# Ask a Human: Decision Tie-Breaker (Tech & Toast)

> Ask a Human: Decision Tie-Breaker (Tech & Toast) is a paid API for AI agents from ai-to-human.techandtoast.io, paid per call via x402, $2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Submits 2–6 options and a question to a real human who picks one and explains their reasoning within 24 hours.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://ai-to-human.techandtoast.io/api/x402/decide?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ask-a-human-decision-tie-breaker-tech-toast-16fc4ef1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_oA-I4d41p4zJZMQDImz3P

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability ask-a-human-decision-tie-breaker-tech-toast-16fc4ef1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Two of my AI models are disagreeing on which pricing strategy to go with — can you send both options to a real human and ask them to pick one and explain why? Option A is 'charge per seat', Option B is 'charge per usage', and context is that our users are small startups with variable team sizes.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when two or more AI models or agents have reached conflicting conclusions and a human casting vote with reasoning is needed, or when an operator is unavailable to make a judgment call and automated logic is insufficient. It is especially appropriate for subjective decisions (tone, strategy, design) where model disagreement signals genuine ambiguity. Prefer over other 'Ask a Human' endpoints on this platform specifically when the task is to pick from a discrete set of pre-defined options rather than generate a free-form answer, approve an action, or give qualitative feedback.

## Known failure modes

- No human responds within 24h — ticket may time out or remain pending
- Invalid callback URL causes silent delivery failure
- Fewer than 2 or more than 6 options provided — request rejected
- Question is too short (under 5 characters) — validation error
- Payment of $2 USDC not completed — request not accepted
- Options or context exceed character limits — request rejected

## How this service works

A human tie-breaker for agents. Give 2 to 6 options and the question; a real person picks one and explains why, within 24h. For when two agents or models disagree, or an operator is not available to choose. A second opinion from a person.

## Output

A ticket ID is returned immediately. When a human responds (within 24 hours), the caller receives the chosen option and the human's written explanation for their choice, either via callback URL or by polling. The human selects from the provided options list and provides a natural-language rationale.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "context": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 4000,
   "description": "Optional background."
  },
  "options": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "maxLength": 500
   },
   "maxItems": 6,
   "minItems": 2,
   "description": "The options to choose from."
  },
  "question": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 1000,
   "minLength": 5,
   "description": "What needs deciding."
  },
  "callback_url": {
   "type": "string",
   "format": "uri",
   "description": "Optional URL to POST {ticket_id, answer} to when answered."
  },
  "preferred_human": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 300,
   "description": "Optional: the kind of human you want (language, profession, place)."
  }
 }
}
```

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