How Aegis Works

The end-to-end flow

Aegis turns a connected wallet and a trade-only exchange key into a supervised, automated trading account. You stay in control at every step: automation is disabled by default and the platform never holds your funds.

1. Connect your wallet. Sign in with Sign-In With Ethereum (SIWE, EIP-4361) — no email, no password, no sign-up. Works with EVM chains and Solana. You can link several wallets (CAIP-10), and any verified wallet can recover the account. Passkeys and optional social login via Privy are also supported.
2. Link a trade-only exchange API key. Add an exchange API key so Aegis can place orders on your behalf. The key is rejected unless withdrawals are disabled — trade-only, always. It is envelope-encrypted with a KMS (AWS KMS), and the API never returns your secret.
3. Pick a strategy and set risk limits. Choose one of the built-in strategies (Momentum, Breakout, Trend Following, Mean Reversion, or the Ensemble). Set per-symbol and portfolio limits. Automation starts DISABLED — you opt in when you're ready. We recommend the PAPER → TESTNET → REAL progression; PAPER uses a simulated $10,000 account.
4. Monitor via dashboard and Telegram. Watch positions, orders, PnL, and risk from the dashboard or the Telegram bot. Every state change is recorded in an immutable audit trail backed by a double-entry ledger, so balances are always derived from immutable sums.

Executes on your behalf, never takes custody

Aegis places orders for you, but it never takes custody. On a CEX, the trade-only key cannot withdraw. On a DEX, you sign every transaction yourself — Aegis never signs or holds funds. A kill switch lets you halt trading at any time.

See The Non-Custodial Model for the full guarantee, or Architecture for how the services fit together.