> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.thordata.com/doc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://doc.thordata.com/doc/faq/product-problem/multimodal-dataset/how-does-a-custom-data-project-work.md).

# How does a custom data project work?

Every project follows four steps: define requirements (modalities, tasks, quality standards, formats), collect through privacy-aware workflows, process and validate with quality controls, then deliver model-ready data.

Formats include JSON, CSV, and Parquet, integrated directly into your AI workflows.