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

# CoW DAO Documentation

> Documentation for CoW Protocol, CoW AMM, and CoW DAO — the most user-protective trading protocol in DeFi.

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        Do what you want, build what you want
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      <p className="mt-6 max-w-2xl text-base text-white/80 sm:text-lg lg:text-xl">
        CoW Protocol is the most user-protective trading protocol in DeFi. Sign your intent, let solvers compete, and get the best price — MEV-free.
      </p>

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          Start Building
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      Quick Start
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      Move from orientation to implementation with a short path through the docs.
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    <Steps>
      <Step title="Understand the protocol model">
        CoW Protocol uses **intents** and **batch auctions** to give traders MEV protection, better prices, and gasless execution. Solvers compete to fill your orders.

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          <Card title="Intents" icon="file-signature" href="/cow-protocol/explanation/introduction/intents">
            What you want to trade, not how
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          <Card title="Batch Auctions" icon="layer-group" href="/cow-protocol/explanation/introduction/fair-combinatorial-auction">
            Orders grouped for optimal settlement
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          <Card title="Solvers" icon="gears" href="/cow-protocol/explanation/introduction/solvers">
            Professional third parties compete for you
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      </Step>

      <Step title="Pick your integration path">
        Decide whether you want to integrate with the API, SDK, or widget depending on your product surface and level of control.

        ```bash theme={null}
        npm install @cowprotocol/cow-sdk
        ```

        Go deeper with the [Integration overview](/cow-protocol/explanation/integration-overview), [TypeScript SDK](/cow-sdk/quickstart), [Python SDK](/cow-py/quickstart), or [Widget guide](/cow-swap/widget/overview).
      </Step>

      <Step title="Follow a working tutorial">
        Use a concrete walkthrough to place orders, inspect explorer data, or test solver flows end to end.

        <Accordion title="Suggested starting tutorials">
          * **Traders**: [Place a swap](/cow-swap/tutorials/swap), then [set a limit order](/cow-swap/tutorials/limit), then [create a TWAP](/cow-swap/tutorials/twap)
          * **Developers**: [SDK Quickstart](/cow-sdk/quickstart), then [create a swap order](/cow-sdk/guides/creating-swap-orders), then [widget integration](/cow-swap/widget/overview)
          * **Solver operators**: [Test locally](/cow-protocol/tutorials/solvers/local_test), then [onboard](/cow-protocol/howto/solvers/onboard)
          * **Live coding**: Try the [interactive tutorials at learn.cow.fi](https://learn.cow.fi) — browser-based, no install needed
        </Accordion>
      </Step>

      <Step title="Dive into the reference">
        Once you know your use case, move into contracts, APIs, and SDK references to implement against stable interfaces.

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          <Card title="API Reference" icon="square-terminal" href="/cow-protocol/reference/apis/orderbook">
            Orderbook, Solver, and Driver APIs
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          <Card title="Contracts" icon="file-contract" href="/cow-protocol/reference/contracts/core">
            Settlement, VaultRelayer, AllowList
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          <Card title="SDK Reference" icon="code" href="/cow-sdk/api/trading-sdk">
            Full TypeScript API docs
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      Explore Order Types
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      Jump directly into the parts of the ecosystem that match your role, workflow, or product area.
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      <Card title="Limit orders" img="https://mintcdn.com/cowswap/ynF7Y3kD8d9hG-TH/images/order-types/limit-orders.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ynF7Y3kD8d9hG-TH&q=85&s=106b0f9cf3db27aabdae12b9194db400" href="/cow-protocol/explanation/order-types/limit-orders" cta="Set price" width="405" height="241" data-path="images/order-types/limit-orders.svg">
        Set a target price and let CoW Swap execute when the market reaches it — gasless and free.
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        Spread a trade across fixed intervals to reduce price impact and timing risk.
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      <Card title="Milkman orders" img="https://mintcdn.com/cowswap/ynF7Y3kD8d9hG-TH/images/order-types/milkman-orders.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ynF7Y3kD8d9hG-TH&q=85&s=ea4344b4c3ccad3b6621758ad6b5247b" href="/cow-protocol/explanation/order-types/milkman-orders" cta="Schedule trade" width="405" height="241" data-path="images/order-types/milkman-orders.svg">
        Schedule a future trade with oracle-based pricing for DAOs and smart contracts.
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        Encode custom trading logic directly into an ERC-1271 smart contract.
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      <Card title="Programmatic orders" img="https://mintcdn.com/cowswap/ynF7Y3kD8d9hG-TH/images/order-types/programmatic-orders.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ynF7Y3kD8d9hG-TH&q=85&s=186e27e7bd20f61fa0ceb798811f4f3f" href="/cow-protocol/explanation/order-types/programmatic-orders" cta="Add triggers" width="406" height="241" data-path="images/order-types/programmatic-orders.svg">
        Trigger orders automatically when your chosen on-chain conditions are met.
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        Connect trades to actions like bridging, staking, deposits, or vault flows.
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      Find Your Path
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    <p className="mt-3 max-w-3xl text-base text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
      Pick your role and follow the links that match what you're trying to do.
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          <th className="px-6 py-4 font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200">You are a...</th>
          <th className="px-6 py-4 font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-200">Start here</th>
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          <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">Trader</td>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"><a href="/cow-protocol/overview" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">What is CoW Protocol?</a> then <a href="/cow-swap/tutorials/swap" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">place a swap</a></td>
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          <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">Developer</td>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"><a href="/cow-protocol/explanation/integration-overview" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">Integration overview</a>, <a href="/cow-sdk/quickstart" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">TypeScript SDK</a>, or <a href="/cow-py/quickstart" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">Python SDK</a></td>
        </tr>

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          <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">Solver operator</td>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"><a href="/cow-protocol/tutorials/solvers/local_test" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">Test locally</a> then <a href="/cow-protocol/howto/solvers/onboard" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">onboard</a></td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">Contract developer</td>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"><a href="/cow-protocol/reference/contracts/core" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">Contracts reference</a> or <a href="/composable-cow/introduction" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">ComposableCoW</a></td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">Contributor</td>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"><a href="/services/introduction" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">Services</a> or <a href="/bff/introduction" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">BFF</a> architecture and dev setup</td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 font-medium text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100">DAO participant</td>
          <td className="px-6 py-4 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300"><a href="/governance/explanation/mission" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">Mission</a> and <a href="/governance/howto/how-to-apply" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline">how to apply for a grant</a></td>
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    <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100 sm:text-4xl">
      Resources
    </h2>

    <p className="mt-3 max-w-3xl text-base text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
      Reach the community, source repositories, and governance channels.
    </p>
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    <CardGroup cols={2}>
      <Card title="GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/cowprotocol" cta="Browse repos">
        Explore the public source code for docs, SDKs, contracts, services, and integration examples.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Discord" icon="discord" href="https://discord.com/invite/cowprotocol" cta="Join community">
        Ask questions, discuss integrations, and connect with builders working across the CoW ecosystem.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Forum" icon="comments" href="https://forum.cow.fi" cta="View forum">
        Follow governance discussions, improvement proposals, and community coordination in the DAO forum.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Snapshot" icon="check-to-slot" href="https://snapshot.org/#/cow.eth" cta="See voting">
        Review live and historical voting activity for CoW DAO proposals and governance decisions.
      </Card>
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    <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100 sm:text-4xl">
      Ready to build?
    </h2>

    <p className="mt-3 max-w-3xl text-base text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-300">
      Go from concepts to implementation with tutorials and references that map
      directly to CoW Protocol, CoW AMM, and governance workflows.
    </p>

    <div className="mt-6 flex flex-wrap gap-4">
      <a href="/cow-protocol/explanation/building" className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#012F7A] px-6 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-white no-underline transition hover:bg-[#013a8f] dark:bg-[#3F80FF] dark:text-[#012F7A] dark:hover:bg-[#6BA3FF]">
        Open builder guide
      </a>

      <a href="/cow-protocol/reference/apis/orderbook" className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-[#012F7A]/20 px-6 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-[#012F7A] no-underline transition hover:border-[#012F7A] hover:text-[#012F7A] dark:border-[#3F80FF]/30 dark:text-[#3F80FF] dark:hover:border-[#3F80FF] dark:hover:text-[#3F80FF]">
        View API reference
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
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