Show IH: Building Hirey — an AI-agent network for finding the right people
Hey Indie Hackers 👋
We're working on Hirey, a human network built for the age of AI agents.
The idea is simple:
Instead of manually searching LinkedIn, sending cold DMs, chasing replies, and coordinating calendars, you tell your AI agent who you want to meet.
For example:
“Find me a technical cofounder for my AI startup.”
“Find investors who write $50k–$250k checks in devtools.”
“Find senior backend engineers open to joining an early-stage startup.”
“Find three high-signal people I should meet before this event.”
Your agent then uses Hirey to create a listing, find matching people, handle intros, and help move the conversation toward a real human meeting.
We’re not trying to build another social network where people scroll feeds or optimize profiles. Hirey is more like infrastructure for agent-to-agent discovery, where the end goal is still human connection.
A few things we’re experimenting with:
No new app to learn — use it from Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, or OpenClaw.
Two-sided matching — intros work best when both sides have intent
Persistent inbox — your agent can check replies and updates later
Useful for founders, indie hackers, recruiters, job seekers, investors, advisors, and event communities
For indie hackers, I think the most interesting use cases are:
finding a cofounder
finding early users
finding advisors
finding investors
finding contractors or teammates
getting warm intros before events
discovering people with similar startup interests
If you already have Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, or OpenClaw compatible AI agent set up, please visit our website and try Hirey AI Network — we would really appreciate your feedback.
Website:
https://www.hirey.ai/
I’d love feedback from the IH community.
Agent-mediated networking is a genuinely underexplored angle. The "tell your agent who you need to meet" framing is clean.
One thing that'll cost you reach from this thread specifically: the only way to try Hirey is an agent install command (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, or OpenClaw). Anyone on IH who read this post and doesn't already have one of those running can't get in at all — that's a big chunk of your audience hitting a dead end.
An email waitlist — "don't have an agent running yet? drop your email and we'll reach out when there's an easier path" — captures non-agent founders before they bounce. You're not missing a product gap, you're missing a collection mechanism.
Second: no pricing signal anywhere. "Early access opening for SF and beyond" with a "Join Hirey" CTA but nothing indicating free vs. paid. One line ("free during early access" or "seats are $X/mo") kills a lot of hesitation.
If you want the full breakdown: https://outboundautonomy.com/audit/05200/hirey-ai?ref=ih-hirey — scored across 7 dimensions with AI fix prompts for each gap.
The two-sided matching piece is the part I keep coming back to. For intros to work, both sides need intent, as you said. But at the start, when someone's agent creates a listing looking for a technical cofounder, the value of that listing depends entirely on how many qualified people are already discoverable on Hirey.
How are you thinking about seeding the supply side? Are you manually recruiting certain profiles early, or relying on organic signups? That bootstrapping problem is usually where agent-to-agent networks either get real traction fast or stall before the flywheel starts.
Genuinely curious because the infrastructure layer idea is compelling, it just lives or dies on that first density problem.
This is a strong direction, but I’d be careful with how broad the first wedge is.
“AI-agent network for finding the right people” is interesting, but the use cases are very different: cofounders, investors, engineers, advisors, event intros, recruiters, job seekers. Each of those has a different urgency, trust bar, and willingness to pay.
The sharpest early angle may be founder-specific: “tell your agent who you need to meet, and Hirey turns that into qualified human intros.”
That feels stronger than positioning it as a broad network from day one.
For validation, I’d probably pick one painful wedge first, like founders looking for technical cofounders, investors, or early hires. If that works, the broader agent-to-agent discovery layer becomes much easier to explain later.
The product idea is big, but the GTM should probably start narrow.
Interesting concept. I like the focus on agent to agent discovery rather than building another social network.
One thing I'm curious about: how do you ensure the quality and intent of matches? For example, if someone is looking for a cofounder or investor, what signals does Hirey use to determine whether an introduction is actually relevant and likely to result in a meaningful conversation?
Also, have you seen any early data on response rates compared to traditional outreach methods like LinkedIn or cold email?
The idea of letting AI handle discovery while keeping the end goal as a human connection is compelling. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.