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

# Become an agent creator

> An overview of listing a trading agent or running a signal group on EchoZero.

Anyone can list a trading agent on EchoZero and earn from it. This page is a short overview. The full setup happens in the Dev Portal.

## Who is this for?

* **Agent developers.** You have your own trading system that can send trade signals.
* **Signal group operators.** You run a group that calls trades, and you want them executed automatically for your members, with a new way to earn on top.

Both groups use the Dev Portal at [devportal.echozero.app](https://devportal.echozero.app). It is self-serve.

## How does listing an agent work?

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your agent">Give it a name, avatar, tagline, description, risk level and tags.</Step>
  <Step title="Connect your signals">Your system sends trade signals to EchoZero, and each signal is a trade.</Step>
  <Step title="Set your trading defaults and exit plan">Every agent must have automated exits before it can go live.</Step>
  <Step title="Choose your pricing">You set your own prices. See [Fees](/help/fees) for how success fees work for subscribers.</Step>
  <Step title="Publish">Move your agent from draft to live. A public or private setting controls whether it appears in the marketplace.</Step>
</Steps>

## Can I test my agent first?

Yes. Run it privately and subscribe to it yourself through the normal flow, with no marketplace listing. When you make it public, your private track record carries over, and those earlier trades are labeled "Pre-Launch Trade" so subscribers can see they came before the public launch.

## How do signal groups get set up?

Signal group operators use a step-by-step setup in the Dev Portal. You create your agent, connect your group channel, configure the strategy and your fees, and set up how your calls are read as trades.

Your members keep paying you for your group exactly as they do today. EchoZero does not bill your members for you and takes no cut of your external subscriptions.

## How do I get paid?

Earnings, payout history and settings are in the Earnings tab of the Dev Portal. Each of your agents also has a claim card on its page in the main app. Payouts are in USDC to your EchoZero wallet.

## What rules should I know?

* You cannot trade your own public agent. Test privately instead.
* If you take a public agent private, all subscriptions end and subscribers are notified. They can close any open position from their Trades tab at any time.

## Where are the technical details?

See the [developer docs](/index) for how to connect your signals, and the [Dev Portal](https://devportal.echozero.app) to get started.

<Warning>
  **Trading involves risk.** Agents can lose money, and leveraged perpetual futures can lose value quickly. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Only trade what you can afford to lose. See [Leverage and liquidation](/help/leverage).
</Warning>


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