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

# What is Auora?

> A non-custodial prediction market where players enter pools, predict outcomes, and winners split the pot.

## One sentence

Players pay a fixed entry fee, predict outcomes, and winners split the pool — settled by signed oracle proofs on Polygon.

## How it works

1. **Enter a pool.** Pay the entry fee. Your funds go directly into the prize pool smart contract.
2. **Predict.** Commit your picks using a sealed hash. Nobody — including us — can see your prediction until the reveal window.
3. **Oracle settles.** Asset prices come from Pyth Network (Wormhole-signed). Sports outcomes come from UMA Optimistic Oracle or a challenge-window resolver.
4. **Winners take the pot.** The contract distributes the pool to winners automatically. No manual payouts, no withdrawal queues.

## What we are not

* **Not a sportsbook.** There is no house taking the other side. The pool is entirely player-funded.
* **Not custodial.** Your funds sit in audited, non-upgradeable smart contracts. We cannot move them.
* **Not opaque.** Every settlement price, every payout, every oracle proof is verifiable on-chain.

## Who is it for

* **Traders** who want short-duration directional bets without funding rates or liquidations.
* **Sports fans** who want playoff brackets and parlay slates with on-chain fairness.
* **Degens** who want to chase a growing jackpot that rolls over until someone hits it.
* **Anyone** tired of prediction products that require KYC, custody your funds, or control the price feed.