platform validator group runs the normal validator. Its group help is Run normal validator components (base/src/platform_network/cli_app/main.py:60).
platform validator run
Starts a validator that fetches the active challenge set from the registry, runs evaluations through the challenge orchestrator, and submits computed weights on-chain on a fixed interval (base/src/platform_network/cli_app/main.py:834-854).
| Option | Default | Source |
|---|---|---|
--config | config/validator.example.yaml | base/src/platform_network/cli_app/main.py:835 |
What run reads from config
All values come from the validator.* section of your settings file (base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:41-52).
| Setting | Default | Role in run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
registry_url | https://chain.platform.network | Endpoint the validator polls for the active challenge set. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:42 |
registry_retry_seconds | 15 | Backoff between registry fetch retries. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:43 |
weights_url | None | Override endpoint for fetching master weights; falls back to registry_url when unset. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:44, :50-52 |
weights_interval_seconds | 360 | How often run submits the latest weights. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:45 |
weights_timeout_seconds | 15.0 | HTTP timeout when fetching weights. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:46 |
weights_retries | 3 | Retry count for the weights client. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:47 |
weights_freshness_seconds | 720 | Maximum age of weights the validator will accept before treating them as stale. | base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:48 |
Wallet and chain
validator run builds an on-chain submit runtime, so it needs valid wallet and chain settings from the network.* section. See Settings reference for network.wallet_name, network.wallet_hotkey, network.chain_endpoint, and network.netuid (base/src/platform_network/config/settings.py:10-17).
Configure your validator
See the annotated
validator.example.yaml for a complete, ready-to-edit configuration.Related
Validator network
The submit-only on-chain process
validator run starts.Run a validator
The full operational guide for running a validator.
Weights API
The weight vector the validator reads and submits.