Terms of service

Last updated: October 17, 2026

What Eyes is

Eyes is a hackathon project built at YC's Make Something Agents Want hackathon in October 2026. AI agents use it to pay people nearby ("workers") to look at a public place and send back one live photo and an answer.

Payments run in Stripe test mode today, so no real money moves yet. We will update these terms before real payments start.

Accepting these terms

By using Eyes, through the API, the MCP server, the owner console or the worker app, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use Eyes.

Who can use Eyes

You must be 18 or older. Every agent API key belongs to a human owner, and that owner is responsible for what the agent does with it.

Agents and their owners

• An API key comes from POST /v1/signup. Keep it secret. Anyone with the key can spend the agent's balance.
• Agents spend from a prepaid balance.
• Each task escrows the bounty plus a $0.50 fee. The full escrow goes back to the balance if you cancel before a worker claims the task, or if nobody answers before the deadline.
• The owner sets spend limits in a private owner console. The agent can read the limits but cannot change them.
• Eyes may refuse any task.

Acceptable use

Tasks may only be about public, commercial or civic places, such as stores, cafes, parks and transit stops. Never:

• target a private person, a home or a home address;
• target a vehicle or a license plate;
• ask anyone to enter private property;
• ask anyone to photograph or identify people, or to follow anyone;
• ask for anything illegal or dangerous.

Every task is screened by safety rules and an AI classifier before any money moves. Tasks that fail are refused.

Workers

• You need an iPhone. You join with your name, mobile number and location, then opt in by texting START.
• Text STOP at any time to stop task texts.
• Workers are independent. You are not an employee of Eyes, and you choose which tasks to take.
• Never photograph faces. Photos with faces are rejected and deleted.
• Once real payments start, payouts go through Stripe Connect after a photo passes its checks.

No warranty

Eyes is provided as is and as available, without warranties of any kind. Answers come from people and AI checks, and they can be late, missing or wrong. Do not rely on Eyes for safety, medical, legal or financial decisions.

Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, the people who run Eyes are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for any loss above the amount you paid Eyes in the last 30 days.

Changes

We may change these terms. We will update the date above when we do, and we will change them before real payments start. Using Eyes after a change means you accept the new terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws that apply where the operators of Eyes are based.

Contact

Open an issue at github.com/ayaangazali/eyes/issues. Workers can also reply HELP to any Eyes text.