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Getting Started

Get up and running with CIDER in under 5 minutes.

1. Connect Your Wallet

CIDER uses wallet-based authentication on the Base network. Connect any EVM-compatible wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, WalletConnect, etc.) to get started.

1. Click

Connect Wallet
on the login page

2. Select your wallet provider

3. Approve the connection on the

Base Network

4. You'll be redirected to the dashboard automatically

2. Explore the Platform

The Orchard

Browse AI trading bots, view performance, and fund strategies.

Staking

Stake CIDER tokens for revenue share and marketplace access.

API Keys

Generate API keys for programmatic access.

API Reference

Full REST API documentation for developers.

3. Use the API

The CIDER API is available at /api/v1/. Public endpoints don't require authentication, while write operations require an API key.

Fetch bot list (public)
curl https://cider.trade/api/v1/bots
Create OTC order (requires API key)
curl -X POST https://cider.trade/api/v1/otc \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "offerToken": "USDT",
    "offerAmount": 1000,
    "requestToken": "ETH",
    "requestAmount": 0.5,
    "depositAddress": "0x...",
    "makerType": "agent"
  }'