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title: Token Gating a Channel with Cura
tags: [farcastle]

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# Managing a Channel with Cura

## Links
[Cura](https://cura.openrank.com/)
[Docs](https://cura-docs.openrank.com/)
[video](https://warpcast.com/sahil/0xbeaaed00)

## How To

https://cura-docs.openrank.com/automatic-membership-criteria

**1. Sign into Cura with yor Farcaster Account**

![Screenshot from 2024-11-07 15-47-01](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S1ZiXpqWyl.png)

Features
- Membership request frame
- Moderator dashboard
    - view and accept member requests
    - various channel stats
    - find users and send invites
- Automatic membership criteria
    - send invites to users who match criteria

2. Add @curabot as a moderator to your channel

![Screenshot from 2024-11-11 09-28-55](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rJpJW21zke.png)


3. Set up the auto invite criteria

![Screenshot from 2024-11-07 16-03-15](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/r1fSw65W1l.png)

supported chains
![Screenshot from 2024-11-11 09-34-43](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S12NMhkMJe.png)


4. Check the invites on the dashboard

![Screenshot from 2024-11-12 09-27-58](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BJeDzbbzJl.png)

![Screenshot from 2024-11-12 09-28-05](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJJDfbZMkg.png)

![Screenshot from 2024-11-12 09-28-50](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkZIGZZMJx.png)

![Screenshot from 2024-11-12 10-25-53](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Sk5CkfbfJx.png)



**Add a Frame to your Channel**

![Screenshot from 2024-11-07 15-48-22](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rkzC7p9Wkg.png)

- Creates a frame that sends membership requests to your cura dashboard


**Dashboard**

Pending invites
![Screenshot from 2024-11-08 10-40-07](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HkKzaTsWkl.png)

the bot also DMs you
![Screenshot from 2024-11-08 10-46-10](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rJqOCao-Jl.png)


**Mini App**

![image](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HyPGdlZM1x.png)

construction url
https://warpcast.com/~/compose?text=Check+out+Mini+App+for+quarters&embeds%5B%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fframe.openrank.com%2Fapi%2Fminiapp%2Fchannel%2Fquarters&channelKey=quarters

Features
- leaderboard for 'top users'
- curated casts
- both require you to request that openrank 'ranks your channel'