Mint Lot tokens
Minting deposits a Lot's complete component recipe and issues redeemable Lot tokens. Composing defines that recipe; minting funds it. You can mint without launching a token.
This guide covers fixed Lots. Follow Mint and redeem for application steps.
If you want to spend ETH to obtain Lot tokens, use Buy on the Lot market. The direct Mint form requires the components already in your wallet.
What determines a mint
Compose 2–5 unique eligible components, the range LotFlow supports, with positive proportions totaling 100%; see composition and routing limits. The vault address and fixed per-token quantities determine the deposit. Standard compositions convert percentage weights into quantities once; prices later change the value and weights, not those quantities. Reusing a Lot preserves its recipe. A one-stock selection follows the direct-stock model and does not create a Lot.
Understanding Lots covers the initial $1 reference, exact-quantity contracts, canonical identity and composition limits.
What enters the vault
For a fictional Lot:
| Component | Per Lot token | Deposit for 100 Lot tokens |
|---|---|---|
| X | 0.005 X | 0.5 X |
| Y | 0.006 Y | 0.6 Y |
| Z | 0.010 Z | 1.0 Z |
Every component is required. Fractional deposits round up at each token's atomic precision. Approve components where allowances are insufficient, then mint. The vault checks actual receipt and coverage; a missing transfer reverts the mint. Earlier approvals remain separate confirmed actions. See accounting rules.
What the holder receives
Your wallet receives Lot tokens; the vault keeps their backing. Do not count both as separate wallet positions. You can hold, trade or redeem the Lot tokens while required transfers succeed.
Before signing, review the vault, deposits, allowances, output amount, recipient, rounding and gas. The receipt confirms delivery even if the display updates later.
Routed minting
An ETH-funded launch-token purchase can acquire components and mint the intermediate Lot within the route:
ETH → components → mint Lot → launch token
The output is the launch token. This requires executable component markets; minting from assets already held does not.
Costs and continuity
Lots charges no minting protocol fee. Approval/mint gas and component acquisition remain costs.
Healthy in-kind minting uses fixed quantities and actual deposits, without a dollar feed, indexer or main website. Impairment can restrict issuance. Recovery distinguishes that condition from a route outage and permanent recovery.