# Claude Central Gateway - Documentation Hub

Welcome to the complete documentation for Claude Central Gateway.

## Start Here

**New to the project?** → [Documentation Index](./index.md)

**Want to deploy in 5 minutes?** → [Quick Start Guide](./quick-start.md)

**Need API details?** → [API Reference](./api-reference.md)

## Documentation Overview

| Document | Read Time | Best For |
|----------|-----------|----------|
| [Quick Start](./quick-start.md) | 5 min | Getting started, deployment |
| [Project Overview & PDR](./project-overview-pdr.md) | 10 min | Understanding purpose, roadmap |
| [System Architecture](./system-architecture.md) | 15 min | Learning how it works |
| [API Reference](./api-reference.md) | 20 min | Building integrations |
| [Code Standards](./code-standards.md) | 15 min | Contributing, understanding implementation |
| [Documentation Index](./index.md) | 10 min | Navigating all docs, learning paths |

**Total:** ~75 minutes for comprehensive understanding

## Key Features

- ✅ Full tool use/tool result support
- ✅ Streaming with Anthropic SSE format
- ✅ Image content (base64 & URLs)
- ✅ System message arrays
- ✅ Timing-safe authentication
- ✅ Stop sequences & reason mapping
- ✅ Token usage tracking

## Common Questions

**Q: How do I deploy this?**
A: [Quick Start Guide](./quick-start.md) - 1 minute setup

**Q: How do I use the API?**
A: [API Reference](./api-reference.md) - with curl & JavaScript examples

**Q: How does tool use work?**
A: [System Architecture: Tool Use](./system-architecture.md#tool-use-round-trip-special-case)

**Q: What's supported?**
A: [Features & Compatibility](../README.md#features--compatibility)

**Q: I have an issue, where do I look?**
A: [Quick Start Troubleshooting](./quick-start.md#troubleshooting)

## Project Status

- **Latest Version**: v1.0 (April 5, 2025)
- **Status**: Production-ready
- **Last Updated**: April 5, 2025

## Documentation Statistics

- 6 comprehensive guides
- 1,775 lines of content
- 15+ code examples
- 100% accuracy verified against source code
- 0 dead links

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