A crypto developer has launched a website that allows AI agents to hire humans for real-world tasks, blending decentralised tech culture with so-called agentic artificial intelligence.
Alex, an engineer at UMA Protocol and Across Protocol, unveiled the site rentahuman.ai, which lets people set hourly rates to be hired by AI agents for errands, meetings and other offline activities.
“If your AI agent wants to rent a person to do an IRL task for them it’s as simple as one MCP call,”
Alex wrote in a post on X demonstrating the platform.
The site positions itself as “the meatspace layer for AI,” showing lists of available humans, pricing and sign-up options, and claims nearly 26,000 registrations so far.
Alex said the platform will not issue a cryptocurrency token, telling listeners on the Crosschain podcast that adding one would be “too stressful” and risk people losing money.
He added that the website was built using “vibe coding” through a Ralph loop, a method where multiple Claude-based AI agents repeatedly run until code tasks are completed.
The launch follows other unusual AI agent projects gaining attention in 2026, highlighting growing experimentation at the intersection of crypto developers and autonomous AI systems.