// what's a persona#
Sage asks every new user to pick one of three personas on their first /home visit. The choice is a hint for the UI — not a permission boundary. Any user can do anything regardless of persona; the picker just lets Sage prioritize the surfaces you're most likely to use.
Pick what fits. You can switch any time via the small pill on /home (shows 'viewing as <persona>' once chosen). Switching is instant — no server roundtrip, the choice lives in localStorage.
// trader#
You're here primarily to mirror caller signals into positions. Sage prioritizes: the live signal feed, the trade ticket flow, your positions, the mirror config.
If you trade prediction markets actively and want to follow what verified callers are doing, pick trader. Most new users land here.
// caller#
You're here primarily to post calls and grow followers. Sage prioritizes: the /caller dashboard, the compose flow, your public dossier, follower count + DMs.
Pick this if you've been verified as a caller, or applied and are waiting for review. Non-callers can still pick this persona — the surfaces are visible to everyone, just emphasized for callers.
// analyst#
You're here primarily for the data. Sage prioritizes: the whale tape, market aggregates, time-of-day heatmaps, audit log surfaces, /ops/queue.
Pick this if you're researching markets, building a strategy, or paid attention to a caller's signals matters less than the structural data Sage collects.
// what changes#
Today, only the on-page picker updates: the chip on /home shows your active persona, and the cmd+k command palette ranks persona-relevant routes slightly higher.
More personalization lands as the surface area grows — persona-tagged onboarding tips, persona-relevant Cmd+K shortcuts on landing, and persona-derived empty-state copy on /home when sections are blank.
// if you skipped the picker#
The picker only shows when there's no persona set. If you dismissed it without picking, you can re-trigger by clearing the sage:persona key in your browser's localStorage (DevTools → Application → Local Storage). Reload /home and the picker reappears.
Future: a 'set persona' chip in /account/settings makes this less arcane. Until then, the dev-tools route works.