## Different mode from a guide [#different-mode-from-a-guide]

Recipes are \< 20 lines and run as-is once you set `STATSHAWK_KEY` in your shell. No
walk-through, no error handling, no architectural framing — paste, run, read.

| Recipe                                                     | What it answers                                                      |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Player gamelog](/docs/cookbook/player-gamelog)            | "Show me a person's recent stat lines."                              |
| [Today's NBA scoreboard](/docs/cookbook/todays-scoreboard) | "What's on tonight, with scores if live."                            |
| [Hit rate over a line](/docs/cookbook/hit-rate)            | "How often has X cleared this line?"                                 |
| [Slate stat board](/docs/cookbook/stat-board)              | "Who on tonight's slate clears this stat most often?"                |
| [Pitcher exit velocity](/docs/cookbook/pitcher-exit-velo)  | "What exit velo did each pitcher allow, from Statcast play-by-play?" |
| [Standings snapshot](/docs/cookbook/team-standings)        | "Top three in a competition edition, by win%."                       |

For longer pieces (verdict logic, retry strategy, production patterns), see
[Guides](/docs/guides/prop-analysis-bot).

<Callout type="info" title="set the key once">
  Every recipe assumes `STATSHAWK_KEY=sk_live_...` in your environment. Get one at
  the [API Keys dashboard](/dashboard/api-keys).
</Callout>