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Getting Started with Octant v2

Octant v2 separates token locking and reward management from funding-round participation:

  1. Connect your wallet to octant.app, or a Capital Provider instance such as glm.octant.app, if you want to lock tokens or manage rewards.
  2. Optionally lock a supported community token to begin accruing rewards.
  3. Go to the Octant voting app at epoch.octant.app when you want to participate in a funding round.
  4. Choose one of the funding paths enabled for that round and submit your ballot.

Connect Your Wallet​

Connect a WalletConnect-compatible wallet, such as MetaMask, Rabby, or Rainbow, to the application you want to use.

The first time you connect to the locking app, the app asks you to accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Select Accept and sign the welcome message in your wallet. This sign-in signature does not trigger a transaction and costs no gas.

Optional: In the locking and rewards app, add your email address to receive product updates. An email address is not required to use Octant or participate in a funding round.

Migrating from Octant v1​

If your wallet still holds GLM locked in Octant v1, the locking and rewards app prompts you to move it to v2 with a Migrate to V2 action after you connect. You can complete the guided migration then, or choose I'll do it later. For full background, see the migration guide.

Safe App Support​

The locking and rewards app supports Safe Apps, allowing teams to access Octant through Safe multisig wallets.

With Safe App support you can:

  • Use the app from a Safe multisig wallet
  • Propose transactions that require multisig confirmations
  • Manage actions with multiple signers
  • Access the app from the Safe App interface

The exact flow may differ from a standard wallet connection depending on your Safe setup.

Lock Community Tokens (Optional)​

Some Capital Providers let users lock a supported community token to accrue rewards generated by Octant's vaults. These rewards can be claimed or committed to a funding round when the round enables the Accrued Rewards path.

Golem Foundation's instance is available at glm.octant.app. Users who lock at least 100 GLM can accrue WETH rewards.

Locking is non-custodial. You retain control of your tokens and can unlock them at any time. Reducing your lock can reduce or stop future reward accrual according to the Capital Provider's rules. Rewards accrue continuously while your tokens stay locked; accrual and the displayed APR are measured over rolling 30-day reward periods.

Lock Tokens​

  1. Open octant.app or the appropriate Capital Provider instance and connect your wallet.
  2. On the Dashboard, find the My lock card.
  3. Enter the amount of GLM you want to lock, or select MAX to lock your full available balance.
  4. Select Lock.
  5. Confirm the transaction in your wallet.
  6. Wait for the on-chain transaction to confirm.

You can also open the Lock tokens dialog, which includes the same amount field plus quick links to acquire GLM through a third-party exchange (Uniswap, SushiSwap, or 1inch) if you need more tokens.

When the Capital Provider enables delegation, the lock form also shows an optional Delegatee field — leave it set to your own wallet, or enter another address to delegate that lock's voting power while keeping ownership of your tokens.

Before locking, check the Capital Provider's minimum lock requirement and make sure your wallet contains enough ETH for gas.

For Golem Foundation, the minimum lock required to accrue rewards is 100 GLM.

After locking, your accrued rewards appear in the My rewards card on the Dashboard. You can Claim rewards to withdraw them to your wallet, or Allocate rewards to commit them as voting power in a live funding round. The Calculate rewards tool lets you estimate the rewards a given GLM lock would earn over a 30-day reward period before you commit. See Understanding Your Dashboard for details.

Participate in a Funding Round​

Funding-round participation takes place in the separate Octant voting app at epoch.octant.app.

Each round operator chooses which funding paths are available:

  • Accrued Rewards: Commit WETH rewards accrued through a supported token lock. The full committed amount becomes voting power.
  • Wallet WETH: Commit WETH directly from your wallet. This path does not require a prior token lock. Part becomes voting power and part is swapped to the round's configured burn token and burned.

Within a round, you choose projects, allocate your voting power, simulate the submission, and sign your ballot. See Participating in a Funding Round for the complete walkthrough.