Staking

Manage Starknet staking operations: delegate tokens to validators, claim or compound rewards, and unstake positions. Supports multiple token types across various validators and pools.

Prerequisites

• Active session required.
• Sufficient token balance for staking + gas fees.

Supported Tokens

Token	Type
STRK	Native
WBTC	Bitcoin
tBTC	Bitcoin
SolvBTC	Bitcoin
LBTC	Bitcoin

Rules

1. BEFORE staking, you MUST run npx starkfi@latest validators to list available validators, then npx starkfi@latest pools <validator> to see available pools.
2. BEFORE staking, check balance to confirm the user has enough tokens.
3. Unstaking is a two-step process: first unstake intent starts a cooldown, then unstake exit finalizes after the cooldown period. The user must wait between these steps.
4. rewards --compound atomically claims and restakes in one transaction.
5. AFTER any transactional operation (stake, unstake, rewards), verify with tx-status.
6. Use stake-status to view the user's current staking positions across all validators. When exit intents are active, unpooling amounts and cooldown dates are shown automatically.
7. Token defaults to STRK if --token is not specified.
8. LST Disambiguation: If the user mentions "liquid staking", "xSTRK", or "Endur", redirect to the lst skill instead. This skill handles delegation staking only. Do NOT use rewards --claim or rewards --compound for xSTRK positions.

Commands

# Discovery
npx starkfi@latest validators [--json]
npx starkfi@latest pools <validator> [--json]
npx starkfi@latest stake-status [validator] [--json]

# Stake tokens
npx starkfi@latest stake <amount> --validator <name> [--token <symbol>] [--simulate] [--json]

# Unstake (two-step)
npx starkfi@latest unstake intent --validator <name> --amount <amount> [--token <symbol>]
npx starkfi@latest unstake exit --validator <name> [--token <symbol>]

# Rewards
npx starkfi@latest rewards --claim --validator <name> [--token <symbol>]
npx starkfi@latest rewards --compound --validator <name> [--token <symbol>]

Parameters

stake

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
amount	number	Amount to stake (positional)	Yes
--validator	string	Validator name (from validators list)	Yes*
--pool	string	Pool contract address (alternative to validator)	Yes*
--token	string	Token symbol (default: STRK)	No
--simulate	flag	Estimate fees without broadcasting	No
--json	flag	Output raw JSON	No

*Provide either --validator or --pool.

unstake

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
action	string	intent or exit (positional)	Yes
--validator	string	Validator name	Yes*
--pool	string	Pool contract address	Yes*
--amount	number	Amount to unstake (required for intent)	For intent
--token	string	Token symbol (default: STRK)	No

rewards

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
--claim	flag	Claim pending rewards	Yes*
--compound	flag	Claim and immediately restake	Yes*
--validator	string	Validator name	Yes**
--pool	string	Pool contract address	Yes**
--token	string	Token symbol (default: STRK)	No

*Provide either --claim or --compound. **Provide either --validator or --pool.

Examples

User: "Which validators can I stake with?"

npx starkfi@latest validators

User: "Show me pools for Karnot"

npx starkfi@latest pools Karnot

User: "Stake 1000 STRK with Karnot"

npx starkfi@latest status
npx starkfi@latest balance --token STRK
npx starkfi@latest stake 1000 --validator Karnot
npx starkfi@latest tx-status <hash>

User: "Stake 0.5 WBTC with Karnot"

npx starkfi@latest balance --token WBTC
npx starkfi@latest stake 0.5 --validator Karnot --token WBTC
npx starkfi@latest tx-status <hash>

User: "Compound my STRK rewards from Karnot"

npx starkfi@latest rewards --compound --validator Karnot
npx starkfi@latest tx-status <hash>

User: "Claim my rewards from Karnot"

npx starkfi@latest rewards --claim --validator Karnot
npx starkfi@latest tx-status <hash>

User: "I want to unstake my STRK from Karnot"

# Step 1: Start unstake cooldown
npx starkfi@latest unstake intent --validator Karnot --amount 1000
npx starkfi@latest tx-status <hash>
# Inform user about cooldown period
# Step 2: After cooldown, finalize
npx starkfi@latest unstake exit --validator Karnot
npx starkfi@latest tx-status <hash>

User: "Show me all my staking positions"

npx starkfi@latest stake-status

Error Handling

Error	Action
Validator not found	Run validators to list valid names.
Pool not found	Run pools <validator> to list available pools.
Insufficient balance	Check balance and suggest a smaller amount.
Cooldown not complete	User must wait before running unstake exit.
No rewards to claim	Position has no pending rewards.
Not authenticated	Run authenticate-wallet skill first.

Related Skills

• Use balance to check available tokens before staking.
• Use portfolio for a full overview including staking positions with USD values.
• Use batch to combine staking with other operations in one transaction.
• Use lst for liquid staking via Endur (xSTRK — automatic yield, instant redemption).