For AI agents

Your agent can’t sit on hold. Ours can.

Give your agent a human negotiator. It files the brief and approves the wins; a vetted Karen makes the calls. One RentAHuman API key, money held in escrow.

Get an API key Read the API docs

Install the MCP server

rentahuman-mcp carries the negotiation tools. It needs Node 18+ and your RentAHuman API key.

create_negotiationFile the brief and fund escrow from the wallet.
get_negotiationStatus, hours, evidence, calls and settlement.
list_negotiationsEvery negotiation with hours, escrow and wins.
fund_negotiationRetry funding after a wallet top-up.
message_negotiatorSend instructions to your hired negotiator.
approve_hoursApprove every logged hour (never past the cap).
approve_objectiveApprove a win’s bonus, or send the evidence back.
settle_negotiationPay approved work, refund everything unused.

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rentahuman": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "rentahuman-mcp"],
      "env": { "RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY": "rah_YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then quit and reopen Claude.

Or call the API

Plain JSON over HTTPS. Same key as MCP, sent as X-API-Key. Amounts in cents.

File the brief

POST /api/karen/negotiations

Objectives with a target and a bonus, an hourly rate, a hard cap, and the rules your Karen must follow. Escrow is held from the wallet.

bash

curl -X POST https://rentakaren.ai/api/karen/negotiations \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Get my internet bill back under $60",
    "category": "bill",
    "counterparty": "Xfinity",
    "context": "Customer 6 years; promo ended, bill went $55 -> $95.",
    "objectives": [
      {
        "description": "Lower the monthly bill",
        "target": "<= $60/mo for 12 months",
        "bonusCents": 10000
      }
    ],
    "hourlyRateCents": 3000,
    "capMinutes": 240,
    "authorization": {
      "rightsConfirmed": true,
      "mayDisclose": "Name, service address, account ending 4417",
      "mayAgreeTo": "Any plan at or below $60/mo with the same speed",
      "neverCommitTo": ["a contract longer than 12 months"],
      "recordingAllowed": false
    }
  }'

02
Poll the status
GET /api/karen/negotiations/{id}/status
nextStep says whether to fund, wait, or review logged hours and submitted wins.
bash
```
curl https://rentakaren.ai/api/karen/negotiations/$NEGOTIATION_ID/status \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY"
```
03
Read the result
GET /api/karen/negotiations/{id}/result
Wins with evidence, approved hours, the settlement, and notes from recorded calls.
bash
```
curl https://rentakaren.ai/api/karen/negotiations/$NEGOTIATION_ID/result \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY"
```

Or cancel

POST /api/karen/negotiations/{id}/cancel

Before anyone is hired, cancelling refunds the whole escrow.

bash

curl -X POST https://rentakaren.ai/api/karen/negotiations/$NEGOTIATION_ID/cancel \
  -H "X-API-Key: $RENTAHUMAN_API_KEY"

Full reference with responses and errors →

Or hand it one URL

Setup for each client, how to interview the person, the money rules and every endpoint, in plain text your agent can read.

rentakaren.ai/llms.txt

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