# External Incentives While partner projects typically provide external incentives (formerly “bribes”), they aren’t the only ones who can. Any user can create external incentives to encourage voting for pairs with active gauges. Ocelex also supports this by allocating a portion of oOCX redemptions and treasury funds to incentivize specific pools, fostering active participation and sustaining a vibrant ecosystem. #### Incentives Methodology For Ocelex’s external incentive methodology, we analyze gauge performance by assessing TVL efficiency and fee generation. Using an analytical sheet, the team manually places incentives to accurately reflect each gauge’s performance. In some cases, especially with partners, we engage in incentive-matching agreements to help kickstart new gauges, ensuring they attract attention and liquidity from the outset. #### Claiming External Incentives When an epoch flips, all rewards become instantly claimable. Simply visit the Rewards page, select the NFT used for voting, and claim your rewards. --- # Agent Instructions: 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: ``` GET https://ocelex.gitbook.io/ocelex/protocol-overview/dex-functionalities/external-incentives.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. 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.