# Smart Mining #### The Basics Smart mining is the process of having a throttled @miner mine when it otherwise does not cause drawbacks. Drawbacks include increases heat, slower machine, depleting battery, etc. The intent of smart mining is to increase network security by allowing as many people as possible to let the smart miner on all the time. For this to work, the miner must prove unobtrusive, or it will be turned off, depriving the Haven network from a little bit of security. As such, it is likely that a smart miner will mine slower than a normal miner on the same hardware. Smart mining is available in the official CLI and GUI wallet, which are available in the [downloads page](https://app.gitbook.com/s/-MIUkN4w3pz_N3EraYsq/gui/gui-overview/%7B%7B%20site.baseurl_root%20%7D%7D/downloads/). It is hoped that the relative slowness of a smart miner (especially on low-power machines) will be offset by the large amount of people running a miner for a possible "lottery win", and thus increase the Haven network security by a non trivial amount. The increased hash rate from many different sources helps keep the Haven network decentralized. --- # 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://wiki.havenprotocol.org/gui/gui-overview/smart-mining.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.