What we index, what we don’t promise, why a card is a snapshot, how to report errors.
How the catalog works in plain words
TON Web Search crawls reachable .ton entries, tries to guess type and status, builds cards, and offers search. Heuristics and snapshots — not an audit lab and not a registry of “verified investments”.
Delays are normal: seasons change storefronts faster than crawls. Wrong types sometimes happen — so read a card together with the brand pin, not instead of it.
How to use it well
Search by meaning. Filter noise. Compare lookalikes. Open slowly. Experimental wallet for anything new. Don’t read “in the index” as “safe”.
We’re a map. Keys, signatures, and limits are your territory.
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A decision glossary for “catalog”
When chat says “catalog”, translate into actions: what to open, what to verify, what not to sign. “How the TON Web Search catalog works (for humans)” is a headline; decisions live in the preview and wallet choice.
Frame: What we index, what we don’t promise, why a card is a snapshot, how to report errors. Anything demanding a seed, prepaid “access”, or an “activation transfer” falls out of frame automatically.
Anchor words: pin, favorites, dust, spender, limit. If the talk has only urgency — you’re in someone else’s script.
Safety contour before any “catalog” click
Device updated from normal sources. Wallet client too. Seed not in chats. Experimental balance separated. Not “paranoia before catalog” — a table you can work on.
Public Wi‑Fi, foreign PC, screen share — bad background. Move large size to another moment. The topic can wait.
Entry checks: lookalikes next to “catalog”
Two candidates beat one. Pin reference beside a feed link. Character by character. Aloud. Icons and “online” don’t count. One letter is enough error cost.
After verify — favorites. Don’t return to global brand search. Clones queue there specifically for “catalog”.
Action, preview, aftercare
An action on “catalog” without a readable preview is a lottery. State the operation type. Shrink size until it’s boringly clear. Dust. History. Balance.
After: revoke extra approve, delete temporary bookmarks, ensure you didn’t leave a session on a foreign device. The catalog may have helped find the entry; cleanup is yours.
Long distance: “catalog” without season drama
Seasons come and go. Habits stay. Weekly short review: favorites, junk tokens, updates. Once a season — a careful look at seed backup without publishing words.
If “How the TON Web Search catalog works (for humans)” feels long — that’s intentional. Short taps already belong to attackers. Your edge is a slow Confirm and a calm refusal.
FAQ without fluff (about catalog)
**Do I need the main wallet?** Usually no. An experimental limit is enough to learn “catalog”.
**What if friends are already in?** Their deposit doesn’t insure yours. Source checks stay yours.
**What if the catalog card is online?** That’s an entry-availability snapshot, not an audit. Next — pin and preview.
**What if I already signed something weird?** Don’t enter a seed into “recovery helpers”. New contour, clean device, move remainder.
A 48-hour mini-diary after “catalog”
Hour 0: action done or canceled. Hour 1: history and balance. Evening: favorites and approvals. Tomorrow: don’t chase FOMO with a new amount “to break even”. At 48 hours: note what worked in your verification process.
The diary is boring — therefore useful. Seasons teach impulse; diaries teach repeatable safe steps.
How “catalog” links to other ecosystem habits
Even when today’s focus is “How the TON Web Search catalog works (for humans)”, seed hygiene, username anti-phishing, wallet separation, and exchange memo care still matter. You don’t need to learn everything at once. You need to not break the base while handling the special case “catalog”.
Leave TON Web Search as an entry map. Maps can be closed. Keys and limits cannot.