> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chipforge.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introduction The Chipforge Platform coordinates distributed hardware design evaluation across a decentralized network. Miners submit hardware designs in response to challenges, while validators independently assess these submissions using industry-standard EDA tools.

## Technical Documentation Explore the core modules that make up the challenge platform, including the miner and validator systems. Understand how different services—frontend, backend, and EDA servers—interact within the challenge ecosystem. Learn how data such as submissions, scores, and challenge metadata are structured and stored. Discover how design files, logs, and test outputs are managed, stored, and accessed securely. Trace the complete workflow from submission generation to validation and scoring automation. See how the platform integrates with EDA tools like Verilator and OpenLane for hardware simulation and synthesis. Review the scoring formulas for functionality, performance, and area to understand evaluation metrics. Explore system optimizations ensuring scalable evaluations and efficient resource usage.