7.3 Incentive Verification

Proves the three Stage 2 judge requirements: functional miner logic, working validator evaluation flow, and incentive mechanisms behaving as intended.

Proof 1: Functional Miner Logic

Code: neurons/miner.py · cswon/base/miner.py

Live miners on testnet: All 10 miners serving at 136.185.198.230:8091–8100 (coldkey: 5CswWXnGqrSLGFmHhhv6FVwD6t2gyhmByQirvG2yHwPaZ7Yg). UID 2 (miner/default, hotkey 5H1MrhNSaBJCMsoNNf6KnzA5HG8VVPAsH1JbSvFwjbSp1iaw) registered at block 6798997. UIDs 3–11 registered at blocks 6802785–6803371. Total miner stake: 135.25 ב, total miner emission: 249.81 ב.

Sample response from a running miner:

{
  "task_id": "code_003",
  "miner_uid": 2,
  "scoring_version": "1.0.0",
  "workflow_plan": {
    "nodes": [
      {"id": "step_1", "subnet": "SN1", "action": "generate_code",
       "params": {"prompt": "Generate FastAPI endpoint...", "max_tokens": 2000},
       "estimated_cost": 0.0012, "estimated_latency": 0.6},
      {"id": "step_2", "subnet": "SN62", "action": "review_code",
       "params": {"code_input": "${step_1.output.text}"},
       "estimated_cost": 0.0035, "estimated_latency": 1.5},
      {"id": "step_3", "subnet": "SN45", "action": "generate_tests",
       "params": {"code_input": "${step_2.output.artifacts.code}"},
       "estimated_cost": 0.0025, "estimated_latency": 2.2}
    ],
    "edges": [{"from": "step_1", "to": "step_2"}, {"from": "step_2", "to": "step_3"}],
    "error_handling": {"step_1": {"retry_count": 2}, "step_2": {"retry_count": 1}}
  },
  "total_estimated_cost": 0.0072,
  "total_estimated_latency": 4.3,
  "confidence": 0.88
}

Proof 2: Working Validator Evaluation Flow

Code: cswon/validator/executor.py · cswon/validator/reward.py · cswon/validator/weight_setter.py

Live validators on testnet: All 3 validators serving at 136.185.198.230:8101–8103 (coldkey: 5GWjFybcbmdHArkFQZAVZhyz1My1WgqNqGKzRrHML1pHpbG1). UID 1 (vali/default, hotkey 5GYi8aRkGCqQH8YScK4yYDkfZx6DtLVz3G5WJigwwbennZz8) registered at block 6798914, stake 626.61 ב. UID 12 (vali/vali2, hotkey 5EJTJaqfvQovvEKVssXQ6bAfYbJKw71NtktBtHhz1EAiLwaF) stake 14.77 ב, emission 27.49 ב. UID 13 (vali/vali3, hotkey 5CyPsnqJBnZJgwHvPw9rbvagAzNU7VmdBk5juPyGmLD694Qw) stake 10.05 ב, emission 18.72 ב.

See 7.2 Validator Logs for stage-by-stage output.

Proof 3: Incentive Mechanisms Behave as Intended

Success-First Gating Works

Miner UID X:
  S_success   = 0.650 (below 0.70)
  S_cost      = 0.000 (GATED)
  S_latency   = 0.000 (GATED)
  S_reliability = 0.800
  S = 0.50×0.650 + 0.25×0.000 + 0.15×0.000 + 0.10×0.800 = 0.405

  Without gating: S = 0.708 → Gating reduced score by 43%

VRF Anti-Gaming Works

import hashlib
# Validator 1 (vali/default UID 1)
task_1 = int.from_bytes(
    hashlib.sha256(b"5GYi8aRkGCqQH8YScK4yYDkfZx6DtLVz3G5WJigwwbennZz8:6804088").digest(),
    'big'
) % 50  # → deterministic task index

# Validator 2 (vali/vali2 UID 12)
task_2 = int.from_bytes(
    hashlib.sha256(b"5EJTJaqfvQovvEKVssXQ6bAfYbJKw71NtktBtHhz1EAiLwaF:6804088").digest(),
    'big'
) % 50  # → different task index

Same block, different tasks. Copy attacks infeasible.

Benchmark Rotation Fires

# cswon/validator/benchmark_lifecycle.py
if fraction_above_threshold > 0.70 and consecutive_tempos >= 3:
    task["status"] = "deprecated"

On-Chain Emission Distribution (Block 6804608)

UID	Role	Wallet	Hotkey	Stake (ב)	Emission (ב)	Axon
0	Owner	owner/default	5FZij...6fvM	2,346.30	0.00	—
1	Validator	vali/default	5GYi8...nZz8	637.87	142.48	8101
2	Miner	miner/default	5H1Mr...1iaw	18.59	17.49	8091
3	Miner	miner/miner2	5DoRe...HsV	48.62	14.50	8092
4	Miner	miner/miner3	5Cu1e...9ZEJ	39.15	14.50	8093
5	Miner	miner/miner4	5DyTR...kLzq	33.15	14.50	8094
6	Miner	miner/miner6	5Dyhn...pX1C	26.23	14.50	8096
7	Miner	miner/miner7	5Grjc...98Sk	24.14	14.50	8097
8	Miner	miner/miner8	5Gxye...iiGs	22.56	14.50	8098
9	Miner	miner/miner5	5F1Dq...1tnA	29.10	14.50	8095
10	Miner	miner/miner9	5HHWx...1BKZ	21.35	14.50	8099
11	Miner	miner/miner10	5FqZH...ML8L	20.38	14.50	8100
12	Validator	vali/vali2	5EJTJ...waF	15.03	3.29	8102
13	Validator	vali/vali3	5CyPs...4Qw	10.23	2.24	8103

All 14 nodes are registered and 13 non-owner nodes are actively serving on 136.185.198.230. All 3 validators have submitted weights on-chain. Miners (UIDs 2–11) are receiving emission proportional to their weight-based scores. UID 2 (miner/default) receives the highest miner emission (17.49 ב) due to the 15% weight cap from vali/default's extensive scoring history (869 tasks).

Alignment with Bittensor Standards

Standard	Implementation	Evidence
Benchmark aligned with goal	S weights reflect workflow quality	3.2 Scoring Formula
No overfitting	Rotation at 70%/3-tempo	3.4 Anti-Gaming
Copy resistance	VRF per-validator schedule	Proof 3 above
Low evaluation variance	Deterministic scoring, no LLM judge	3.3 Quality Scoring
Transparency	Every score reproducible	5.2 Evaluation Pipeline
OSS submission format	WorkflowSynapse fully inspectable	2.2 Protocol

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