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# CAT Allocation Guidelines

As for any project of The Stable Order, contributors receive CATs (Contribution Accounting Tokens). Each project has its own CAT. CATs are created by The Stable Order and received by contributors when the projects complete all the [hatching requirements](/about-us/stable-nest/hatching-requirements.md).

A project that is part of the Stable Nest has three types of contributors: Ideators, Mentors, Developers. A single person may fulfill multiple roles.

To ease estimation, projects in the nesting stage use the following tables as guidelines.

<table><thead><tr><th width="100">Size</th><th>Approximate Number of Hours to Build</th><th>Total CATs for All Contributors</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Small</td><td>90h</td><td>24000</td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td>180h</td><td>48000</td></tr><tr><td>Large</td><td>360h</td><td>96000</td></tr></tbody></table>

| Contributor Type                 | Percentage of CATs             |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Ideators                         | 25% (inspired by the 25% rule) |
| Mentors                          | 10%                            |
| Software Developers or Designers | 65%                            |

These tables are intended as guidelines. Teams are allowed to deviate from these guidelines. If contributors disagree about any deviation, the final decision is made by the Stable Nest's admins.