VeBetterDAO Auto-Voting & Relayer System

Complete domain knowledge for the auto-voting and relayer ecosystem. This skill provides context for working on any component of the system: smart contracts, relayer node, relayer dashboard, or documentation.

System Overview

VeBetterDAO's auto-voting system lets users automate their weekly X Allocation voting. Users pick favorite apps once, toggle auto-voting on, and relayers (off-chain services) handle the rest: casting votes, claiming rewards, all gasless. Relayers earn a fee from the reward pool. Tokens never leave the user's wallet.

Auto-voting applies only to X Allocation rounds. Governance proposals remain manual-only.

Architecture

Users (toggle auto-voting, set preferences)
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Smart Contracts (on-chain logic)
    - XAllocationVoting (v8): auto-voting state, vote execution
    - VoterRewards (v6): reward claiming, fee deduction
    - RelayerRewardsPool (v1): relayer registration, reward distribution
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Relayer Nodes (off-chain execution)
    - relayer-node/ (standalone CLI, no monorepo dependency)
    - Monitor rounds, batch vote/claim, loop every 5 min
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Relayer Dashboard (monitoring/analytics)
    - apps/relayer-dashboard/ (static Next.js, GitHub Pages)
    - Round analytics, relayer stats, ROI tracking

How It Works (Non-Technical)

For Users

1. Hold 1+ VOT3, complete 3+ sustainable actions, pass VeBetterPassport
2. Choose up to 15 apps, toggle auto-voting on
3. Takes effect next round (not current)
4. Each week: relayer votes for you, claims your rewards to your wallet
5. Fee: 10% of rewards (max 100 B3TR/week) - covers all gas costs
6. While active: no manual voting/claiming allowed
7. Manual claim fallback: available 5 days after round end if relayer hasn't processed

Auto-Disable Triggers

• VOT3 drops below 1
• All selected apps become ineligible
• Sustainable action threshold not met
• Bot detection by app owner

For Relayers

1. Register on-chain by calling registerRelayer() on RelayerRewardsPool (open to anyone)
2. Run relayer-node with wallet (MNEMONIC or RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY)
3. Node auto-discovers users, batches votes + claims
4. Earn weighted points: vote = 3 pts, claim = 1 pt
5. After ALL users served, claim proportional share of reward pool
6. All-or-nothing: if any user missed, nobody gets paid

Apps as Relayers

Apps can register as relayers, ask users to set them as preference, and run a node. They earn relayer fees instead of paying veDelegate for votes. Important: apps should ADD themselves to preference lists, not replace other apps.

vs veDelegate

veDelegate: docs.vedelegate.vet / github.com/vechain-energy/vedelegate-for-dapps

Smart Contracts Detail

XAllocationVoting.sol (v8)

Auto-voting added in v8 via AutoVotingLogicUpgradeable module.

Storage (in AutoVotingLogic library):

• _autoVotingEnabled: Checkpointed per-user status (changes take effect next round)
• _userVotingPreferences: Array of app IDs per user (max 15, validated, no duplicates)
• _totalAutoVotingUsers: Checkpointed total count

Key functions:

toggleAutoVoting(address user)                         // Enable/disable
setUserVotingPreferences(bytes32[] memory appIds)      // Set apps (1-15)
castVoteOnBehalfOf(address voter, uint256 roundId)     // Relayer executes vote
getUserVotingPreferences(address)                      // View preferences
isUserAutoVotingEnabled(address)                       // Current status
isUserAutoVotingEnabledForRound(address, uint256)      // Status at round snapshot
getTotalAutoVotingUsersAtRoundStart()                  // Count at last emission
getTotalAutoVotingUsersAtTimepoint(uint48)             // Historical count

Vote execution (castVoteOnBehalfOf):

1. Validate early access (registered relayer during window)
2. Get user preferences, filter eligible apps
3. Split voting power equally across eligible apps
4. Cast via internal _countVote()
5. Register VOTE action on RelayerRewardsPool (3 weight points)

VoterRewards.sol (v6)

V6 added relayer fee integration. Fee deduction happens HERE during claimReward().

V6 storage: xAllocationVoting, relayerRewardsPool

Fee flow in claimReward(uint256 cycle, address voter):

1. Check user had auto-voting at round start (checkpointed)
2. Calculate raw rewards (voting + GM reward)
3. If auto-voting: fee = min(totalReward * 10/100, 100 B3TR)
4. Fee proportionally split between voting and GM reward
5. Fee approved + deposited to RelayerRewardsPool.deposit(fee, cycle)
6. registerRelayerAction(msg.sender, voter, cycle, CLAIM) - credits caller with 1 weight point
7. Net reward transferred to voter wallet

Important: msg.sender calling claimReward() IS the relayer credited for CLAIM action.

Early access: During window, validateClaimDuringEarlyAccess() reverts if caller is the voter or not a registered relayer.

RelayerRewardsPool.sol (v1)

Manages registration, action tracking, reward distribution.

Storage:

totalRewards[roundId]                    // Pool amount (funded by fees)
relayerWeightedActions[roundId][relayer] // Per-relayer weighted work
totalWeightedActions[roundId]            // Expected weighted total
completedWeightedActions[roundId]        // Completed weighted total
registeredRelayers[address]              // Registration mapping
relayerAddresses[]                       // All registered addresses
voteWeight = 3                           // Points per vote action
claimWeight = 1                          // Points per claim action
earlyAccessBlocks = 432,000              // ~5 days on VeChain
relayerFeePercentage = 10               // 10%
feeCap = 100 ether                       // 100 B3TR

Reward formula:

relayerShare = (relayerWeightedActions / completedWeightedActions) * totalRewards

Claimability: isRewardClaimable(roundId) requires:

• Round ended (emissions.isCycleEnded(roundId))
• All work done (completedWeightedActions >= totalWeightedActions)

Registration (open to anyone):

• registerRelayer() — self-registration, callable by anyone
• unregisterRelayer(address) — callable by admin or the relayer itself
• setTotalActionsForRound(roundId, userCount) - sets expected = userCount x 2 actions, userCount x 4 weighted
• reduceExpectedActionsForRound(roundId, userCount) - for ineligible users
• registerRelayerAction(relayer, voter, roundId, action) - record work
• deposit(amount, roundId) - fund pool

Early access:

• Vote window: roundSnapshot + earlyAccessBlocks
• Claim window: roundDeadline + earlyAccessBlocks
• During: only registered relayers, user can't self-act
• After: anyone can act

Auto-Voting Lifecycle (Per Round)

Round N: User enables auto-voting + sets preferences (checkpointed)
Round N+1:
  1. startNewRound() - snapshot locks auto-voting status
  2. setTotalActionsForRound(roundId, userCount)
  3. Relayers call castVoteOnBehalfOf() for each user
     - Ineligible users: reduceExpectedActionsForRound()
     - Each successful vote: +3 weighted points to relayer
  4. Round ends (deadline block)
  5. Relayers call VoterRewards.claimReward() for each user
     - Fee deducted and deposited to pool
     - Each successful claim: +1 weighted point to relayer
  6. All actions complete -> pool unlocked
  7. Relayers call RelayerRewardsPool.claimRewards()

Relayer Node (relayer-node/)

Standalone CLI tool. No monorepo dependency.

Deps: @vechain/sdk-core, @vechain/sdk-network, @vechain/vebetterdao-contracts

relayer-node/src/
  index.ts      # Entry, env parsing, main loop, SIGINT
  config.ts     # Mainnet + testnet-staging addresses
  contracts.ts  # 26 view functions + event pagination
  relayer.ts    # Batch vote/claim with isolation/retry
  display.ts    # Terminal UI (box drawing + chalk)
  types.ts      # Shared interfaces

Env vars: MNEMONIC / RELAYER_PRIVATE_KEY, RELAYER_NETWORK, RUN_ONCE, DRY_RUN

Cycle: Discover users from events -> filter voted -> batch castVoteOnBehalfOf -> batch claimReward -> loop 5min

Relayer Dashboard (apps/relayer-dashboard/)

Static Next.js 14 (output: "export"), Chakra UI v3, VeChain Kit, Recharts. GitHub Pages under /b3tr.

Data: Static report.json (hourly GH Action, temporary) + on-chain reads via useCallClause

Pages (state-based nav, not file routing):

• Home: StatsCards (2x2), RoundsChart, RoundsList, info cards
• My Relayer: ConnectedWallet view
• Info: BecomeRelayer + AppsAsRelayers
• Round detail: /round?roundId=X - 2-col layout, summary/actions/financials

Hooks:

• contracts.ts - ABIs + addresses from @repo/config
• useCurrentRoundId - XAllocationVoting.currentRoundId()
• useTotalAutoVotingUsers - getTotalAutoVotingUsersAtTimepoint()
• useRegisteredRelayers - getRegisteredRelayers()
• useRoundRewardStatus - isRewardClaimable() + getTotalRewards()
• useReportData - fetches /data/report.json
• useB3trToVthoRate - oracle exchange rate

Commands: yarn relayer:dev:staging, yarn relayer:dev:mainnet, yarn relayer:build:staging, yarn relayer:build:mainnet

Gas Cost Analysis

Average user: ~10.8k-22.6k VOT3, earns ~90-190 B3TR/round. At 10% fee: ~9-19 B3TR per user into pool. Relayer cost: ~0.11 B3TR. Margin: ~8.9-18.9 B3TR/user.

External Resources

• Docs: https://docs.vebetterdao.org/vebetter/automation
• Governance proposal: https://governance.vebetterdao.org/proposals/93450486232994296830196736391400835825360450263361422145364815974754963306849
• Discourse: https://vechain.discourse.group/t/vebetterdao-proposal-auto-voting-for-x-allocation-with-gasless-voting-and-relayer-rewards/559
• NPM: @vechain/vebetterdao-contracts
• Contracts source: https://github.com/vechain/vebetterdao-contracts