# How to participate

To get started and submit your first solution you will need to pass through the following steps:

1. Create an account on the CrunchDAO platform
2. Setup your workspace to get access to the data
3. Test your solution locally
4. Get your score on the public leaderboard

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The QuickStarter Notebook below is designed to get you started in just 3 minutes.
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Quickstart hosted on Google Colaboratory
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Quickstart hosted on GitHub
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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.adialab.crunchdao.com/participate/how-to-participate.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.