Question 1

What is PIIK?

Accepted Answer

PIIK turns your real work history into evidence your AI agent can use to target the right jobs. It reads the tools you build and ship in — GitHub, deployments, incidents, portfolio artifacts, and certifications — extracts what you actually did, and links each capability to the evidence behind it. For Upwork developers, that means a clear bid, consider, or skip verdict before you spend Connects, plus citable proof for the proposal.

Question 2

Who is PIIK for?

Accepted Answer

PIIK is built first for technical freelancers on Upwork — especially software engineers, full-stack developers, and AI or infrastructure specialists who already use Claude, Cursor, or another coding agent. It fits people who spend Connects competing on proposals and have real GitHub, deployment, or portfolio work but struggle to surface it convincingly.

Question 3

What is Freelancer Mode, and does PIIK access my Upwork account?

Accepted Answer

Freelancer Mode scores an Upwork job against your evidence before you spend Connects, then gives your AI agent linkable proof to cite in the proposal. PIIK never asks for your Upwork login, OAuth access, or cookies, never scrapes Upwork, and never submits a proposal. Upwork's own tools handle discovery and submission, and Upwork's confirmation step stays in place.

Question 4

How is PIIK different from Upwork's own AI proposal tools?

Accepted Answer

Upwork's tools can help you find jobs and draft proposals. PIIK adds an independent, evidence-grounded fit assessment: it scores the job against actual shipped work rather than profile keywords, breaks the score into Evidence Fit, Semantic Fit, Seniority Fit, and Constraint Fit, and flags claims your evidence does not support. It is not a faster proposal generator; it is a way to decide whether the job deserves a Connect and what proof belongs in the bid.

Question 5

Why GitHub specifically?

Accepted Answer

GitHub is structured data — time-stamped, versioned, and public. Unlike a resume — which is self-reported and unverifiable — your commit and pull-request history is a factual record of what you built and when. It is the Moneyball approach: measure what you did, not what you say you did.

Question 6

Do I need an active GitHub account?

Accepted Answer

You need a GitHub account with verifiable work — public or private. The key is having a trackable record of what you built and when. The deeper the history, the stronger your evidence.

Question 7

Which AI agents work with PIIK?

Accepted Answer

Claude, Cursor, or a custom agent you build. You create a scoped token in Settings → Agents, paste the generated config into your agent, and connect your own OpenRouter key. PIIK supplies the evidence-backed context and controls what the agent can read, draft, or submit; you can revoke access at any time.

Question 8

Does PIIK verify my work?

Accepted Answer

PIIK surfaces evidence you connected; it does not verify authorship or production impact on its own. A single source cannot confirm who wrote a pull request or what effect it had, so PIIK blends evidence across your connected tools and reports how confident it is. A gap stays a gap until you close it — the agent is told not to claim work your evidence does not support.

Question 9

Is PIIK an AI career coach?

Accepted Answer

No. PIIK is a software tool that scores jobs against your evidence and organizes your work history into context your agent can use. It does not give career advice, does not guarantee interviews or offers, and does not decide anything for you — you approve anything consequential.

Question 10

Is my data secure?

Accepted Answer

PIIK uses GitHub access solely to read repository data — we never push, edit, or delete anything in your repositories. All analysis is performed through secure API connections, and your evidence is only shared with your explicit authorization. You control who sees it.

Question 11

Can I pay by card or with cryptocurrency?

Accepted Answer

Card payments through Stripe are launching when we exit beta. Today you can pay with crypto in USDC (on Base, Solana, Ethereum), ETH, and BTC — connect a browser wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom), or pay from any exchange (Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com, Robinhood).

Question 12

Can I pay from my exchange account (Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, etc.)?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Choose 'Pay from Any Wallet or Exchange' at checkout. You'll get a QR code and a wallet address to copy. Just paste the address and amount into your exchange withdrawal. Works with every exchange — Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com, Robinhood, and more.

Question 13

I don't have any crypto. Can I still pay?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Buy crypto with a card via Onramper, which sends it directly to PIIK's wallet; the on-ramp fee and delivery gas sit on top of the plan price. Card payments through Stripe are launching when we exit beta.

Question 14

Which network should I use if I pay with crypto?

Accepted Answer

Base is the cheapest option (~$0.01 gas) and supports both USDC and ETH. Solana is also very low cost (~$0.001) for USDC. Ethereum has the highest gas fees (~$5-20) but the most liquidity. Bitcoin is supported for BTC payments.

Question 15

How do payments work?

Accepted Answer

Crypto payments go directly from your wallet to PIIK's wallet; after paying, click 'I've paid' and we verify the payment on-chain and activate your subscription. Card payments through Stripe are launching when we exit beta and will activate your subscription automatically. If you use a fiat on-ramp to buy crypto, the provider may require identity verification on their end to comply with financial regulations.