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 **[Full Troubleshooting Guide →](docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md)**
 
+## Documentation
+
+| Doc | Description |
+|-----|-------------|
+| [QUICKSTART](docs/QUICKSTART.md) | Step-by-step install, setup, and first backtest |
+| [MCP_TOOLS](docs/MCP_TOOLS.md) | Full input/output schemas for all 90 tools |
+| [CONFIG](docs/CONFIG.md) | Configuration reference (`config/mt5-quant.yaml`) |
+| [ARCHITECTURE](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) | Design principles and internal module layout |
+| [REMOTE_AGENTS](docs/REMOTE_AGENTS.md) | Distribute optimization across Linux agents via Wine |
+| [TROUBLESHOOTING](docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md) | Platform-specific fixes for Wine, MT5, and backtests |
+
+Full index with reading order: [docs/INDEX.md](docs/INDEX.md)
+
 ---
 
 ## Acknowledgements
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+# Documentation Index
+
+**Start here:** [QUICKSTART.md](QUICKSTART.md) — install MT5-Quant, run `scripts/setup.sh` to auto-detect Wine/MT5 paths, register it with your LLM client, and complete your first backtest.
+
+| Doc | Description |
+|-----|-------------|
+| [QUICKSTART.md](QUICKSTART.md) | Step-by-step install, setup, and first backtest |
+| [MCP_TOOLS.md](MCP_TOOLS.md) | Full input/output schemas for all 90 tools |
+| [CONFIG.md](CONFIG.md) | Configuration reference (`config/mt5-quant.yaml`) |
+| [ARCHITECTURE.md](ARCHITECTURE.md) | Design principles and internal module layout |
+| [REMOTE_AGENTS.md](REMOTE_AGENTS.md) | Distribute optimization across Linux agents via Wine |
+| [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) | Platform-specific fixes for Wine, MT5, and backtests |
+
+## Suggested reading order
+
+1. [QUICKSTART.md](QUICKSTART.md) — get a working installation and first report
+2. [MCP_TOOLS.md](MCP_TOOLS.md) — browse what your LLM agent can call
+3. [CONFIG.md](CONFIG.md) — tune symbols, timeframes, deposit defaults
+4. [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) — when something fails
+5. [ARCHITECTURE.md](ARCHITECTURE.md) — how the pipeline works under the hood
+6. [REMOTE_AGENTS.md](REMOTE_AGENTS.md) — scale up optimization throughput
+
+These files are also bundled in every release tarball and MCP package, so installed copies stay available offline.