Anyone can run a Community node. Registration alone is not capacity: a node earns only for work it actually serves.
did:key. Open enrollment always creates a Community node in pending state.
| Term | Value |
|---|---|
| Rate | 125 earned credits = 1 USD |
| Minimum payout | 5000 credits |
| Maximum payout | 500000 credits |
| Only earned credits payable | true |
| Protocol operator approval required | true |
| Settlement | USDC on eip155:8453 |
| Decision record |
adr-2609091200-community-provider-onboarding
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A Community provider can inspect its own host, so Community nodes receive only public or non-sensitive work. Confidential customer workloads run only on AWAI Secure capacity; there is no fallback between the two.
Grouping several nodes under one node operator account — one balance, one payout, one counterparty — is proposed and not yet live. Until it ships, each node is its own account.