How it Works

Learn How Torque Works

How It Works

1. Plan Your Campaign

Start by answering these key questions:

1. What's your budget? How many tokens are you allocating?

2. Is it recurring or one-off? Weekly competition or single event?

3. What are your success metrics? Volume? Users? Retention?

4. What do you want to optimize? Minimum thresholds? Reward tiers? Frequency?

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2. Build Your Query

Queries define who qualifies for rewards. You can start with a template or write custom SQL.

Choose your approach:

• Use a Template — Select from pre-built queries (top traders, LP holders, etc.)

• Write Custom SQL — Define your own qualification logic

• Get AI Help — Let Torque Intelligence assist with query writing

What your query needs:

• address column (wallet addresses)

• score or amount column (for allocation)

• For recurring incentives: startDate and endDate parameters

Example query:

sql

SELECT 
  trader_address as address,
  trading_volume as score
FROM trades
WHERE trade_date BETWEEN '{startDate}' AND '{endDate}'
  AND trading_volume >= {min_volume}

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3. Configure Your Incentive

Choose how rewards are distributed based on your goal:

Incentive Types:

• Leaderboard — Reward top performers by rank (top 10 traders get tiered rewards)

• Raffle — Random selection from qualified users (100 winners from active users)

• Rebate — Reward based on activity metric (0.5% back on trading fees)

• Direct — One-time distribution to specific addresses (quick reward distribution)

Set your schedule:

• Recurring: Daily, Weekly, or Monthly cycles

• One-off: Single distribution event

• Start and end dates

Configure distribution:

• Claim — Users claim their rewards (gives them flexibility)

• Airdrop — Automatic distribution (convenient but costs more gas)

• Set claim windows (1-72 hours)

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4. Review & Launch

Before each distribution (called an "epoch"), you'll get to:

1. Preview the list — See exactly who qualifies and how much they get

2. Approve — Lock the list and start distribution

Remember: Once an epoch starts, the list is locked. Any changes to the query you make will apply to the next cycle.

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5. Track & Optimize

Monitor your campaign performance in real-time:

Key metrics to watch:

• Participation rate (how many qualified users claimed)

• Cost per engaged wallet

• Total activity driven (volume, deposits, trades)

• Epoch-over-epoch trends

Optimize continuously:

• Adjust query thresholds between epochs

• Tweak reward tiers based on results

• Add or remove qualification criteria

• Scale budgets up or down

For recurring incentives: Changes take effect in the next epoch, so you can iterate weekly without disrupting active distributions.

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Bonus: Build It Into Your Product

Developers can integrate Torque directly into their applications:

Integration options:

• Platform UI — Use Torque's hosted interface for easy setup

• API & SDK — Build custom incentive flows in your own product

• Webhooks — Trigger actions based on onchain events

What you can build:

• Live leaderboards showing real-time rankings

• Custom claim pages branded for your protocol

• Automated incentive programs tied to your product milestones

Torque handles the heavy lifting—indexing, calculation, distribution, and analytics—so you can focus on your product.