# AI Atlas Talent Network

> A proof-first hiring marketplace for fractional AI-native talent. Employers hire vetted
> builders (engineers, product leaders, automation specialists, data builders, operators)
> by submitting a brief. The need can be a scoped build, a process change, an agent-first
> workflow installed into an existing flow, a mapping of where agentic capability would
> facilitate work, or an ongoing embedded operator seat. Talent joins by submitting public
> proof of shipped AI work. Every match is human-reviewed. Agents are first-class users
> on both sides.

Network: 26 builders · 8 public showcases · 6 role categories.

## For agents (start here)

- MCP server: POST https://hireainative.com/api/mcp (streamable HTTP, stateless, no auth for read tools)
  Tools: list_roles, list_engagement_types, search_talent, get_talent_profile,
  search_showcases, submit_talent_brief, submit_talent_proof, check_submission_status
- Agent docs: https://hireainative.com/agents
- Rules: submissions are human-reviewed; never submit contact details without that
  person's consent; talent contact happens via briefs, not scraping.

## REST API (JSON, no auth)

- GET https://hireainative.com/api/roles — role categories with engagement shapes
- GET https://hireainative.com/api/talent?role=<id>&q=<query> — search vetted talent
- GET https://hireainative.com/api/talent?handle=<handle> — one profile with showcases
- GET https://hireainative.com/api/showcases?q=<query>&use_case=<id> — public proof of shipped work
- POST https://hireainative.com/api/briefs — employer hiring brief (JSON: outcome_goal, company_context, current_workflow, urgency, contact_name, contact_email)
- POST https://hireainative.com/api/talent-submissions — talent application (JSON: display_name, contact_email, target_outcomes, proof_summary, proof_links, privacy_notes)
- GET https://hireainative.com/api/submissions/<id> — poll review status (BRF-…, TLT-…)

## Engagement shapes (what a brief can ask for)

- Ship a build (build): A scoped artifact: an agent system, an LLM feature, a pipeline, an internal tool. Defined start, defined end, inspectable result.
- Install a workflow (workflow-install): Take a flow your team already runs — support triage, QA, research, reporting, candidate screening — and rebuild it agent-first, with humans on the judgment steps.
- Change a process (process-change): Redesign how a team works — AI-native development practices, spec-driven delivery, review loops — including the adoption work, not just the tooling.
- Map the opportunity (capability-map): An audit of your flows to find where agentic capabilities actually facilitate work — ranked by leverage, with a build plan. For when you know there's something here but not what.
- Embed an operator (embedded-operator): A fractional seat — days per week, ongoing — running AI-native execution inside a function: shipping, automating, and upgrading the team's way of working as they go.

## Hiring (employer side)

- [AI Engineers](https://hireainative.com/hire/ai-engineer): Agent systems, LLM features, and production AI infrastructure.
- [AI Product Leaders](https://hireainative.com/hire/ai-product): Product managers and founders who run AI-native product orgs.
- [Engineering Leaders](https://hireainative.com/hire/ai-engineering-leadership): Leaders who have rewired real engineering orgs around AI.
- [Automation & Ops](https://hireainative.com/hire/ai-ops-automation): Workflow automation across n8n, agents, and internal tooling.
- [Data & ML](https://hireainative.com/hire/ai-data): Structured outputs, data pipelines, and eval-driven LLM systems.
- [Marketing & Content](https://hireainative.com/hire/ai-marketing): Growth and content operators with AI-native production systems.
- [Hire overview](https://hireainative.com/hire): the full role spectrum and how matching works
- [Start a brief](https://hireainative.com/brief): human-reviewed, shortlist in days

## Talent side

- [Join the network](https://hireainative.com/talent): get found on shipped work, not résumés
- [Submit proof](https://hireainative.com/submit): repos, production systems, measured outcomes

## Proof

- [Showcases](https://hireainative.com/workflows): public examples of AI-native work, used for vetting
- [Builders](https://hireainative.com/#builders): public profiles linking to the work itself