# How to get the most out of xmr.club

> Quick tour of the surfaces a returning user actually wants: /ask, /stack, /picks, /tag/<slug>, /compare, /freshness, /audit, the JSON + markdown twins. The shortcuts that make the directory useful in 30 seconds.

Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/guides/using-xmr-club

## Overview

The site has 15+ surfaces beyond the category index, and most readers never find them. This is the brief guide that returns the highest signal per minute spent — what's where, what each is for, and the keyboard / URL shortcuts.

## Body

If you have 30 seconds /ask — type what you want in plain English ("VPS that takes Monero", "encrypted email no KYC"). Returns a curated shortlist. /stack — the curator's 12-pick reference kit (one per slot). Skip-the-research shortcut. /picks — every provider flagged ★ as an editor's pick. More options than /stack. If you know what you want By category: /<category> — e.g. /vpns , /exchanges , /wallets . By tag (cross-category): /tag/<slug> — e.g. /tag/no_kyc , /tag/tor_mirror , /tag/xmr_native . Index at /tags . Stack two filters: /q?tag=no_kyc&grade=A . Add a category with &cat=vpns . Compare two providers: /compare — side-by-side table with all the tags + fees + last_verified. Quality + transparency surfaces /freshness — which listings haven't been re-verified recently. Apply your own discount. /audit — every curator action (grade changes, adds, removals). Filter by ?id=<provider> for a single listing's history. /archive — removed listings with reasons. /onion-audit — drift report between our listed onions and what the operator currently advertises. /status — daily uptime probe board. /trends — 30-day curator activity dashboard. Subscriptions /feed.xml — recently verified (Atom). /feed.json — same as JSON Feed 1.1. /feed/audit.xml + /feed/audit.json — curator-action changelog. /feed/<category>.xml — per-category slice for any category. For programmatic access /api — every JSON endpoint with samples. /data.json — full dataset, CC-BY-4.0. /api/v1/llm-surfaces — discovery index of every AI-ready surface. Markdown twins at /llm/<category>/<id>.txt per provider + /llm/<category>.txt per category + /llm/guides/<slug>.txt per guide + /llm/tag/<slug>.txt per tag. Short URL aliases xmr.club/swap → /exchanges xmr.club/ghost → the two-hop chain-break product xmr.club/random → a random A-grade pick (browser) · /api/v1/random for the JSON variant xmr.club/tree.txt → curl-friendly tree of every active provider Reading order if you're new /about + /methodology — who we are, how grades work (3 minutes). /guides/privacy-without-paranoia — gentle starter kit (5 minutes). /stack — the reference 12-pick kit (browse 2 minutes). /guides — pick a deep-dive topic when you need one. Things to do once

## Recommended picks

- [kyc.rip aggregator](https://www.xmr.club/exchanges/kyc-rip-aggregator) · /llm/exchanges/kyc-rip-aggregator.txt — Bookmark once. The no-KYC swap path you'll reach for when you need it.
- [Feather](https://www.xmr.club/wallets/feather) · /llm/wallets/feather.txt — Install once. Best XMR desktop UX, GPG-signed.
- [Tor Browser](https://www.xmr.club/tools/tor-browser) · /llm/tools/tor-browser.txt — Install once. Use for privacy-sensitive flows.
- [Tuta Mail](https://www.xmr.club/email/tutanota) · /llm/email/tutanota.txt — Signup once. Use this email for every no-KYC signup going forward.

## License

CC-BY-4.0. Attribute "xmr.club".