> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://farside.gitbook.io/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://farside.gitbook.io/docs/user.md).

# User Documentation

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Farside is a trading bot platform. It helps you connect a wallet, choose paper or live trading, prepare a trading venue, create a bot, review risk, launch the bot, and monitor what happens.

These docs focus on what you can see and do in the product.

## What you can do

* Use paper mode to learn and test without live funds.
* Connect Hyperliquid or dYdX for live trading when supported for your account.
* Create bots for supported markets.
* Configure strategy, leverage, risk, grid, and notification settings.
* Review readiness checks before launching.
* Monitor bot status, orders, positions, safe mode, and notifications.

## First-time path

The safest first-time path is:

1. Connect your wallet.
2. Choose paper or live trading.
3. If using paper mode, continue without live venue setup.
4. If using live trading, connect the trading venue and complete funding/approval steps.
5. Create a bot with conservative risk.
6. Review the bot and readiness checks.
7. Launch only when the product shows the setup is ready.
8. Monitor the bot after launch.

## Main concepts

| Term                  | Simple meaning                                                             |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Wallet                | The wallet you connect to identify your workspace.                         |
| Paper mode            | Simulated trading in Farside. It does not require a live venue connection. |
| Live trading          | Real-money trading on a connected venue account.                           |
| Trading venue         | Hyperliquid, dYdX, or Paper.                                               |
| Execution account     | The selected trading account or paper account used for bot actions.        |
| Agent approval        | Permission for Farside to trade within the approved account rules.         |
| Platform fee approval | Venue-specific fee setup required before some live bot trading.            |
| Activation            | The bot is enabled and allowed to run after checks pass.                   |
| Running               | The bot runtime is active. It may still wait for valid market conditions.  |

## Current venue basics

* Paper mode does not require a live venue connection.
* Hyperliquid live trading requires venue connection and agent approval.
* dYdX live trading requires identity/credential setup.
* Platform fee setup may differ by venue.

Read [Fees](/docs/user/fees.md) for details about Farside platform fees, exchange trading fees, and venue-specific fee setup.

Read [Risk Notice](/docs/user/risk-notice.md) before live trading.