NFT Management

Stargate's NFT management feature enables staking NFT owners to assign limited operational privileges to a secondary wallet address—called a Node Manager—without compromising ownership or control. This is especially useful for automating certain tasks or integrating with external services, while preserving full authority over staked assets.

A common use case is when a user wishes to entrust actions like reward claiming or app access (e.g., VeBetterDAO, Discord gated channels) to another address, while retaining full custody of their NFT.

By default, the owner is considered as a manager of its tokens, until another address is set.

🔁 Managers are automatically removed upon any NFT transfer or sale.

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Owner Roles and Responsibilities

The NFT owner remains the sole authority over the asset. They can appoint or revoke a manager at any time using the Stargate interface—no approval is required from the manager.

Upon assigning a manager, the following controls remain exclusive to the owner:

• Staking or unstaking VET

• Locking or unlocking the NFT for delegation

• Delegation selection and exit

• Transferring, selling, or burning the NFT

• Participating in governance

This ensures that while day-to-day tasks can be outsourced, strategic and custodial control always remains with the owner.

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Node Manager Capabilities

A Node Manager is assigned unilaterally by the NFT owner—no transaction is needed on the manager’s part to accept the role. Managers can:

• Claim staking rewards on behalf of the owner

  • All rewards are always sent to the owner’s wallet

• Use the NFT for authentication or access control in third-party apps or integrations (e.g., gated Discord roles, VeBetter endorsements)

• Remove themselves as manager at any time through the interface

Node Managers Cannot:

• Stake or unstake VET

• Change validator or exit delegation

• Lock or unlock the NFT

• Transfer, sell, or burn the NFT

This strict permission model ensures that managers can assist but not compromise the NFT's security or financial role.

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Use Cases

NFT management is designed to offer operational flexibility for:

• Users with hardware wallets who wish to avoid frequent signing

• Power users managing multiple NFTs across wallets

• DAO participants or services interacting with NFTs for governance or access rights

• Projects integrating NFTs for ecosystem features that don’t require staking control

By separating ownership from limited operational access, Stargate ensures that users can retain full control while delegating tasks for convenience and utility.