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Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with Cedar in under 5 minutes.

Cedar provides a unified API to trade across every major crypto venue — CEX, DEX, and prediction markets. This guide walks you through installation, authentication, and placing your first trade.

1. Install the SDK

bash

# Python
pip install cedar-sdk

# TypeScript / Node.js
npm install @cedar/sdk

2. Initialize the Client

python

from cedar import Client

client = Client(api_key="ck_live_your_api_key")

3. Place Your First Trade

python

# Market buy 0.01 BTC — Cedar's SOR finds the best price
order = client.order.create(
    symbol="BTC/USDT",
    side="buy",
    type="market",
    amount=0.01
    # No venue specified → SOR auto-routes to best price
)

print(order.status)        # → "filled"
print(order.filled_price)  # → 95420.50
print(order.venue)         # → "binance" (auto-selected)
print(order.fee)           # → 0.1% of trade value

That's it. Cedar handles venue selection, order routing, authentication, and fee calculation. Your agent just describes what it wants to trade.