Real-world-work API for AI agents
A startup that exposes real-world tasks, like ordering a contractor, dispatching a home visit, booking a vendor, or placing a phone call, as a paid API that OpenAI-style agents can call to complete jobs end-to-end.
The idea, in plain language
A paid API that lets AI agents (ChatGPT/Dots-style) send real-world tasks — booking a contractor, dispatching a home visit, or placing a phone call — to vetted local pros and get billed per completed job. The single episode frames it as an open opportunity enabled by OpenAI's Dev Day launches (Dots, Decisions API, Agents API with computer use, Sign in with ChatGPT). It requires building a provider network, an API on top of it, and a ChatGPT/Dots integration. The episode positions the upside as potentially nine-figure because the surface area for agent-mediated real-world work is enormous; no concrete revenue or margin figures for this specific API are quoted.
Where the sources agree
- Built on top of new OpenAI plumbing (Agents API, computer use, Sign in with ChatGPT)
- Revenue comes from taking a cut of each real-world task an agent routes through the API
- Success requires owning a network of trusted local providers, not just software
What each source says
IsenbergOpenAI DevDay: Dots, Agents & $100B Opportunities
Greg pitches real-world-work APIs as one of two open opportunities from OpenAI Dev Day 2026, alongside analytics for agent discovery, with 1.2B weekly Dots actives as the demand backdrop.
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