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Run a worker. Earn on accuracy.
Node operators are the DePIN supply side of a verifiable-AI network: bring your own GPUs and models, stake DFPN, and earn a share of every request you process accurately. Here is the path from bare hardware to your first paid verdict.
Stake floor
5,000 DFPN
scales with request fees
Fee share
65%
of each request, to workers
Hardware
RTX 3080+
reference model target
- 01
Provision a GPU
Run on your own hardware. The reference detection models target an RTX 3080-class GPU or better. You keep full control of the machine — dfpn never sees your inference.
- 02
Install the worker daemon
The worker is a Rust binary (Tokio · Clap). Install it from the repo and configure a Solana keypair for the wallet that will hold stake and receive rewards.
- 03
Choose your models
The reference client ships with detectors for face manipulation, AI-generated images, video authenticity, and voice cloning. You can run these, swap in your own, or add models from the permissionless registry.
- 04
Stake DFPN
Post the worker stake floor — at least 5,000 DFPN — to the Worker Registry. Stake floors scale with request fees per epoch, so budget headroom above the minimum.
- 05
Start serving requests
The daemon polls the indexer for matching requests, fetches media, verifies it against the on-chain hash, runs detection, then commits and reveals. Assignment is randomized and diversity-constrained.
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Earn — and stay honest
Accurate, on-time work earns a share of the 65% worker fee split. Rewards weight accuracy 50%, availability 25%, latency 15%, and consistency 10%. Invalid results, fraud, or missed deadlines are slashed.
Slashing — know the downside
- ▸Invalid results: 10% stake slash.
- ▸Fraud or collusion: 25–50% slash plus a temporary ban.
- ▸Missed deadlines: 1–3% slash plus reputation decay.
Read the operator docs
Full worker setup, configuration, and reward mechanics live in the repo. This page is the map; the docs are the terrain.