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# Vault Curator Reputation

Curator reputation reflects consistency, scale, and commitment of capital participation.\
It rewards predictable behavior (pre-commitment, steady capital allocation) and penalizes early withdrawals or inactive epochs.

Every Curator begins with **RMC = 1.00** upon registration.\
This value evolves automatically after each epoch based on off-chain computation of on-chain actions recorded through the Approver, VaultRouter, and FeeManager contracts.

Governance defines a global range of **0.50 ≤ RMC ≤ 1.50**, ensuring stability and avoiding volatility in capital-routing logic.

#### Reputation Drivers

| Parameter                    | Description                                                                       | Measurement Basis                              | Weight / Impact                      |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Pre-Commitment Ratio         | Share of total capital the Curator locks in advance via the Pre-Commitment Vault. | (Pre-Committed Value ÷ Total Curator Deposits) | ↑ increases RMC up to +0.10          |
| Allocation Depth             | Amount of allocated capital across active Operators relative to vault balance.    | (Allocated Value ÷ Vault Balance)              | ↑ increases RMC up to +0.08          |
| Allocation Persistence       | Continuous capital participation across epochs without withdrawal interruptions.  | Active Epochs ÷ Total Epochs                   | ↑ increases RMC up to +0.05          |
| Early Unallocation (Penalty) | Removing allocated capital before epoch end or cool-off completion.               | Count per epoch                                | ↓ decreases RMC −0.20 per event      |
| Zero-Participation Epochs    | Epochs with no active capital allocation.                                         | Epoch count                                    | ↓ decreases RMC −0.05 per idle epoch |

### Governance Controls  

#### Governance may:

* Adjust global RMC bounds and per-event weights.
* Approve or replace the off-chain Reputation Engine.
* Pause or override RMC updates during system-wide incidents.
* Integrate cross-protocol metrics (e.g., Symbiotic vault metadata).