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Mining

Where do I start?

Read the docs related to the Apex subnet and current competitions. Have a look at the Subnet 1 Mining page for setup guidance.

How to test my miner locally?

Visit each of the competition folders to see example submission formats as well as a baseline submission. Inside each competition-specific folder is also a ReadMe guide to get started.

Where can I see my scores and other metrics?

Each competition has its own dashboard demonstrating relevant metrics. You can find them on the Apex website at apex.macrocosmos.ai/ in the competition section. If you are registered on the subnet, you may also view your results and download files from the Apex CLI.

I scored higher than the current top scorer, why am I not receiving emissions?

To surpass the current top scorer and claim emissions, your raw_score must be at least 1% higher than the current top scorer.

You can find your raw_score under the Submission Details page on the CLI.

Submission Fees

How much are submission fees?

Submission fees are variable per competition. If a competition is not listed here, then it's free to submit to.

• Text Clustering: $20 USD

• Humanoid Olympics: $20 USD

My submission was rejected. What happens to my fee?

If your submission was rejected, you can reuse the fee payment information on another submission. Resubmit with:

apex submit --payment-block-hash [YOUR BLOCK HASH] --payment-extrinsic-index [YOUR EXTRINSIC INDEX]

Something went wrong with my submission fee payment. What can I do?

If your payment went through successfully, you will receive a receipt including the payment block hash and extrinsic index. You can resubmit your solution with the unused payment with:

apex submit --payment-block-hash [YOUR BLOCK HASH] --payment-extrinsic-index [YOUR EXTRINSIC INDEX]

I don't have my payment receipt log. What can I do?

If you do not have this receipt log, you can retrieve your block hash and extrinsic index from taostats.

• The extrinsic index is the number after the - in the "Extrinsic" column, without any leading zeros.

  • i.e. Extrinsic: 8077100-0020 -> extrinsic index = 20.

• You can find the block number by clicking on the transaction details for an extrinsic.

To convert block number to block hash:

import bittensor as bt

print(bt.subtensor('wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443').substrate.get_block_hash(YOUR_BLOCK_HASH))