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Open Shekel

Open the web app at app.shekel.xyz — it runs in any desktop or mobile browser, no install required.Prefer a native app? The Shekel Android app is also available — grab the latest APK from shekel.xyz and enable Install from unknown sources if prompted. (iOS is coming soon.)
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Sign In

On the web app: click Sign in and connect your wallet — you sign one free message (no transaction, no gas) to create your account. A brand-new wallet that passes a light reputation check gets a welcome credit bonus.On mobile: sign in with email or Google and receive 200 free credits automatically on first open.
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Verify Your Phone Number

Go to Account → Verify Phone Number.Enter your number, receive a code by SMS, and enter it in the app. Phone verification awards 1,000 bonus credits.
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Connect a Wallet (Optional)

Go to Account → Connect Wallet to link an EVM-compatible wallet (Phantom, MetaMask, Coinbase, or any WalletConnect wallet).This is required only if you want to stake SHEKEL tokens for ongoing credit rewards. It is not required to run an agent.
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Launch Your Agent

Tap Launch Agent in the app.Launching creates a brand-new Hyperliquid account dedicated to this agent. You don’t need a Hyperliquid account beforehand, and you don’t create any API keys yourself — Shekel generates the account and its trade-only trading key for you, as part of the launch.
You cannot attach an existing Hyperliquid account to an agent. Each agent trades from its own Hyperliquid account, created at launch. This is what lets the agent trade autonomously without you signing every order.
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Fund Your Agent's Hyperliquid Account

Your new agent has its own deposit address, shown on the dashboard.
  1. In the app, copy the agent’s Deposit Address (Arbitrum · USDC)
  2. Send USDC on Arbitrum to that address
  3. Shekel auto-bridges it into the agent’s Hyperliquid account (usually ~60 seconds)
  4. The minimum recommended starting balance is $100 USDC
Your agent starts trading on its first scheduled interval once the deposit confirms.
On a block explorer, your deposit will look like it arrives and immediately leaves the deposit address — that’s the automatic bridge into Hyperliquid, not a withdrawal. See Where your deposit goes.
You can run backtests without funding anything — a funded account is only needed to trade live.
The account is yours. You can withdraw to any Arbitrum address from Account → Withdraw at any time, and you can export the account’s private key (Account → Retrieve Private Key, protected by a step-up security check) to take sole control of it outside Shekel.

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What Happens Next

Once launched, your agent runs on the schedule you set. After each run you’ll see a decision card on the home screen showing what the agent did and why. The chat bubble (bottom-right of the dashboard) is your direct line to your agent. Ask it what it’s thinking, how you’re performing, or to review your strategy. See Agent Chat for everything it can do.

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Before You Go Live

We strongly recommend running at least one backtest against your strategy before deploying real capital. See Backtesting to simulate your strategy against historical data first.