# $HVR TOKEN **$HVR** serves as the governance token for the HarvestHaven protocol, driving its operations by rewarding tokenholders and facilitating governance decisions. It will be introduced natively on Base. Key functions of **$HVR** include: incentivizing tokenholders to actively participate in protocol affairs and development, as well as granting holders the authority to vote on governance matters in Harvest's snapshots. Now, what about **$stHVR**? **$stHVR** functions as the receipt token for the Harvest vault, serving as the output contract for incentive programs. Through our staking vaults, **$HVR** is distributed to tokenholders as rewards. To receive these rewards, you must be actively staking **$HVR**. This approach allows our community to earn from their holdings while maintaining their voting rights. --- # 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://harvesthaven.gitbook.io/harvesthaven/harvest-products/usdhvr-token.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.