# Dust during automation **Dust** means small leftover token amounts that can remain after rebalancing or minting because: * swaps can’t be perfectly exact, * rounding occurs on-chain, * slippage changes final amounts. Alloc8’s Position Manager includes **refunds for unused tokens** during mint/increase to avoid overpaying, which is one common source of “dust.” **Key point:** dust is not “lost.” It typically remains in your **Smart Account** as small token balances. --- # 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://docs.alloc8.xyz/strategies/autonomous-lp/dust-during-automation.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.