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# Node Operator Path

Users or organizations with operational capabilities — including dive operators, content creators, community managers, and hardware deployment partners — may apply for node participation within the ecosystem.

After qualification review, nodes may:

* Provide ecosystem services
* Access ecosystem users
* Participate in revenue-sharing mechanisms

Depending on node type, participation structures may include:

* Referral commissions
* Content incentives
* Usage-fee sharing
* Service-order participation

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### Ecosystem Priority Mechanism

According to the current framework, Oceanea Pass holders may receive priority consideration for certain node participation opportunities.

However, ecosystem qualification requirements and operational capability assessments remain necessary.

Pass ownership alone does not automatically grant node operating rights.


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