> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://hd-ddyd.gitbook.io/swandao-1/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://hd-ddyd.gitbook.io/swandao-1/preface/how-it-works.md).

# How it Works

As part of our collaboration, projects provide SwanDao users with an allocation of tokens which we distribute to those who have joined our token-permissioned Telegram communities.

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This is achieved through our token, the $SwanDao ($SWD), which can be leveraged to access our community tiers — each of which provides increasing benefits for our community. In order to access each membership tier, Swans members need to hold at least a fixed minimum number of $SWD tokens in their MetaMask wallet. Our current token-permissioned.