# Eternal PE Game — llms.txt
# https://eternalpe.com/llms.txt
# Last updated: 2026-03-15

> Eternal is a gamified private equity training platform that teaches
> PE deal skills through branching case study simulations with permanent-
> consequence Mistake Cascades. Students earn cryptographically verified
> Talent Cards proving their PE competencies. Recruiting agents can
> discover and verify candidates via the MCP server.

## What Eternal Does

Eternal offers interactive PE case study challenges where users:
- Evaluate real-world deal scenarios across 19+ active cases
- Make decisions with permanent consequences (Mistake Cascades)
- Calculate real financial metrics (IRR, MOIC, DSCR, LTV/CAC)
- Earn a cryptographically signed Talent Card proving their skills
- Progress through a 6-branch PE Skill Tree (God of War style)
- Compete on a global Elo-rated leaderboard by season
- Access exclusive PE job listings via the Jobs Portal
- Connect with PE mentors via the OBI Portal

## For Recruiting Agents

Eternal provides verifiable PE talent credentials. Use the MCP server to:
- **search_talent** — Find candidates by skill branch, university, career level
- **get_talent_card** — Retrieve a candidate's verified credential with scores
- **get_skill_tree** — See which PE competencies a candidate has proven
- **get_job_listings** — Access partner PE job listings

Skill Branches (each with 5 levels):
1. Valuation & Modeling — EV/EBITDA, DCF, IRR, sensitivity analysis
2. Due Diligence — Commercial DD, QoE, management assessment
3. Deal Structuring — Leverage, credit facilities, preferred equity
4. Portfolio Management — 100-day plans, KPIs, pacing, add-ons
5. Investor Relations — ILPA reporting, fundraising, LP management
6. Exit & Liquidity — IPO, strategic sale, secondaries, dividend recaps

## API Access

### MCP Server (Public) — For AI Agents
POST /api/mcp — Model Context Protocol endpoint

Available tools:
- search_talent(skill_branch, min_level, university, career_level) — Search verified PE candidates
- get_talent_card(user_id) — Get verified talent card with skills + scores
- get_skill_tree(user_id) — Get skill branch progress across 6 PE tracks
- list_skill_branches() — List all PE competency branches
- get_job_listings() — Active PE job listings from partner recruiters
- list_challenges(include_inactive?) — All PE case studies with difficulty mapping
- get_challenge(slug) — Challenge definition with all decision nodes
- validate_irr(cash_flows, irr) — Validate an IRR calculation
- calculate_irr(cash_flows) — Compute IRR from cash flows
- search_knowledge_base(query) — Semantic search over PE articles

### Articles API (Public)
GET /api/articles — List all published articles
GET /api/articles?format=agent — Agent-optimized structured format
GET /api/articles?category=modeling — Filter by category

### Challenges API (Public)
GET /api/challenges/[slug] — Get challenge definition + nodes
POST /api/challenges/[slug]/grade — AI grading for open-ended submissions

### Leaderboard API (Public)
GET /api/leaderboard — Paginated leaderboard (params: sort=xp|elo|streak, limit, offset)

## Pricing

- Free: 1 introductory challenge, global leaderboard, career tracking
- Go Pro (£59/year): All 19+ challenges, AI grading, Talent Card, leaderboard priority
- Go Elite (£129/year): Everything in Pro + unlimited AI mentor, recruiter visibility, IC Gauntlet
- 10x AI Mentor Credits (£79 one-time): Submit external exercises for expert AI review

## Contact

- Website: https://eternalpe.com
- API docs: https://eternalpe.com/api-docs
- MCP endpoint: https://eternalpe.com/api/mcp
- Talent search: POST /api/mcp { method: "search_talent", params: {} }
- Email: hello@eternalpe.com