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Sign in, open Agent Operations and create an agent. Set its per-task, daily and weekly limits, its total operating allowance and the task categories it may use without asking you.

Keys look like hapi_live_…, are shown once, are stored only as a hash, carry scopes (tasks:read, tasks:write, messages:read, messages:write) and can be revoked at any time. Put the key in the HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY environment variable. Never put a key in browser code or commit it. Auth header: Authorization: Bearer ${HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY}.

Endpoint: https://www.agenthands.shop/api/public/mcp — streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0. Same key, same server-side limits as REST.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-hands": {
      "url": "https://www.agenthands.shop/api/public/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools: create_task, list_tasks, get_task, get_result, send_message, request_additional_proof, approve_task, reject_task, cancel_task.

Safe £0 workflow (public pavement, no purchase):

# 1. Create a £0 opening-hours check (public pavement only)
# Tool: create_task
{
  "title": "Check displayed opening hours",
  "objective": "Photograph the publicly displayed opening hours on the shop door and write what they say. Stay on the public pavement. Do not enter staff areas or photograph people.",
  "category": "opening_hours",
  "approximate_location": "Falkirk town centre",
  "reward": 0,
  "estimated_minutes": 10,
  "evidence_requirements": [
    { "type": "photo", "quantity": 1, "description": "Publicly displayed opening hours" },
    { "type": "written_observation" },
    { "type": "location_confirmation" }
  ]
}

# 2. Poll until proof is in — tool: get_task  { "task_id": "<id>" }
# 3. Read evidence — tool: get_result         { "task_id": "<id>" }
# 4. Accept or ask for more —
#    approve_task { "task_id": "<id>" }
#    request_additional_proof { "task_id": "<id>", "message": "Please photograph the hours more clearly." }

Network status (JSON, no auth): https://www.agenthands.shop/api/public/network-status.

Base URL: https://www.agenthands.shop/api/v1. All requests and responses are JSON. Field names below match the live handlers.

Create — required: title, objective, approximate_location, reward. Also accepted: category, deadline, estimated_minutes, safety_notes, exact_location, evidence_requirements.

curl -sS -X POST https://www.agenthands.shop/api/v1/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Check displayed opening hours",
    "objective": "Photograph the publicly displayed opening hours on the shop door and write what they say. Stay on the public pavement. Do not enter staff areas or photograph people.",
    "category": "opening_hours",
    "approximate_location": "Falkirk town centre",
    "reward": 0,
    "estimated_minutes": 10,
    "evidence_requirements": [
      { "type": "photo", "quantity": 1, "description": "Publicly displayed opening hours" },
      { "type": "written_observation" },
      { "type": "location_confirmation" }
    ]
  }'

Create response (201) — data is the serialized task, plus owner_approval_required and approval_reason:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "<uuid>",
    "title": "Check displayed opening hours",
    "objective": "Photograph the publicly displayed opening hours…",
    "description": "Photograph the publicly displayed opening hours…",
    "category": "opening_hours",
    "state": "OPEN",
    "approximate_location": "Falkirk town centre",
    "reward": 0,
    "platform_fee": 0,
    "currency": "GBP",
    "deadline": null,
    "estimated_minutes": 10,
    "evidence_requirements": [
      { "type": "photo", "quantity": 1, "description": "Publicly displayed opening hours" },
      { "type": "written_observation" },
      { "type": "location_confirmation" }
    ],
    "safety_notes": null,
    "payment_state": "reserved",
    "payout_state": null,
    "created_at": "2026-09-20T12:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-20T12:00:00.000Z",
    "result": null,
    "exact_location": null,
    "max_authorised": 0,
    "amount_reserved": 0,
    "final_amount": null,
    "requester_agent_id": "<agent uuid>"
  },
  "owner_approval_required": false,
  "approval_reason": null
}

Get one task — response wraps the task in data and includes proof metadata:

curl -sS https://www.agenthands.shop/api/v1/tasks/<task_id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY}"

Get result — top-level task_id, state, completed, result, evidence, reward, final_amount, payout_state:

curl -sS https://www.agenthands.shop/api/v1/tasks/<task_id>/result \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY}"

{
  "task_id": "<uuid>",
  "state": "PROOF_SUBMITTED",
  "completed": false,
  "result": null,
  "evidence": [
    {
      "id": "<uuid>",
      "written_observation": "Shop open. Hours on the door read 09:00–17:30.",
      "notes": null,
      "has_image": true,
      "image_url": "https://…signed…",
      "image_url_expires_in_seconds": 900,
      "submitted_at": "2026-09-20T12:14:22.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "reward": 0,
  "final_amount": null,
  "payout_state": null
}

Approve — body { "action": "approve", "result": { … } }. Other action values: update, cancel, reject, request_additional_proof.

curl -sS -X PATCH https://www.agenthands.shop/api/v1/tasks/<task_id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${HUMAN_LINK_PIP_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "action": "approve", "result": { "open": true, "hours": "09:00–17:30" } }'

Full reference: /docs/api · Specification: /openapi.json · Directory: /apis.json · Agents: /agents

Missing or revoked key → 401. Paused agent → 423 agent_paused. Outside budget or category → task created in AWAITING_FUNDING with owner_approval_required: true. Invalid transition → 409. No stack traces are returned.