# Actions: staking

Add, remove, move, transfer and swap stake, set auto-stake, block hotkey spam and claim root emission with Taostats Actions.

_Source: https://taostats.io/docs/understanding-taostats/taostats-actions/staking_

_Last reviewed: 2026-10-28_

These are the staking extrinsics, one form each, with subnet and validator pickers instead of raw netuids and hotkeys. Use them for one-off changes, for calls the staking app doesn't offer, or to sign as a proxy. [Open Staking](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking).

For staking across many subnets and validators at once, with live prices and your positions in view, use the [staking app](https://taostats.io/docs/understanding-taostats/taostats-pro/taostats-staking-app).

> [!NOTE]
> **Paid plan**
>
> Anyone can open an action, fill it in and review the transaction. Signing and submitting requires a paid Taostats plan. Compare plans on [Billing](https://taostats.io/pro/billing), or see [Plans](https://taostats.io/docs/understanding-taostats/taostats-pro/your-taostats-account#plans).

## Stake and unstake

Add, Remove and Swap Stake trade through subnet pools. They are submitted through [MEV Shield](https://taostats.io/docs/concepts/chain-runtime/mev-shield) with a price limit from your saved max slippage, and the chain refuses the trade if the price moves past it. See [Slippage](https://taostats.io/docs/concepts/staking/slippage).

### [Add Stake](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/add-stake)

Stakes TAO to a hotkey on a subnet. Outside Root, the TAO is swapped into the subnet's alpha at the pool price.

[Taostats Actions: Add Stake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4jqdjSSek0)

### [Remove Stake](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/remove-stake)

Unstakes alpha from a hotkey back to TAO in your wallet. Outside Root, the alpha is sold into the pool.

[Taostats Actions: Remove Stake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HoGSBiN8ok)

### [Swap Stake (Switch Subnets)](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/swap-stake)

Moves stake from one subnet to another in one transaction: the alpha is sold on the first subnet and bought on the second.

[Taostats Actions: Swap Stake Between Subnets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G5a2B0__Rk)

### [Move Stake (Switch Validators)](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/move-stake)

Moves stake to another validator on the same subnet. Nothing is traded through the pool.

[Taostats Actions: Move Stake Between Validators](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaPLjpW4eIo)

### [Transfer Stake (Trade Alpha)](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/transfer-stake)

Gives stake to another coldkey. It stays on the same subnet and hotkey; only the owner changes. This cannot be undone.

[Taostats Actions: Transfer Stake to Another Wallet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6xyNAoiLo)

## Rewards and protection

### [Set Auto-Stake](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/set-auto-stake)

Chooses the hotkey that your future rewards on a subnet are staked to.

[Taostats Actions: Set Auto-Stake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7NaK1-pefg)

### [Claim Root Emission](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/claim-root-emission)

Claims unclaimed root emission now instead of waiting for the automatic claim. Claim from one validator or from all of them; the claimed amount is staked on Root. For each validator's basket and fees in detail, use [Root Claim](https://taostats.io/staking/root-claim). See [Root validator baskets](https://taostats.io/docs/concepts/staking/root-validator-baskets).

[Taostats Actions: Claim Root Emission](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_RU8HPf6I8)

### [Block Hotkey Spam](https://taostats.io/pro/actions/staking/block-hotkey-spam)

Stops other accounts adding new hotkeys to your staking list. Stake can still arrive on hotkeys you already have or own. Run it again with the switch off to allow new hotkeys.

[Taostats Actions: Block Hotkey Spam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tHiaNj2Cow)

> [!TIP]
> **Sign as a proxy**
>
> Every action on this page has a **Complete as proxy wallet** switch. Turn it on to sign with your connected wallet on behalf of a wallet that made yours its proxy. See [Proxies](https://taostats.io/docs/understanding-taostats/taostats-actions/proxies#sign-as-a-proxy-wallet).