> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.phylax.systems/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Platform Overview > Overview of the Phylax platform and its role in the Credible Layer stack The [Phylax platform](https://app.phylax.systems) is the interface for managing assertions and monitoring invalidations. Protocol teams use it to create projects, link contracts, review releases, deploy assertions, and inspect events that would violate those assertions. When deploying assertions, teams choose between Staging (for testing) or Production (for active protection). Users, auditors, and researchers use the public explorer to review which assertions protect specific protocols. When you create a project and deploy assertions through the platform, the project remains an off-chain organizing layer. The on-chain [State Oracle](./credible-layer-contracts#state-oracle) contracts are the source of truth for which assertion IDs are attached to which contract addresses and when those assertions become active. Adding an assertion or removing one is not instantaneous. Both operations pass through a configured timelock enforced by the State Oracle contracts before the change takes effect. ## Core Components ### Transparency Dashboard The [Transparency Dashboard](/credible/dapp-transparency-dashboard) provides public visibility into projects and their assertions. Browse, search, and review which protocols are protected and how. ### Projects The [Projects](/credible/dapp-projects) interface enables protocol teams to create and manage projects, link contract addresses, and associate assertions with their contracts. ### Incidents The [Incidents](/credible/dapp-incidents) page tracks invalidations: transactions that violated assertions in production, or would have violated assertions in staging. Production invalidations correspond to transactions that were dropped before settlement. Staging invalidations are observe-only records that help teams tune assertions before promotion. Phylax Explorer projects page showing public projects ## Authentication To use project management features, you need to authenticate through [`pcl`](/credible/cli-reference#auth). The platform supports authentication via wallet, email, Google, or GitHub. Authentication is required to create and manage projects. Open the platform at [app.phylax.systems](https://app.phylax.systems), then use the [Deploy Assertions guide](/credible/deploy-assertions-dapp#step-1-authenticate) for the step-by-step authentication flow. ## Key Features * **Public transparency**: Browse public projects, protected contracts, and assertion posture * **Release review**: Inspect assertion changes before signing on-chain deployment transactions * **Unified management**: Manage assertion releases, project metadata, and notification settings from one interface * **Invalidation monitoring**: Track assertion failures in staging and production * **Verifiable security**: Users can verify protection before interacting with protocols ## Getting Started Browse and search public projects and assertions Create and manage your protocol projects Step-by-step guide to deploying assertions Track production drops and staging invalidations Get started with pcl Learn how to authenticate with the platform Understand ownership requirements Fallback process for immutable contracts High-level adoption flow for protocol teams