# BetaList

> BetaList features new startups to early adopters. A coding agent can draft a startup submission through the Agent API without an account; a human founder then claims and pays for it.

Every featured startup is reviewed and edited by hand. The pages below are the canonical sources for how submissions work and what we look for.

## Agent API

- [Instructions](https://betalist.com/agent): how to create a submission, the request schema, limits, errors and the claim flow (markdown).
- [Topics](https://betalist.com/agent/topics): the topic slugs a submission can use (JSON).

## Submissions

- [How to write a great submission](https://betalist.com/help/submitting.md): field-by-field guidance on name, pitch, description, website, icon, screenshots, topics and promotions, so a listing needs little or no editing (markdown).
- [Submission criteria](https://betalist.com/criteria.md): which startups we feature: recency, type of startup, landing page quality, and how visitors sign up (markdown).
- [Help center](https://betalist.com/help): FAQ on submissions, the review process, featured startups and accounts, plus the contact form.