> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.helicone.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Evaluation Overview

> Learn how to use Helicone's evaluation features to monitor, debug, and optimize your applications.

## Build better applications

After you set up Helicone, it's time to start building evaluators to track and improve your application's performance.

## Quick Start

Get started with Helicone's evaluation features by following these steps:

### Step 1: Monitor your application

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  <Card title="Prompts" href="/features/advanced-usage/prompts" icon="paragraph">
    Setup and monitor your prompts.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Step 2: Create an evaluator

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  <Card title="LLM as a judge" href="/features/advanced-usage/prompts" icon="robot">
    Use an LLM as a judge to evaluate your application.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom" href="/features/advanced-usage/prompts" icon="code">
    Create and deploy your own evaluator using your preferred infrastructure.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Python (soon)" href="#" icon="python" disabled>
    Managed deployment of your evaluator through Helicone.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Typescript (soon)" href="#" icon="js" disabled>
    Managed deployment of your evaluator through Helicone.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Step 3: Setup your Evaluator

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  <Card title="Scoring Worker" href="/features/scoring-worker" icon="server">
    Setup and monitor your scoring worker.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Webhooks" href="/features/webhooks" icon="link">
    Setup and monitor your webhooks.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Questions?

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  contact [help@helicone.ai](mailto:help@helicone.ai) with any questions or feedback
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