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$SHEL
$SHEL is not launched yet. Until it is, holder tiers are off and every free feature stays on for everyone.

Free and holder
holder tier off until launch| free | holder, after launch | |
|---|---|---|
| Every page, every live number, the meme studio | yes | yes |
| Ask Shello, questions per hour | 4 | 60 |
| MCP tool calls per hour | 30 | 900 |
| Alerts by browser push or Telegram | no | yes |
| Saved agent profile, recomputed every day | no | yes |
How the balance check works
- You sign in by signing a short text message in your wallet. Not a transaction: it costs nothing and moves nothing.
- Shello reads your $SHEL balance from Solana (getTokenAccountsByOwner) and its USD price (Jupiter Price API).
- At $10 or more you are a holder. The check is cached for 30 seconds; drop under the line and you are back on the free tier.
- Shello never holds keys, never signs, never sends a transaction.