# Claim accrued fees

> Markdown export of the Gearbox Protocol documentation page for agents and retrieval systems.

Canonical page: https://docs.gearbox.finance/curators/claim-accrued-fees
Source file: content/curators/claim-accrued-fees.mdx
Section router: https://docs.gearbox.finance/curators/llms.txt
Section full export: https://docs.gearbox.finance/curators/llms-full.txt

Unclaimed fees sit in the protocol and act as a first line of defense against bad debt. If a liquidation results in a loss, the protocol can burn these accrued fees to cover the deficit before touching the Liquidity Pool.


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## Initiate a Proposal

Navigate to the **Permissionless Interface**.

1. Click **"New GIP"** (or select an existing draft).
2. Select the **Market** you want to claim fees from.

Then select a market you want to claim fees for.


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## Add Distribution Action

1. Go to the **Details** tab of the Market.
2. Locate the **Accrued Fees** section.
3. Click the **"Distribute"** button.

* *Note:* This adds a transaction to your GIP batch. It does not execute immediately.


![Figure](https://docs.gearbox.finance/assets/docs/curators/claim-accrued-fees/01-add-distribution-action.png)


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## Execute via Timelock

Like all governance actions, claiming fees is subject to the standard proposal lifecycle.

1. **Finalize** the GIP.
2. **Queue** the transaction in your Safe (starts the 24h timelock).
3. **Execute** the transaction after the timelock expires.

Once executed, the funds will appear in your Fee Collector wallet.