Getting Started

What Alara Does

Alara bridges the gap between your AI assistant and your crypto exchange accounts.

It allows you to **chat directly with your exchanges** via your AI (like Cursor or Claude) to:

• Access **real-time market data** (order books, funding rates) that LLMs don't have.
• Query your **live account balances, positions, and trade history**.
• **Execute trades** across multiple CEX accounts directly from the chat interface.

Stop juggling tabs and start managing your crypto portfolio intelligently through conversation. Let's get started.

Quick Start Steps

1. Sign Up: Create a Alara account (if you don't have one). Check your email to verify.
2. Connect Exchange: We need your trade history.
   • Go to Connecting Exchanges and find your exchange guide.
   • Follow steps to get API keys. IMPORTANT: Use READ-ONLY keys.
   • Paste keys into Alara Dashboard -> "Exchange Connections".
3. Sync Trades: Go back to Dashboard. Click "Sync" on your connection (or wait for auto-sync).
4. Check Dashboard: Once synced, see your insights. (Dashboard Guide)
5. (Optional) Chat with AI about your Trades: Connect to AI tools like Cursor/Claude to ask questions about your connected exchange data. (Requires Python setup - see the Environment Setup Guide first). (Integration Guide)