Harbor Collect · Beta

Get paid to film real work.

AI can’t learn from work it has never seen. Collect pays people to record the physical tasks and specialist skills the public web rarely shows.

01What gets recorded

Hands, tools, and the steps in between.

The public web is mostly documents, code, and finished media. Collect fills the gap with first-person recordings of real work, like jewelry making and wax carving.

02Missions

See the reward before you start.

Every mission lists its pay, the format, and how long the recording should be. Pick the ones that match what you already do.
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Missions

In review

Kitchen, first person

Review criteria are set before recording begins, and consent is stored with every file.

Funded by
Collect program budget
Paid in
USDC or Harbor API Credits

Example missions. Open tasks and rewards change over time.

How a mission works

  1. 01

    Choose a mission

    Browse open missions. Each one shows its reward and what to record before you start.

  2. 02

    Record to the brief

    Capture video, audio, photos, or a step-by-step walkthrough of the task.

  3. 03

    Get reviewed

    We check every file for quality, privacy, your right to share it, and authenticity.

  4. 04

    Get paid

    Accepted recordings pay in USDC or Harbor API Credits.

Example missions

The kind of work people record. Open missions change over time.

  • Washing dishes

    Kitchen · Video · 0:42

    First-person video from a real kitchen.

  • Factory line

    Workshop · Physical AI · 1:10

    Hands, tools, and motion on a production line.

  • Gardening

    Outdoor · Video · 0:55

    Everyday outdoor work, filmed up close.

  • Hands on a tool

    Workshop · Motion · 0:28

    A tool in use, recorded for robotics models.

  • Kitchen sound

    Home · Audio · 2:04

    Audio synced to the task on screen.

What you need

A phone

Any recent phone camera works for most missions. Some ask for a head or chest mount.

A real task

Work you already do: a trade, a craft, a household routine, or specialist work.

The brief

Each mission says exactly what to show. Recordings that don’t match it won’t pass review.

Funded separately from chat.

Collect rewards come from their own program budget. They never draw from the Earn fund, and Earn never pays for filming. Passing review qualifies you for payment. Using a recording to train a model requires a separate approval.

Turn the work you already do into income.

Join the beta and see which missions are open near you.

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