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

# How it works

> From deposit to harvest in one page.

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1. **You choose a strategy** — Bluechip, Volatile, or your own asset picks.
2. **A private vault is deployed for you.** It is a smart contract you own; the agent is granted operator rights only.
3. **You deposit.** Capital arrives, the agent [aims](/agent/aim) it at ranges in the pools the strategy selects — not one pool, but a connected [mesh](/strategies/quantitative-approach#the-mesh) of them.
4. **The agent tracks the position** around the clock — [rebalancing](/agent/track) when price leaves a range, [harvesting](/agent/harvest) emissions and fees, [rotating](/agent/rotate) venues when yield migrates.
5. **You exit whenever you like.** The vault unwinds to your base asset; a fee is taken only on realised profit above your [high-water mark](/fees/high-water-mark).

<Tip>Every action the agent takes is an on-chain event you can see in your vault's [statement](/vault/statements).</Tip>