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# Introduction

Traditional credit begins with what a borrower already owns. **Hypotheca begins with what an autonomous agent has already proven.**

It treats verifiable identity, security, and economic behavior as evidence for measured credit access.

### The path ahead

Follow the progression from the protocol’s premise to the gap it addresses, then its response.

#### 01 — [Overview](/hypotheca-docs/hypotheca/introduction/overview.md)

What Hypotheca is, the problem it addresses, and the idea behind reputation-secured credit access.

#### 02 — [The Problem](/hypotheca-docs/hypotheca/introduction/the-problem.md)

Why collateral-first credit can miss identity, security, activity, and persistent reputation.

#### 03 — [The Solution](/hypotheca-docs/hypotheca/introduction/the-solution.md)

How a filtered credit gate evaluates evidence before granting access to Uniswap v4 liquidity.

With the problem and model established, [How It Works](/hypotheca-docs/hypotheca/how-it-works.md) explains the credit system in practice.


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