Participate in a task

Browse open tasks or invite links, apply for a stage, then follow alignment and deposit gates before execution.

1. Update your profile (experience, skills, availability) before applying so organizers can evaluate fit.
2. Submit an application for the stage you want. You can hold multiple applications; each is decided by the task owner.
3. If admitted, join the task chat from **My Tasks**. Complete **alignment** (meeting + confirmations). For **gold** stages, finish **Stripe Connect** onboarding when prompted.
4. Wait until the task leaves **pending deposit** (Points delivery deposits and/or gold pre-authorization frozen). Only then does execution start.
5. Work your stage, upload deliverables, and request review when ready. See **Submit deliverables** and **Request acceptance**.

Full status diagram: Task lifecycle. Gold payments: Gold transactions.