GodHands

GodHands is a Y Combinator-backed startup (2026, San Francisco) building deterministic computer-use infrastructure for AI agents. It provides a high-fidelity execution layer that acts as a translation interface between any model or agent runtime and the operating system, letting agents reliably operate across desktop and browser applications - including legacy software and API-less systems, on the premise that "if a human can see it, GodHands can interact with it." Instead of fragile, probabilistic vision-based UI automation, every action is designed to be repeatable and predictable, removing hallucination risk from the execution layer, and every action is captured in comprehensive, immutable audit logs for debugging, accountability, and regulatory compliance. The platform is organized around a Control Plane plus Iceberg and Vector surfaces, and is built as the execution engine for any LLM or agent framework. Positioned for regulated teams, claims-approval workflows, and moving records from legacy terminals into browser-based systems.

GodHands is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Artificial Intelligence, AI Agents, Computer Use, and Desktop Automation.

GodHands’ developer surface includes support and 4 more developer resources.

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7.6/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

0 APIs

CompanyArtificial IntelligenceAI AgentsComputer UseDesktop AutomationRobotic Process AutomationWorkflow AutomationAutomation InfrastructureAgent RuntimeY Combinator

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Composite quality — 7.6/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

aid: godhands
name: GodHands
description: GodHands is a Y Combinator-backed startup (2026, San Francisco) building deterministic computer-use infrastructure
  for AI agents. It provides a high-fidelity execution layer that acts as a translation interface between any model or agent
  runtime and the operating system, letting agents reliably operate across desktop and browser applications - including legacy
  software and API-less systems, on the premise that "if a human can see it, GodHands can interact with it." Instead of fragile,
  probabilistic vision-based UI automation, every action is designed to be repeatable and predictable, removing hallucination
  risk from the execution layer, and every action is captured in comprehensive, immutable audit logs for debugging, accountability,
  and regulatory compliance. The platform is organized around a Control Plane plus Iceberg and Vector surfaces, and is built
  as the execution engine for any LLM or agent framework. Positioned for regulated teams, claims-approval workflows, and moving
  records from legacy terminals into browser-based systems.
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  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://godhands.dev/godhands_visual.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/godhands/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Computer Use
- Desktop Automation
- Robotic Process Automation
- Workflow Automation
- Automation Infrastructure
- Agent Runtime
- Y Combinator
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/godhands-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://godhands.dev
- type: Support
  url: mailto:founders@godhands.dev
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/GodHands
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/godhands-llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence