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

# Quickstart

> Try the Strategy Arena beta flow from market discovery to evaluation score.

Use this guide to understand the beta flow a builder follows.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Discover" icon="search">
    Pick a supported market and strategy from the public catalog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Evaluate" icon="chart-line">
    Run a simulation, then score the returned result.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compare" icon="table">
    Use `score`, diagnostics, eligibility, and CapitalScore together.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you need

* A beta API key or UI access.
* A supported market id.
* A strategy candidate built from the supported Strategy Arena catalog.

The public beta does not require running contracts, an operator, or local
simulation infrastructure.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Read the available markets">
    Call:

    ```http theme={null}
    GET /v1/families/strategy-arena/markets
    ```

    The current public market ids are:

    | Market id | Key      |
    | --------: | -------- |
    |       `1` | `susde`  |
    |       `2` | `susdf`  |
    |       `3` | `ghousd` |
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a strategy">
    Read the strategy list:

    ```http theme={null}
    GET /v1/families/strategy-arena/strategies
    ```

    Then inspect parameter defaults and constraints:

    ```http theme={null}
    GET /v1/families/strategy-arena/strategies/{strategyId}/parameters
    ```

    If a surfaced parameter has `defaultValue`, you may omit it from
    `strategyParams`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run a simulation">
    Submit the candidate to one of the simulation endpoints:

    ```http theme={null}
    POST /v1/families/strategy-arena/simulations/summary
    ```

    Use the summary endpoint for fast UI cards or agent loops. Use the full
    endpoint when you need full ledgers and portfolio series.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Evaluate the result">
    Pass the returned simulation `data` into:

    ```http theme={null}
    POST /v1/families/strategy-arena/evaluations
    ```

    The response returns the beta `score`, benchmark diagnostics, eligibility,
    and CapitalScore.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Interpret the result

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="`score`" icon="chart-line">
    The beta leaderboard sort key.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Risk diagnostics" icon="chart-line">
    Annualized return, drawdown, CVaR, turnover, and execution cost.
  </Card>

  <Card title="`eligibility.eligible`" icon="shield">
    The gate result for review or next-step workflows.
  </Card>

  <Card title="`capitalScore.capitalScore`" icon="chart-line">
    A stricter robustness diagnostic for guarded capital review.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you built

You walked through the live beta loop: list markets, choose a strategy,
simulate, evaluate, and compare evidence.

Next, read [Scoring and benchmarks](/arena/scoring-and-benchmarks) and
[API simulations](/api/simulations).