# owner_cut_auto_lock_enabled (/docs/hyperparameters/owner-cut-auto-lock-enabled)

Controls whether the subnet owner's emission cut is automatically placed under
a [conviction lock](/docs/guides/conviction) the moment it is paid out. It
matters to owners weighing liquidity against conviction, and to lockers
watching the ownership race — an auto-locking owner compounds conviction every
tempo without lifting a finger.

## How it works [#how-it-works]

The flag defaults to **false**. When it is on, each epoch's owner-cut payout is
followed by an automatic `lock-stake` on the owner's coldkey: the freshly
staked alpha is added to the owner's locked mass. If the owner already has a
lock on the subnet, the cut locks toward that lock's existing hotkey (one lock
per coldkey per subnet); otherwise a new lock is created toward the subnet
owner hotkey. A zero cut is silently skipped.

Locked alpha still earns dividends — the lock is a floor on unstaking, not a
separate bucket — and it accrues conviction, which counts toward the
aggregate-conviction threshold for automatic subnet ownership transfer. Locks
on the owner hotkey mature instantly (conviction equals mass), so an owner
auto-locking toward their own hotkey is defending their seat with fully mature
conviction. Turning the flag off stops future auto-locking but does not
release anything already locked.

The flag has no effect while
[`owner_cut_enabled`](/docs/hyperparameters/owner-cut-enabled) is off — no cut,
nothing to lock.

<HyperparamOwnerCut focus="owner_cut_auto_lock_enabled" />

## Reading and setting [#reading-and-setting]

```bash
btcli sudo get --netuid 12 --name owner_cut_auto_lock_enabled
btcli sudo set --netuid 12 --name owner_cut_auto_lock_enabled --value true
```

Settable by the subnet owner or root; booleans take `true` or `false`. Not
permitted on the root subnet.

## Related [#related]

* [`owner_cut_enabled`](/docs/hyperparameters/owner-cut-enabled) — the cut
  this flag locks
* [`transfers_enabled`](/docs/hyperparameters/transfers-enabled)
* [Conviction locks](/docs/guides/conviction) — lock mechanics and ownership
  transfer