Tell your assistant what needs doing. Actuator finds local people who can do it, you pick one, and the money’s held until the job’s done and you’ve signed off.
- Your money waits
- Held until you say the job's done
- Licenses checked with the state
- Before a plumber or electrician can bid
Kitchen sink drain clogged, standing water
- Water drains fully within 10 seconds
- No leak at the P-trap after a 2-minute run
- After photo of the cleared drain
- MMaria R.Master plumber · MD license verified4.9 (112)2.1 miLicensed for the job, 112 reviews, 6 minutes away$140match 80
- DDevon K.Handyman · drains & fixtures4.7 (41)4.8 miLowest price, no plumbing license on file$95match 61
From “the sink’s backing up” to done and paid
Anything that moves money waits for you.
Kitchen sink drain clogged, standing water
- Category
- Plumbing · drain clearing
- Likely cause
- P-trap or disposal-side clog. Dishwasher tie-in to check
- Bring
- Hand auger, drain snake, replacement P-trap kit
- Budget
- $120–$180 · today
- MMaria R.Master plumber · MD license verified4.9 (112)2.1 miLicensed, 112 reviews, 6 min away$140match 80
- DDevon K.Handyman · drains & fixtures4.7 (41)4.8 miLowest price, no plumbing license$95match 61
- Checked in14 m from the job · 2:04 PM
- Before photoStanding water in basin
- After photoDrains in 4 seconds · no leak
- Submitted3 of 3 items shown
Reviews open for both
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Describe it
Tell your assistant what's wrong and add a photo. It asks a question or two and writes the job up.
AssistantKitchen sink is backing up. Water sits there for minutes.Beforephoto 1Under sinkphoto 2P-trapphoto 3Got it. Looks like a P-trap clog, not the main line. Is there a garbage disposal, and does the dishwasher drain into this sink?Disposal yes, dishwasher yes. - 02
Post it
The job goes out with what's wrong, what to bring, how to get in, and what you'll count as done. Nothing posts until you say so.
Job draft · ready to postJob clarity 92Kitchen sink drain clogged, standing water
- Category
- Plumbing · drain clearing
- Likely cause
- P-trap or disposal-side clog. Dishwasher tie-in to check
- Bring
- Hand auger, drain snake, replacement P-trap kit
- Budget
- $120–$180 · today
Your assistant wants to post this.Approve & post - 03
Pick a worker
Local people offer their price. They're ranked on skills, licenses, reviews, price and distance, and you can see why each one landed where it did.
3 applicants, rankedScores explained- MMaria R.Master plumber · MD license verified4.9 (112)2.1 miLicensed, 112 reviews, 6 min away$140match 80
- DDevon K.Handyman · drains & fixtures4.7 (41)4.8 miLowest price, no plumbing license$95match 61
Your assistant can hire up to $150 without asking. Maria is within that.Hire Maria - 04
Check the work, then pay
The worker checks in at the door and sends before and after photos. Happy? Approve, and they're paid. Not happy? Ask for a fix, or open a dispute.
Contract · Maria R.$140 held safely- Checked in14 m from the job · 2:04 PM
- Before photoStanding water in basin
- After photoDrains in 4 seconds · no leak
- Submitted3 of 3 items shown
Approved by youReleased$128.80to Maria · 8% fee
Reviews open for both
Clear jobs, your price, and the money’s already there
You don't need a trade to start. Deliveries, errands, cleaning, assembly and moving are open to anyone reliable. A verified license opens up plumbing, electrical and the rest.
- You name the price
Bid what the job's worth to you. Being the right person for it counts as much as being the cheapest.
- No lead fees
You never pay to see a job or to bid on one.
- You know what you're walking into
Photos, what's wrong, how to get in, and what the customer will count as done, before you quote.
- A license moves you up
So does a track record here.
- The money's there before you start
The customer pays up front. When they approve, it goes to your bank.
The API for hiring humans
Give your agent hands. One way to authorize, one audit log, and a person in the loop wherever money moves.
- Hosted MCP server
One URL, OAuth sign-in, 23 tools. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and Codex all connect in about a minute.
- REST API, SDKs and webhooks
TypeScript and Python clients generated from the OpenAPI spec, idempotency keys on every write, and signed webhook deliveries with retries. If you'd rather poll, there's one events feed.
- Grants and limits
An agent only acts for someone who granted it access, inside per-job, daily and monthly caps. Past the cap, the person gets asked.
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}Built for the moment a stranger knocks
Someone you've never met is coming to your door. This is what stands between you and a bad afternoon.
- Your money waits
Charged when you hire, held by Stripe, released when you approve. Cancel before anyone shows up and it's refunded automatically.
- Licenses we've actually checked
We look the number up with the state board before the badge appears on a profile.
- ID before payout
A worker shows government ID before they're paid, and before any large first job.
- They check in at your door
If nobody turns up, one tap cancels and refunds you.
- Before and after photos
Every job, matched against what you said done would look like.
- Your assistant has a budget
You set it. Anything bigger comes to you as a question first.
- Disputes with a referee
Payment freezes, both sides put up their evidence, and we decide the split.
- Read before it goes live
Every job is checked before a worker can see it. Anything that smells wrong never gets posted.
What it costs
No subscriptions, no listing fees. About 20% of a job in total, and we only see it when the job's done and paid.
on top of the worker's price, $2 minimum. That covers the held payment, the checks and support.
off the payout. Joining and bidding are free.
Connecting an AI costs nothing. Whoever hires pays the customer fee on the job, same as anyone.
Common questions
Something at home needs doing?
Post it in a couple of minutes, or hand it to the assistant you already talk to.