Game of Domains: The Watcher’s Oath

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The Watcher’s Oath: A Trial of Innovation Begins

“When the light fades, the Watchers remain. Not to rule, but to reveal.”

Autonomys calls upon the vigilant. The veiled ones. The guardians of precision.

Today, we launch The Watcher’s Oath - the next Trial of Innovation in the Game of Domains. This initiative invites our most observant farmers, builders, and protocol explorers to take on the role of Watchers: those who see what others miss and surface it for the good of the Realm.

The Oath

To swear the Watcher’s Oath is to take up the mantle of scrutiny.

To watch. To test. To surface the hidden fractures and forge a safer path for all.

The Mission

The Watcher’s Oath is an open challenge to identify bugs, vulnerabilities, and protocol-level inconsistencies in our domain and Cross-Domain Messaging (XDM) systems. We are now in a pivotal phase of Mainnet Phase-2 readiness, and your sharp eyes can help secure the path ahead.

Your Objectives

Submit reproducible reports of issues or edge cases that affect:

  • Token bridging
  • Consensus <> Domain messaging (both ways)
  • Protocol-level staking or claim workflows
  • Domain syncing (snap or full)
  • Operator performance under stress

Note that the Astral staking UI is currently under active development and is excluded from the oath for now. We will adjust this list of items in scope as new testing vectors emerge or are prioritized.

How to Participate

  1. Check to ensure this is a new issue that has not already been reported on the forum or has an open GitHub issue.
  2. Create a post on the forum detailing your findings. Use the tag the-watchers-oath.
  3. Your report must include:
    • A clear and concise description of the issue
    • Steps to reproduce, with transaction hashes and block numbers when applicable
    • Your environment setup, including software versions
    • Screenshots or logs if helpful for triage
  4. Include a way for us to contact you (Discord handle or monitored email)

Timeline

  • Start: June 4th, 2025
  • End: To be announced
  • Rewards: Distributed after the full Game of Domains campaign concludes

The Reward Pool

  • Up to 100,000 AI3 tokens are allocated to this Trial (10% of the Trials of Innovation fund)
  • Reports will be triaged and rewarded based on:
    • Severity (High / Medium / Low)
    • Novelty (duplicates will be merged; earliest post wins)
    • Clarity & completeness of the report

Final rewards will be determined at the sole discretion of the Autonomys Core Team.

Mark of the Watcher

All those who submit valid reports shall be bestowed with the honorary Game of Domains Watcher role in Discord - a sign to all that you have served the network with insight and integrity.

Exception to the Oath

“Even the stars must bend to truth when the realm is at risk.”

Although The Watcher’s Oath formally begins on June 4th, we are making a single exception:

A critical XDM double-minting bug was discovered and reported by a community member prior to the official start block. Due to the severity of the issue we have chosen to include it as a valid submission under this Trial. While this is a great example of a critical find we would like to remind everyone that a deciding factor in reward allocation is the quality of the report - which would ideally include reproduction steps, logs, and a clear impact assessment.

This decision reflects the spirit of the Oath: to surface hidden risks that could threaten the Realm. No other early reports will be accepted.

Let the Trial Begin

The shadows between domains whisper their secrets. It is time to listen.

Swear your oath. Sharpen your tools. Hunt the hidden. Your vigilance will help shape the future of the Autonomys network.

Let the Game continue.

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Jim, I love this. Well done!

James

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Perhaps there are differences in our translation. I heard about the 100000 ai3 reward at the meeting. It is a reward assigned to the person who submitted an important bug to me last time. Is it still included in the total distribution reward of 100000 this time?

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We will get a Chinese translation posted which will hopefully help with any misunderstandings.

Your bug submission is a qualifying entry to the initiative. This means that when the campaign concludes it will be evaluated against all other submissions for relative severity, novelty and the quality of the report itself. That will be how your share of the total, up to 100,000 AI3, reward pool will be determined.

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守望者誓言：创新试炼正式开启
“当光明褪去，守望者仍在。不是为了统治，而是为了揭示。”

Autonomys 向警觉者发出召唤。那些隐匿的存在，精准的守护者。

今天，我们正式启动 守望者誓言（The Watcher’s Oath） —— Game of Domains 系列中的下一场创新试炼。此次行动邀请最敏锐的农民、开发者与协议探索者担任“守望者”的角色：那些能看见他人忽略之处，并将其揭示，以护整个网络之安宁的人。

誓言

宣誓成为守望者，即意味着承担起审视与洞察的责任。

去观察、去测试、去揭示隐藏的裂缝，为所有人开辟更安全的前路。

使命

守望者誓言是一项开放挑战，旨在寻找并报告我们 Domain 模块与跨域消息（XDM）系统 中的 bug、漏洞和协议级不一致问题。当前正处于 Mainnet Phase-2 决战阶段，你的敏锐观察力，将是保障主网上线顺利的关键力量。

你的目标

提交可复现的问题或边界情况报告，范围包括：

  • Token 跨链桥转移
  • 共识层与 Domain 层的消息交互（双向）
  • 协议级 staking 或认领流程
  • Domain 同步机制（Snap Sync 或完整同步）
  • 节点在高负载下的表现

请注意：Astral 的 staking UI 当前仍在开发中，暂不在本轮测试范围内。我们会根据测试进度动态调整测试范围。

如何参与

  1. 确认该问题未被社区论坛或 GitHub Issues 报告过；
  2. 在 Autonomys 论坛中发布你的发现，使用标签：the-watchers-oath；
  3. 报告需包含以下内容：
  • 问题的清晰描述
  • 可复现步骤（附交易哈希、区块高度等信息）
  • 测试环境信息（包含软件版本）
  • 截图或日志（若有助于排查）
  • 联系方式（Discord 账号或邮箱）

时间线

  • 开始时间：2025年6月4日
  • 结束时间：待公告
  • 奖励：将于整个 Game of Domains 活动结束后统一发放

奖励池

本轮试炼最多将发放 100,000 枚 AI3 代币（占创新试炼总资金池的 10%），评审维度包括：

  • 严重程度（高 / 中 / 低）
  • 新颖程度（重复报告将合并，最早提交者优先）
  • 报告的清晰度与完整性

最终奖励归 Autonomys 核心团队全权裁定。

守望者之印

所有提交有效报告的参与者，将获得 Discord 中的 “Game of Domains Watcher” 荣誉身份 —— 象征你曾以洞察与诚意守护过网络。

特别说明：誓言前的报告例外

“即便星辰，也需在危机之际屈从于真相。”

虽然本轮守望者誓言正式开始于 6 月 4 日，但我们破例接纳一位社区成员在试炼开始前报告的 XDM 双重铸造漏洞。由于其重要性，我们决定将其计入本轮试炼有效报告中。需要强调的是，评奖的重要标准仍然是报告质量，包括可复现步骤、日志与影响分析等。

此举正体现了守望者精神的真谛：揭示潜藏的威胁，守护整个系统。

试炼开启

域与域之间的阴影开始低语，是时候聆听了。

立下誓言，磨利工具，寻找潜藏之患。
你的警觉，将共同塑造 Autonomys 网络的未来。

Game of Domains，继续启程。

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A second eligible entry from @uuliao here Protocol-level staking or claim workflows-BUG submit

Thanks for your contribution and continued efforts to search in the dark places others do not!

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Thank you for acknowledging my work.
I think what I am doing is a job called ‘black box testing’ in the industry. It differs from ‘white box testing’ in that it is conducted without knowing anything and without official assistance. Identify software issues. You should know these two words.

Now I have a question for official discussion: I have submitted two bugs. For me, it’s definitely not the final number of bugs that can be found. For me, submitting one more or one less doesn’t really matter anymore. Because the total reward is fixed at 100000 pieces. I am confident that I can receive most of the rewards.

So the problem is: others no longer have the motivation to submit, and I don’t have the motivation to submit either. Because there are only so many rewards, putting in more effort for this may not necessarily be worth it.

These issues have actually existed for a long time, but no one has noticed or is willing to submit them. Even if submitted, it is only a matter of one sentence and cannot form a report.

Making a report requires more than just a few sentences. Although I said it very simply. But behind the scenes, various variable tests were conducted to identify the problem. It’s as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

So I hope the official can increase the overall number of rewards and encourage more people to participate in this activity.