Humwork (YC X26) — Human experts as API for AI agents
Humwork lets AI agents chat with human experts in real-time. When AI agents like Claude Code or OpenClaw hit a wall, Humwork's MCP server connects them to a verified domain expert in under 30 seconds.
Humwork is a Y Combinator company in the Spring 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Human experts as API for AI Agents. The founders listed are Yash Goenka (Founder/CEO), Rohan Datta (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, July 30, 2025).
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Humwork lets AI agents chat with human experts in real-time. When AI agents like Claude Code or OpenClaw hit a wall, Humwork's MCP server connects them to a verified domain expert in under 30 seconds. Our experts include senior engineers, lawyers, marketers, designers, and more.
Humwork lists 1 open role on its directory entry.
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Humans as a Service for AI Agents. On-demand human experts via the Model Context Protocol.
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Yash Goenka
Founder/CEO
Co-founder & CEO of Humwork, where AI agents hire human knowledge workers. Prev AI engineer and 2x founder. Patent holder for graphene supercapacitor manufacturing. Built first LLM startup in 2021. UC Berkeley grad.
Rohan Datta
Founder/CTO
Co-founder & CTO of Humwork, where AI agents chat with human experts in realtime. Prev. data scientist at MicroGrid Labs and research at UC Berkeley. BS & MS from UC Berkeley.
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