6.7 Getting Started with Capture Bot

Step-by-step, from zero to live:

1. Meet access conditions

   • Either:

     • Hold ≥ 15M SPREAD at snapshot, or

     • Pay the SOL fees for non-token access.

   • Complete KYC.

2. Connect wallet

   • Link the wallet that will:

     • Hold your trading capital.

     • Pay fees.

   • You keep custody; Bot uses permissions you explicitly grant.

3. Set risk parameters

   • Choose:

     • Per-trade risk (within max 2% cap).

     • Daily loss cap (default 5%, can be lower).

     • Max per-trade size and total allocated capital.

4. Pick strategy set

   • You can:

     • Enable/disable certain strategy classes (e.g. only cross-DEX, no stat-arb).

     • Choose permissiveness on edges (min profit bps).

5. Dry run / simulation mode (recommended)

   • Run Bot in “paper trading” mode:

     • Uses live data.

     • Logs trades, but doesn’t send transactions.

   • Compare theoretical PnL vs what you would have gotten live.

6. Go live with small capital

   • Start with small allocated capital and tight limits.

   • Monitor:

     • Execution quality (slippage vs expected).

     • Hit rate.

     • Stability of infra.

7. Scale gradually

   • Increase capital and/or loosen thresholds only if:

     • PnL is consistent.

     • Execution quality is explained and stable.

     • You’ve seen stress scenarios (vol spikes, congestion) without blow-ups.

If you skip steps 5–7 and go max size from day one, that’s not Capture Bot’s fault, that’s you being reckless.