# Waitlist Criteria Validator Board Responsibilities #### Review and Evaluation Process * The Validator Board is responsible for reviewing and voting on ecosystem contributions for each validator on the waitlist before they are promoted to the allowlist. *** Validator Performance Evaluation #### Measuring Uptime & Downtime Validator uptime and downtime are measured using existing tools: * Stakewiz provides uptime tracking. * The Dune Validator Dashboard shows uptime for the last 30 days using Stakewiz data. #### Uptime Evaluation Factors * The Stakewiz API calculates validator delinquency based on the number of minutes a validator has been delinquent. #### Minimum Epochs Required for Evaluation * **Preferred:** 20 epochs * **Minimum:** 10 epochs *** Waitlist Standards #### Standards for Waitlist Placement * Validators must meet uptime requirements. * Validators must adhere to commission limits. #### Prioritization for Inclusion or Removal from the Waitlist * **Ecosystem Contribution** * **APY (Vote Credits)** *** Delinquency Management #### Defining Delinquency Levels * **Excessive Delinquency:** More than 8 hours of delinquency over the past 30 days. * **Problematic Delinquency:** More than 4 hours of delinquency over the past 30 days. * **Concerning Delinquency:** More than 1 hour of delinquency over the past 30 days. #### Tracking Delinquency * Stakewiz uptime score (via their API) is used for tracking. *** Vote Credit Requirements #### Minimum Vote Credit Requirements * No strict minimum, as vote credits are already captured in the uptime metric. #### Impact of Vote Credits * Vote credits impact APY, which will be considered when moving validators from the waitlist to the allowlist. *** Client Compliance Standards #### Required Client Compliance Validators must run one of the following: * Jito-enabled client * Paladin-enabled client *** Stake Amount Requirements #### Maximum Stake Threshold * 500K SOL (not applicable to direct stake) Commission Limits * 5% Commission / 10% MEV (exceptions can be made by The Vault Contributors) *** Validator Allowlist Criteria #### Order of Acceptance to the Allowlist * Validators get promoted to the Allowlist when there is room. * If over 100 validators are on the allowlist, available seats may be paused. * The Vault reserves the right to pause the allowlist. *** Validator Contributions to the Solana Ecosystem #### Metrics for Evaluating Contributions Validator contributions to the Solana ecosystem are difficult to quantify but can generally be assessed based on, but not limited to: * Development of apps in the Solana ecosystem * Solana community participation (e.g., notable individuals, investors with strong communications impact, etc.) * Development of infrastructure-related tools for the ecosystem (e.g., dashboards and validator utilities) * Open Source development within the Solana ecosystem * Membership in Solana projects with meaningful contributions #### Quantifying Contributions * Validators must clearly describe how their contributions help the ecosystem when applying for the waitlist. * Evaluations are subjective and rely on board members making qualitative judgments. * A voting system among board members will be used to assess ecosystem contributions. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.thevault.finance/validators/waitlist-criteria.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.