From e38f7b7acc59534def159ef2622ba662005aca5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DevDendrite <it1@dendrite.holdings>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:30:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fetch a question from BitQuant API

---
 quant/utils/questions.py | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/quant/utils/questions.py b/quant/utils/questions.py
index 6de3903..69e25f7 100644
--- a/quant/utils/questions.py
+++ b/quant/utils/questions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import bittensor as bt
+import requests
+import random
+
+
 """
 List of questions that can be answered by the crypto analysis document.
 """
@@ -50,4 +55,36 @@
     "What are the top 3 safest memecoins to buy on Sui?",
     "What are the top 3 safest memecoins to buy on Base?",
     "What are the top 3 safest memecoins to buy on Ethereum?",
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
+
+
+def fetch_question_once(
+    api_url: str = "https://quant-api.opengradient.ai/api/subnet/question",
+    timeout: float = 60.0,
+) -> str:
+    response_obj = requests.get(
+        api_url,
+        timeout=timeout
+    )
+    
+    response_obj.raise_for_status()
+    question_result = response_obj.json()
+    return question_result["question"]
+
+
+def fetch_question(
+    api_url: str = "https://quant-api.opengradient.ai/api/subnet/question",
+    timeout: float = 60.0,
+    retry_count: int = 3,
+) -> str:
+    for i in range(retry_count + 1):
+        try:
+            question = fetch_question_once(api_url, timeout=timeout)
+            bt.logging.info(f"Fetched question: '{question}'")
+            return question
+        except Exception as ex:
+            bt.logging.warning(f"Question fetch failed during try no. {i + 1} on: {ex}")
+
+    question = random.choice(questions)
+    bt.logging.warning(f"Fetching question failed too many times; returning one of the default questions: '{question}'")
+    return question

From 59a66206b7aee12b15646664f6c8a83bd6e1c0a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DevDendrite <it1@dendrite.holdings>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:31:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] make validator fetch questions from centralized API

---
 quant/validator/forward.py | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/quant/validator/forward.py b/quant/validator/forward.py
index 9421a4f..8c48553 100644
--- a/quant/validator/forward.py
+++ b/quant/validator/forward.py
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
 
 import os
 import time
-import random
 import bittensor as bt
 
 from quant.protocol import QuantQuery, QuantSynapse
 from quant.validator.reward import get_rewards
 from quant.utils.uids import get_random_uids
-from quant.utils.questions import questions
+from quant.utils.questions import fetch_question
 
 
 async def forward(self):
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ async def forward(self):
         wallet_address = "5HHSqMvTCvgtzdqFb5BbtYjB8cEiJjf8UZ6p5rQczagL"
 
     query = QuantQuery(
-        query=random.choice(questions),
+        query=fetch_question(),
         userID=wallet_address,
         metadata={
             "Create_Proof": "True",