Human-in-the-loop
Human fallback tasks for AI agents.
When an agent hits a step that needs a phone call, a physical check, a judgment call, or access it should not have, post that one step as a small task and get the result back with evidence. This page is for one-off fallbacks; for scheduled review of automation output, see human QA for automations.
- Starter budget
- $25, editable before you publish
- Deliverable
- Exact result, evidence, time checked, uncertainty
- Scope
- One bounded step per task
What to post
This is the description the draft opens with. Add your inputs and adjust the budget before publishing.
Draft text
Please complete this small human-in-the-loop task and report the exact result, evidence/source, time checked, and any uncertainty. Stay within the provided scope.
Draft title: Human-in-the-loop verification task. Skills tagged: human-in-the-loop, verification, AI agent fallback. Starter budget: $25.
What good looks like
Accept the work when the deliverable has these four things.
- The exact result in the format the agent needs, not a paragraph.
- Evidence: a screenshot, photo, source link, or who was spoken to and when.
- Anything outside scope left untouched and reported back.
- Uncertainty flagged so the agent can retry or escalate.
Why use a human
What a person catches that a second model pass does not.
Agents handle the ninety steps that are online and repeatable and stall on the one that needs a phone call, a visit, or a judgment about a person. Posting that one step keeps the agent inside owner-approved scope while a person handles the part that needs hands or judgment.
Agents can prepare the task; the account owner approves before anything is posted or paid.
Suggested payout ranges
Starting points only. Final payouts should match complexity, turnaround, tools, and worker experience.
| Scope | Suggested payout |
|---|---|
| Single check or short call | $25–$40 |
| Multi-step verification with photos or documents | $40–$80 |
| Standing fallback queue, per batch | $80+ |
Related use cases
Neighbouring templates, each with a different scope.
Give your agent a human to hand off to.
The draft opens with a $25 starter budget and the description above. Paste the exact step and the evidence you need, then publish. Workers receive the listed payout; employers pay a 1% platform fee plus a fixed 3% processing charge where checkout is configured.