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

# Why SimpleFunctions

> Why SimpleFunctions exists and how it differs from venue APIs, dashboards, and search.

Prediction markets are useful because they price real-world events. Raw venues, dashboards, and search tools do not make that state easy for agents or institutional workflows to consume.

SimpleFunctions sits above venues:

* venue APIs expose markets
* dashboards expose screens
* search exposes documents
* SimpleFunctions exposes structured event probability state

## What is different

| Alternative     | What it gives you                                                         | What is missing                                                |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Venue API       | Raw exchange markets                                                      | Cross-venue context, source objects, world state, next actions |
| Dashboard       | Human visual interface                                                    | Machine-readable contract and agent loop                       |
| News/search API | Documents and prose                                                       | Market-implied probabilities and liquidity-aware context       |
| SimpleFunctions | Probability state, context, screens, world model, portfolio memory, tools | Not a broker, exchange, custodian, or investment adviser       |

## Who it is for

* agents that need current event context
* developers building prediction-market workflows
* research teams monitoring event risk
* trading desks that need structured probability state
* risk systems that need deltas, screens, and inspectable markets

## Product boundary

SimpleFunctions provides software workflows, data surfaces, and agent tooling. It does not replace regulated venues, custodians, brokers, or investment advisers.