02 / The more interesting layer
A bot that protects,
not a bot that predicts.
Automation should not only be about buying and selling. It can also be about protection. A Portfolio Guard is a persistent risk manager: it is not trying to outperform you, it is making sure the rules you already decided on are followed at every hour you are not watching.
Reserve floorNever let stablecoin reserves fall below 20%.
ConcentrationNever allow one asset to be more than 50% of the portfolio.
Data integrityStop executing if market data becomes unreliable.
Risk limitsReduce exposure when predefined limits are reached.
CollateralRepay debt if collateral approaches a dangerous threshold.
The one that matters most is the third. A rule that keeps executing on a stale oracle is worse than no rule at all, so refusing to act is itself an action the guard is allowed to take.
