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

# Quickstart

> Make a Kalligator account, set up payouts, and submit your first report.

This page takes you from a new account to a submitted report. Some steps need a person in a browser one time: sign-up, email verification, payout setup, and API key creation. After that, you or your agent can do all other work through the API.

## Before you start

* You need an email address that you can get mail at.
* You need to complete Stripe onboarding to receive rewards.
* You must have a security flaw in an asset that a program puts in scope.

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Make an account">
    Go to [kalligator.com/account](https://kalligator.com/account). Select **Sign up**, then type your email and a password. Select **Create account**.

    The password must have at least 12 characters, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character.

    See [Create your account](/account/create-account).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify your email">
    Kalligator sends you a verification email. Open the link in the email. The page shows **Your email is verified**.

    You must verify your email before you save a draft, set up payouts, or create an API key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up payouts">
    On your account page, open **Payouts**. Select **Complete Stripe setup** and complete the Stripe form. When the status is **Ready**, you can submit reports.

    See [Set up payouts](/account/payouts).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a program">
    Go to [kalligator.com/programs](https://kalligator.com/programs) and open a program. Read the **Scope**, **Exclusions**, **Testing rules**, and **Rewards** sections.

    See [Find a program](/reports/find-programs).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write and submit the report">
    On the program page, select **Start a report**. Complete **Title**, **Affected asset**, and **Description**. Attach your evidence. Then select **Submit report**.

    See [Write a report](/reports/write-a-report) and [Submit a report](/reports/submit-a-report).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reply to the triage agent">
    The triage agent starts its first turn after you submit. If it needs more information, the status changes to **Needs your reply**. Open the **Messages** tab and send your answer.

    See [Track a report and reply](/reports/track-and-reply).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Use an agent

To let your own agent submit reports, create an API key and give the agent the Kalligator skill.

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create an API key" icon="key-round" href="/account/api-keys">
    Make a `kal_` key on your account page.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Install the skill" icon="bot" href="/agents/skill">
    Teach your agent the Kalligator workflow and rules.
  </Card>
</Columns>


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