> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x402layer.cc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stake

> Open a staking position — lock $SGL into the Singularity Engine for a chosen role.

Staking opens a **position**: it moves `$SGL` from your wallet into the program's stake vault and records an on-chain account for your wallet + role.

## What happens

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick a role">Choose Compute, Validator, or Yield. Each wallet can hold one position per role. See [Staker Types](/staking/types/overview).</Step>
  <Step title="Meet the minimum">Your first stake in a role must be at least \*\*50,000 $SGL**.</Step>   <Step title="Transfer">The program transfers your $SGL into the stake vault and opens (or updates) your position account, setting its status to `active`.</Step>
  <Step title="Start earning">From this moment your position earns rewards from every future distribution. See [How Rewards Work](/staking/rewards/overview).</Step>
</Steps>

## Two ways to stake

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Dashboard" icon="browser" href="https://staking.x402layer.cc">
    Connect your wallet, choose a role, enter an amount, and approve the transaction.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agentic API" icon="robot" href="/staking/agentic/quickstart">
    Prepare a stake transaction, sign it with your keypair, and submit. See the quickstart.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Good to know

* **Rewards start from now, not retroactively.** A distribution that happened before you staked does not pay you — see [no retroactive rewards](/staking/rewards/your-share).
* **Non-custodial.** Your \$SGL is locked in a program vault that only releases back to *you*, only after a cooldown. See [Non-Custodial Design](/staking/safety/non-custodial).
* **Already staked in this role?** Adding more is a [top-up](/staking/lifecycle/top-up), not a new position.

<Note>Want a bigger position later? You don't unstake and re-stake — just [top up](/staking/lifecycle/top-up) the existing one.</Note>