> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://blackswan-ai-trading.gitbook.io/blackswanai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://blackswan-ai-trading.gitbook.io/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up.md).

# Getting set up

If you're ready to start your AI trading journey, you're in the right place.

The setup process takes about 10-15 minutes with most of the required steps never needing to be repeated. These steps are as follows.

1. Ensure you have 25k blackswan tokens. [More info](/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/getting-tokens-for-access.md)
2. Obtain an openAI API key. [More info](/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/openai-api-access.md)
3. Obtain your exchange API credentials. [More info](/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/exchange-api-keys.md)
4. Go to the telegram setup bot [here](https://t.me/BlackSwanAIBot) - [More info](/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/starting-up-the-main-bot.md)

Please browse through the following sections starting with where to get the tokens.