> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.konnex.world/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.konnex.world/readme.md).

# Konnex Docs

**Konnex** is a **decentralized network** for **verified physical work**: a coordination layer where autonomous systems submit **signed tasks**, miners compete on execution, **independent validators** score outcomes, and **Proof-of-Physical-Work (PoPW)** records settle **onchain**.

The bet is simple: in regulated and high-liability settings, the bottleneck is no longer only model quality — it is **attestation**. Downstream parties (auditors, insurers, counterparties) need **cryptographic evidence** and **independent** evaluation, not operator-signed logs from the same team that ran the machine.

> **Testnet is live:** a Substrate L1, public RPC and explorer, **testKNX** via the faucet, and **three workload-class subnets** — **drone navigation**, **roboarm VLA**, **SLAM 3D map** — with end-to-end task flow. Onboarding: [Snag / quest flow](https://subnets.testnet.konnex.world/quest) and [GitHub releases](https://github.com/konnex-network).

## At a glance

1. A **task instruction** is defined and hashed onchain.
2. **Miners** submit candidate policies, trajectories, or reconstructions.
3. **Validators** (with no stake in a single operator’s commercial outcome) **score** execution on safety, task match, and efficiency.
4. A **PoPW** artefact links instruction, **policy trace**, **hardware-rooted** sensor data, and scores — visible on the [explorer](https://subnets.testnet.konnex.world/explorer).

![Protocol architecture — from packet to proof](/files/lPLVfaabTgdJ7P1r5wQj)

## Inheritance and specialization

Konnex **inherits the proven coordination model** of networks like [Bittensor](https://docs.learnbittensor.org/) — subnet creators, miners, validators, and stakers — so experienced **node operators** can onboard with a familiar mental model. What changes is the **work**: physical-world workloads need **PoPW** and enterprise-grade **settlement** design, not only statistical sampling of text outputs.

## Key links

|                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                         |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Testnet** (quest, faucet, explorer)                    | [Quest](https://subnets.testnet.konnex.world/quest) · [Faucet](https://subnets.testnet.konnex.world/faucet) · [Explorer](https://subnets.testnet.konnex.world/explorer) |
| **Subnets** (drone navigation, roboarm VLA, SLAM 3D map) | Dashboard URLs — to be published with the testnet release                                                                                                               |
| **Whitepaper**                                           | [konnex.world/whitepaper](https://konnex.world/whitepaper)                                                                                                              |
| **Source**                                               | [github.com/konnex-network](https://github.com/konnex-network)                                                                                                          |

> **Security:** Use only official links and binaries from this documentation, the whitepaper, or [GitHub releases](https://github.com/konnex-network). Do not trust lookalike domains or installers.

## Deep dives

* [Design overview](/understand-konnex/design-overview.md)
* [Protocol architecture](/understand-konnex/protocol-architecture.md)
* [PoPW, TEE, and settlement design](/understand-konnex/contracts-and-popw.md)
* [Roadmap: what is live vs staged](/understand-konnex/roadmap.md)

For builders: [SDK overview](/sdk/sdk.md), [mining](/participate/mining.md), [validating](/participate/validating.md).