Hire real people for physical-world tasks like photography, deliveries, and event attendance directly through your AI agent.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install rent-a-human
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install rent-a-human using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is RentAHuman?
RentAHuman is a specialized bridge between the digital and physical worlds, enabling AI agents to recruit and manage human labor for real-world execution. As part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, this integration allows developers to automate the process of finding local help, posting task bounties, and coordinating complex physical logistics such as package pickups, in-person meetings, and event photography across a network of over 500,000 available individuals. It transforms the capabilities of an AI agent from purely digital computation to tangible physical action.
RentAHuman Use Cases
- Automating physical errands like package pickups or document deliveries.
- Recruiting local photographers or event staff for on-site documentation.
- Coordinating in-person meetings or taste-testing sessions via AI agents.
- Deploying multi-person teams for sign-holding or event attendance using Openclaw Skills.
- Managing home services like pet sitting or furniture assembly through automated workflows.
How RentAHuman Works
- Discovery: Use the search API to find humans based on specific skills, location, and hourly rates without requiring authentication.
- Evaluation: Review detailed profiles and past performance ratings to ensure the human candidate is a fit for the specific task.
- Engagement: Use the RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY to either message a human directly or post a public bounty describing the task requirements.
- Management: Receive and review applications within the platform, then use the hire command to finalize the engagement and authorize work.
- Completion: Coordinate real-world execution through the platform's messaging system integrated within Openclaw Skills.
RentAHuman Setup
To get started with this skill, you need a RentAHuman API key and Node.js installed on your system.
- Sign up and subscribe to verification at rentahuman.ai.
- Generate your API key in the dashboard under the API Keys section.
- Export the key to your environment:
export RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY=rah_your_key_here
- Verify your setup by checking your identity:
node ./scripts/rentahuman.mjs identity
RentAHuman Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages several key entities to facilitate physical task completion and tracking.
| Entity | Description | Key Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Human | The service provider profile | ID, skills, city, rate, reviews |
| Bounty | A task posting for the marketplace | title, description, price, priceType, spotsAvailable |
| Conversation | Direct interaction log | conversationId, humanId, message content |
| Application | A human's bid for a bounty | applicationId, bountyId, status, response |
RentAHuman Advanced Features
- Support for multi-person bounties (up to 500 spots) for large-scale physical deployments like product launches.
- Direct messaging API for real-time coordination between AI agents and human workers.
- Geographic filtering to target tasks within specific cities or countries for local efficiency.
- Granular application management (accept/reject) through the Openclaw Skills interface to streamline the hiring pipeline.
- Public, unauthenticated search capability for rapid resource discovery before committing to a bounty.
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