# HOW IT WORKS

- [The CORE](/how-it-works/the-core.md): Gradient's proprietary Coordinated Order Routing Engine
- [Gradient's Layers](/how-it-works/gradients-layers.md): Gradient is composed of 3 trading layers — modular by design, but unified in purpose: to power efficient, price-impact free trading.
- [The Flash Layer](/how-it-works/gradients-layers/the-flash-layer.md): Gradient's dedicated layer for instant order fulfillment
- [The Matching Layer](/how-it-works/gradients-layers/the-matching-layer.md): Gradient’s dynamic peer-matching layer
- [The Fallback Layer](/how-it-works/gradients-layers/the-fallback-layer.md): Gradient’s final routing layer for constraint-respecting AMM execution
- [Who Benefits?](/how-it-works/who-benefits.md): A breakdown of how gradient creates value for every participant