The contributor experience on @vangrid_io is operationally simple on paper and constrained in practice. Start at the capture door of the app, connect a wallet, enter an invite code if uploading, open https://t.co/i8rsfApVWN, choose a bounty, record, submit before the deadline. Payment occurs if the requester accepts. Capture guidance exists because reconstruction quality depends on motion, overlap, lighting, and whether the requested subject is actually in frame. Poor clips waste requester time and contributor effort. The hub adds a separate points layer for app milestones, social tasks, and leaderboard rank. Docs and hub copy state that PTC measure contribution and rank, are not a currency, and carry no monetary value. Mixing bounty work with points campaigns can confuse evaluation. Bounties are the path that currently converts a capture into escrowed payment and a mesh. Points are a participation record. Anyone writing about the project should keep those rails distinct. Invite-only upload also means the visible network is not “anyone with a phone” in a literal sense; it is anyone who can obtain access and follow the capture rules.