Activated referrals
Referral credits unlock only after the invited user becomes active in the product. Three activated referrals add a Premium milestone.
Product-led rewards
VantaShell Founding Operators Program
Earn credits for testing beta builds, reporting reproducible bugs, giving useful feedback, helping the community, and referring activated Mac developers.
Quality over volume
Bug reports and feedback are reviewed for signal, reproduction quality, and product impact.
Useful rewards
Credits can unlock plan time, annual discounts, and early access perks after approval.
Ways to earn
First SSH connection
Privacy-safe app event; do not store hostnames, IPs, or commands.
200 credits
Feedback after 7 days
Useful feedback after real usage, usually after 7 days.
250 credits
Valid bug report
Validated reproducible bug report. Adjust manually for severity.
500 credits
Community tutorial
Published guide, workflow note, or technical tutorial that helps other VantaShell users.
750 credits
Public testimonial
Useful public testimonial, review, or workflow note that helps other technical users evaluate VantaShell.
500 credits
Accepted forum answer
Forum answer accepted by staff or the thread author.
150 credits
Activated referral
Referral validated after the invited user completes first SSH activation.
500 credits
3 referrals milestone
One-time milestone after 3 activated referrals: 1 extra month Premium plus bonus credits.
1,000 credits
Redeem credits
1 month Pro
Adds 30 days of Pro access after admin approval.
1,000 credits
1 month Premium
Adds 30 days of Premium access after admin approval.
1,500 credits
3 months Pro
Adds 90 days of Pro access after admin approval.
2,500 credits
3 months Premium
Adds 90 days of Premium access after admin approval.
4,000 credits
20% annual discount
Admin-issued annual discount. Not stackable with other discounts.
2,000 credits
40% annual discount
Admin-issued annual discount for strong contributors.
5,000 credits
Early access features
Early access flag handled manually by staff.
1,000 credits