> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://earthlinc.gitbook.io/protocol/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://earthlinc.gitbook.io/protocol/using-earth-linc/mint-your-station.md).

# Mint your station

*The on-chain birth — and the one choice it carries.*

Composing and Broadcasting are off-chain. The chain begins here: when you **mint**, your station takes its permanent, on-chain form — anchored, sovereign, yours. No one can edit or delete a minted station. Not you, not us, not anyone. That's not a limitation; it's the point.

**The mint anchors.** A station is minted once; everything you Cast afterward travels from it.

## The choice at the mint

Every mint carries one decision: what does your station hold?

### Carry a YuCROWN mission

Choose a **mission** — a real action for this earth, under YuCROWN's **C//**, confirmed by an independent, accountable source before anything is recorded. Then:

* your payment becomes a **Drop** — a charitable contribution, the **full amount**, to YuCROWN, the 501(c)(3) that anchors the protocol;
* your station becomes **grounded** — bound to a real place on this earth where real work happened;
* the verified facts of that work travel with every NaviStar you Cast from this station.

### Mint plain

The station anchors with nothing but itself — still permanent, still sovereign, still yours. This is an ordinary purchase, with no charitable component.

## One payment, one destination

Your choice routes the payment — whole, to exactly one place, never split. A mission mint goes in full to YuCROWN (governed by the *Donation Terms & Charitable Disclosures*). A plain mint is ordinary commerce (governed by the *Payment & Refund Policy*). Your acknowledgment always states which kind of payment you made, and to whom.

## Before you mint, know this

* **Minting is permanent.** A mint cannot be un-minted, and the on-chain record cannot be reversed. If you only want reach, Broadcast first — it's free and undoable.
* **You don't need any keys to mint.** Custody-by-default means everything works from your account; self-custody is always available later (see *Claim & custody*).

## After the mint

Your station is anchored. Now it can do what it was born for: **Cast** — a NaviStar to a person you choose, again and again. (See *Cast a NaviStar*.)

***

*A protocol anchored by YuCROWN Corporation · 501(c)(3) — anchored, never owned.*


---

# Agent Instructions
This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com.

## 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, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://earthlinc.gitbook.io/protocol/using-earth-linc/mint-your-station.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

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.