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# Python SDK

The Stratix Python SDK — pip install layerlens --extra-index-url https\://sdk.layerlens.ai/package, sync + async, 11 resources, 138 samples.

`pip install layerlens --extra-index-url https://sdk.layerlens.ai/package` (v1.3.0). The SDK is the programmatic surface — backed by the same REST API the dashboard uses.

## Install

```bash
pip install layerlens --extra-index-url https://sdk.layerlens.ai/package
export LAYERLENS_STRATIX_API_KEY="..."
```

## Shape

```python
from layerlens import Stratix
client = Stratix()

# 11 resources
client.models
client.benchmarks
client.evaluations
client.scorers
client.judges
client.judge_optimizations
client.traces
client.trace_evaluations
client.results
client.public # public-only convenience namespace
```

Async via `AsyncStratix` — every method has a sync and async form.

## Why the SDK

* **Automate** — CI/CD gates, scheduled trace evals, batch jobs
* **Integrate** — wire Stratix into your existing data pipeline
* **Replicate** — 138 sample programs in `stratix-python/samples/` cover most patterns

## Where to next

* [Python SDK reference](/6.-build-wire-your-code/sdk-python.md)
* [Cookbook](/2.-get-started/all-cookbook-recipes.md)
* [SDK quickstart](/2.-get-started/sdk.md)