# 9.4 Shill Tax The **Shill Tax** is a unique 1% fee on each transaction that directly supports project visibility. This fund is used for: * Paid promotional campaigns * Sponsored community posts and AMA sessions * Listings on DEX tools and aggregators * Influencer-driven awareness campaigns Projects launched on Nucleus AI can apply for shill tax support once they hit certain milestones, ensuring exposure is earned, not bought blindly. This model allows real utility projects to get noticed faster, while discouraging empty hype or rug attempts. --- # 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://nucleus-ai.gitbook.io/whitepaper/tokenomics/9.-tokenomics-usdnuai/9.4-shill-tax.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.