askingahuman MCP

An MCP server enabling AI agents to connect with real, reviewed human experts for free async questions or paid live text and video sessions. It handles finding experts, quoting prices, managing payments via API keys, and facilitating communication through LiveKit rooms, while providing cryptographic receipts for verification.

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Package and access

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Vendor evidenceLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedOperated by dahlia47 LLC

You need:Create a free API keyFor paid live chats, add a card

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Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to askingahuman.com · Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

What you can do with it

Ask a human expert a free question asynchronously
Book and pay for a live text chat session with an expert
Initiate and manage a live video call with a selected human
Verify the authenticity of human responses using cryptographic receipts

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 2.2.0

mcp-registry: com.askingahuman/mcp-server@2.2.0 Project website

Packages and installation

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@askingahuman/mcp-server 2.2.0

npm

@askingahuman/mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "2.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@askingahuman/mcp-server",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your askingahuman API key (askingahuman.com/developers)"
    },
    {
      "name": "ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD",
      "description": "The most one live chat can cost, extensions included (default 100; the platform caps sessions at 200)"
    },
    {
      "name": "ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION",
      "description": "If true, paid chats and extensions happen only when the client can ask you to approve the cost"
    },
    {
      "name": "ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL",
      "description": "If true, don't ask for cost approval in the chat; the spend limit still applies"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askingahuman-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@askingahuman/mcp-server@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askingahuman-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@askingahuman/mcp-server@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "askingahuman-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@askingahuman/mcp-server@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askingahuman-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@askingahuman/mcp-server@2.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_API_KEY>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_MAX_SPEND_USD>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
        "ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL": "<YOUR_ASKINGAHUMAN_SKIP_APPROVAL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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