# Introduction

> AI-native financial infrastructure — AgentX for accounts, payments, FX, and fixed income, usable as an Agent Skill or directly as MCP tools.

Alpha Ladder exposes its capabilities as **MCP tools** so AI agents can use them directly — **AgentX** brings financial workflows to AI agents, covering account access, fiat deposits, withdrawals, FX conversion, and fixed income.

## Two ways to use Alpha Ladder

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  <Card icon={<Sparkles />} title="Use the Agent Skill (recommended)" href="/developers/skill" description="Install the skill and talk to Claude in natural language — guided workflows, confirmations, no code." />
  <Card icon={<Wrench />} title="Build with the MCP tools" href="/developers/getting-started/quickstart" description="Connect the MCP server and call the tools directly from your own agent or code." />
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## Product

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  <Card icon={<Banknote />} title="AgentX" href="/developers/financial-services" description="Financial workflows for AI agents — deposit, withdraw, exchange, and invest via 25 fiat-only MCP tools." />
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## Get started

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  <Card icon={<Rocket />} title="Quickstart" href="/developers/getting-started/quickstart" description="From zero to your first result in minutes — via the skill or the MCP tools." />
  <Card icon={<BookOpen />} title="Core Concepts" href="/developers/getting-started/core-concepts" description="MCP, the AgentX product, and how it all fits together." />
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