> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.homecooked.fun/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Why $COOK

> Purpose of the token and launching on OpenServ

## A token tied to a real product

* Homecooked is a working app in active development since **December 2025**
* \$COOK is directly connected to the app's growth

## Why we're raising

* The product is already built, the raise (i.e trading fees) will be used to bring in users
* Funds go directly into **marketing and distribution**, starting cost-effective UGC pipelines.
* Growth drives the [buyback mechanism](/token/value-accrual) that supports the token

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/homecooked/Nr_PmmwqFkbcTW0v/images/flywheel.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Nr_PmmwqFkbcTW0v&q=85&s=aed5cbcca29f03bd04148874d0e89271" alt="The COOK flywheel — token fees fund marketing, marketing drives subscription revenue, and revenue flows back to the token" width="2000" height="2000" data-path="images/flywheel.png" />
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## Why we're raising on crypto rails

* **Frictionless** — accessible fundraising without traditional gatekeeping
* **Engaged communities** — word-of-mouth distribution is essential for a consumer app
* **Network effects** — the community becomes part of the engine that grows the app, in turn driving value to the \$COOK token.

## Why we're launching on OpenServ

* Homecooked's AI runs on OpenServ — the [Sous Chef and recipe ingestion](/token/openserv) are powered by it
* Launching \$COOK on the **OpenServ launchpad** as part of OpenServ's Foundry program grants us access to the expertise and knowledge of the OpenServ team.

<Card title="How OpenServ powers Homecooked" icon="bolt" href="/token/openserv">
  The AI infrastructure behind the app.
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