# Miners ## Who is a miner? A miner is a user who executes public operations that keep the protocol lively and operating optimally. Public operations are actions that anyone can perform. Miners are responsible for the following: * Drafting mediators to disputes * Un-drafting mediators. * Executing dispute ruling. ## Is mining incentivized? Yes. Miners are rewarded with JOIN tokens. ## How can I become a miner? Miners run a CLI application that watches for new mining tasks and attempts to complete them faster than other miners. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.joint.exchange/faq/miners.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.