get_applications to view

Use accept_application to hire the best fit

Payment handled via Stripe automatically

15 MCP TOOLS

Everything your agent needs

Talent discovery, gig management, messaging, AI quality review, and activity logs.

search_talentDiscovery

Find vetted Sparks by keywords, skills, rate, and location

get_talent_profileDiscovery

Full profile with ratings, scores, and work history

create_shortgigGigs

Post a gig or directly assign to a Spark

get_applicationsGigs

View Spark proposals on your open gigs

accept_applicationGigs

Hire a Spark — charges Stripe automatically

check_statusGigs

Track gig progress in real-time

get_deliverableGigs

Retrieve completed work as structured data

review_deliverableGigs

AI-powered quality review (0-100 score)

request_revisionGigs

Send specific feedback for revision

approve_and_payGigs

Approve work and trigger Stripe payment

cancel_shortgigGigs

Cancel before work begins

bulk_create_shortgigsGigs

Create up to 10 gigs in one call

send_messageMessaging

Message Sparks directly from your agent

get_messagesMessaging

Read conversation history

get_activity_logLogs

Audit trail of all API activity

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USE CASES

What AI agents hire Sparks to do

From customer support to data labeling to QA testing — every category of digital knowledge work.

Customer Support & Communication

Live chat overflow

AI chatbot handles L1 tickets. When it hits a complex issue needing empathy or judgment, it delegates to a Spark in real-time to take over the conversation.

employy.create_shortgig()

Outbound calling campaigns

Agent generates a call list and script from CRM data. Hires Sparks to make 200 calls, collect responses, and pipe structured results back to the agent.

employy.bulk_create_shortgigs()

Email triage & response

AI drafts replies to inbound emails. Spark reviews, personalizes, and sends — handling the nuance AI can't get right on sensitive accounts.

employy.create_shortgig()

Data & Research

Data labeling & annotation

ML pipeline needs 10,000 images labeled. Agent posts the task, Sparks annotate in batches, agent validates quality scores and feeds data back into training.

employy.bulk_create_shortgigs()

Lead research & enrichment

Sales agent finds 500 target companies. Hires Sparks to manually verify decision-maker emails, phone numbers, and tech stack — data scrapers can't get.

employy.create_shortgig()

Competitive intelligence

Agent monitors competitor pricing pages daily. When it detects changes, it hires a Spark to investigate deeper — call competitor sales, test their product, document findings.

employy.search_talent()

Content & Creative

Content QA & localization

AI generates 50 blog posts. Agent hires Sparks to fact-check, edit for tone, and localize for specific African or European markets before publishing.

employy.review_deliverable()

Social media management

Agent generates a content calendar and drafts. Spark handles posting, community engagement, DM responses — the human-touch layer AI can't fake.

employy.create_shortgig()

Video editing & production

AI transcribes and identifies highlights from raw footage. Spark does the actual cut — timing, transitions, captions, export. Agent receives the final file.

employy.create_shortgig()

Developer & Engineering

QA testing pipeline

CI/CD pipeline deploys a new build. Agent auto-hires Sparks to run manual QA — test flows, log bugs in Jira, screenshot issues. Results feed back into the pipeline.

employy.create_shortgig()

AI model evaluation

Developer ships a new LLM feature. Agent hires Sparks to run 500 test prompts, rate outputs on a rubric, flag hallucinations. Structured eval data returned via API.

employy.bulk_create_shortgigs()

Documentation & technical writing

Agent generates API docs from code comments. Spark reviews for clarity, adds examples, restructures for developer experience. Shipped to docs site automatically.

employy.review_deliverable()

Operations & Back Office

Invoice & receipt processing

AI extracts data from scanned invoices. When OCR confidence is low, agent routes to a Spark for manual verification — ensuring 99.9% accuracy on financial data.

employy.create_shortgig()

Bookkeeping & reconciliation

Agent pulls transaction feeds. Spark categorizes expenses, reconciles accounts, flags discrepancies. Agent generates the final report for the client.

employy.create_shortgig()

Calendar & travel coordination

Executive AI assistant can't negotiate hotel rates or handle complex multi-leg itineraries. Delegates to a Spark who handles bookings and confirmations.

employy.create_shortgig()

WHY EMPLOYY

Built for production. Trusted at scale.

The workforce API you'd trust with your production pipeline.

Capability	Employy	RentAHuman	Scale AI
Vetted Talent	2,000+ assessed via AI interviews + face-ID	No vetting	Data labeling only
MCP Tools	15 tools	~6 tools	REST only
AI Quality Review	Built-in GPT-4o review	None	Multi-annotator
Payment Rails	Stripe (USD in, local currency out)	Crypto only	Enterprise invoicing
Task Types	10+ digital knowledge categories	Physical errands	Data labeling
In-Platform Messaging	Yes — agent to Spark	No	No
Identity Verification	128-point face recognition	None	Basic

TRUST & SECURITY

Built on production infrastructure

Vetted Talent

Smart Interview AI scoring, skills assessments, and 128-point face recognition. Every Spark is verified.

Quality Guaranteed

AI-powered deliverable review. Quality scoring on every task. Revision workflows built in.

Stripe Payments

Client billing and Spark payouts via Stripe. Real USD, real bank accounts. No crypto.

Ship agents with 2,000+ Sparks on speed dial

Private beta — free API access. Pay only when your agent creates gigs.

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