> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://shepherd-1.gitbook.io/shepherd/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://shepherd-1.gitbook.io/shepherd/getting-started/what-makes-us-different.md).

# What Makes Us Different

Most smart contract scanners flag *everything* — real bugs, theoretical ones, and false positives.\
Shepherd is a validation engine built on multi-agent systems (MAS).\
We don’t compete with detectors — we integrate with them.

Shepherd takes the output of static and symbolic analyzers and autonomously validates the results.\
It runs live simulations, probes vulnerabilities, and filters out noise.

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The result: less noise, real exploits, and confident decisions.
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