# Knights Knights are members who have volunteered their labour to the endeavors of The Stable Order. ## Becoming an Apprentice To become an **apprentice** of The Stable Order, make any contribution to a project of The Stable Order. Apprentices enter a journey to eventually become knights. ## Becoming a Knight To become a **knight** of The Stable Order: 1. Accept our code of honor. 2. Make any contribution to any project of The Stable Order, to become an apprentice. 3. Continue contributing substantially to any project of The Stable Order. * If you would like to start a new project, discuss it with members of The Stable Order first. * Contributions may be in the form of research, software development, marketing, business development, ... * If you don't know how to contribute, contact us in our Discord server. * A substantial contribution is roughly equal to a large summer of code project (about 340h) 4. Notify us of your completed contribution and of your interest to join The Stable Order by sending us a message in our Discord server. * You will be invited to join The Stable Order. Once you become a knight, you will gain access to our private channels, will be able to submit a Contribution Report to receive CATs and will be able to receive funding from benefactors. ## Becoming and Remaining a Paladin A **paladin** is a knight who has remained active in the last 6 months. To become a paladin, just become a knight. To remain a paladin, just continue contributing actively. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.stability.nexus/about-us/the-stable-order/knights-and-benefactors/knights.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.