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# Reward claim flow

Licensed dealers earn from credited dealer work.

## TL;DR

The dealer does real protocol work. The program credits weight to the operator. Rewards arrive. The operator claims them through the pull-claim lane.

There is no manual admin payout.

## What earns

| Work                | Reward source                                        |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| SNG completion work | 33.33% dealer share of SNG service fees              |
| Legacy cash work    | Claim-only rewards already accrued before retirement |

## Pull-claim pattern

Rewards use an accumulator:

```
rewards arrive
operator weight is credited by real work
accumulator syncs
operator claims their pending balance
```

New weight cannot claim old deposits. This protects previous operators from retroactive dilution.

No new cash tips or cash reward deposits are accepted. Existing claimable balances remain payable through the legacy recovery lane.

## Licensed vs unlicensed

|                          | Licensed dealer         | Unlicensed dealer |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Can run software         | Yes                     | Yes               |
| Can move tables forward  | Yes                     | Yes               |
| Can claim dealer revenue | Yes, from credited work | No                |
| Can receive SOL tips     | Yes, when credited      | No                |

## Claiming

Dealer software can claim automatically on its sweep cadence. Operators can also claim directly if they know their claim accounts.

The claim is permissionless to run, but only the operator wallet can receive its own claim.

## What does not earn

* Running a heartbeat without processing tables.
* Polling read-only state.
* Submitting duplicate transactions that do not land.
* Holding a license without credited dealer work.