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NOUS

Quick Start

Get reasoning on the NOUS network in 5 minutes.

1. Download & Open

Section titled “1. Download & Open”

Download NOUS Reasoner and install it (see Download & Install).

2. Create a Wallet

Section titled “2. Create a Wallet”
  1. Switch to the Wallet tab
  2. Click Create New Wallet
  3. Set a password (min 6 characters)
  4. Choose 12 Words or 24 Words
  5. Write down your recovery phrase — this is the only way to recover your wallet
  6. Verify 3 random words to confirm you saved them
  7. Your wallet is ready with one address

3. Start Reasoning

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  1. Switch to the Reasoning tab
  2. Your wallet address is automatically filled in
  3. Select a solver:
    • ProbSAT (recommended) — fast, no setup required
    • AI-Guided ProbSAT — uses an LLM for smarter initial guesses (requires API key)
  4. Click Start Reasoning

You should see logs like:

Mining block 4800 (difficulty: 0x1e0d2806) with ProbSAT
Progress: 500 SAT solved (5000.0/s), seed=493, no PoW match yet

4. Wait for a Block

Section titled “4. Wait for a Block”

With ProbSAT at ~5000 solves/second and the current difficulty, finding a block takes some time. The average block time is 150 seconds across the entire network.

When you find a block:

Block found! Height: 4801, Hash: 0000003a... (42.5s, 2500 SAT solved)

You earn 1 NOUS per block found.

5. Check Your Balance

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Your balance updates automatically in the Wallet tab. Mined NOUS requires 100 block confirmations (~4 hours) before it can be spent.

What’s Next?

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