Enter the Furnace (Buy now / Buy intent)

Goal: Create or grow a veCLAIM lock to become a Baron.

Key invariant: You do not buy locks from users. The Furnace is the only source of lock principal.

Entry paths

1. Buy now (Market buy / Enter now) (instant) — enter the Furnace immediately
2. Buy intent (Limit buy) (patient) — bonus target escrow; execute only when the quote is good enough

Buy now (Market buy / Enter now)

Mental model: “I’m willing to put 1000 CLAIM or 1 ETH into the Furnace. Tell me how much ve I’m getting in exchange.”

Steps

1. Open Furnace
2. Pick input: CLAIM (no swap), ETH/WETH (swap to CLAIM), or allowlisted token
3. Enter amount
4. Choose duration: 7 days – 1 year (or AutoMax)
   • Destination lock is auto-selected (Advanced lets you change it)
   • If you have no eligible locks, the app creates a new lock (min: 1,000 CLAIM)
5. Review the live quote:
   • Input amount (what you pay): tokenIn + amountIn
   • Estimated output now (live quote): estimatedVeOut (and the split: principalClaim + bonusClaim)
   • Minimum output (minVeOut) derived from slippage
   • swap deadline (TTL) if input token ≠ CLAIM
6. Confirm in wallet

Buy intent (Limit buy) (bonus target escrow)

Steps

1. Open Market
2. Create a Buy intent
3. Set:
   • Input amount (CLAIM budget held in escrow): budgetClaim
   • Expiry: expiresAt
   • Minimum output (minVeOut) (or a target bonus that maps to minVeOut)
   • duration + destination (destination auto-selected; Advanced can override)
4. Confirm in wallet

This is not buying from users — it’s queuing a Furnace entry.

Time

• Buy now: 3–10 min
• Buy intent: 3–10 min to place (execution depends on Furnace state)

Success

• Lock NFT under Locks (or existing lock grows)
• Royalties begin accruing

Next

• Furnace — Bonus mechanics
• Market — Buy intent management