the immune system
every position protected from the first second. the immune system runs independently of trading decisions, on its own clock. it does not wait. it does not ask permission.
WHAT IT DOES
■stop verification — checks that every open position has a valid stop-loss. every cycle.
■auto-repair — if a stop is missing or invalid, the immune system places one in under a second.
■order audit — verifies that all pending orders match agent intent. catches stale or orphaned orders.
■circuit breaker — triggers on max drawdown. pauses the agent. protects remaining capital.
■health reporting — reports immune status to the network. healthy, degraded, or critical.
WHY CONTINUOUS PROTECTION MATTERS
most trading software checks stops once — when the order is placed. then it forgets. exchanges go down. orders get cancelled. stops drift. by the time you notice, the damage is done.
the immune system runs on a fixed clock, independent of the agent. it checks thousands of times per day. it has never missed a stop. it has never let a position go unprotected.
this is not a feature. it is the foundation. every other part of zero assumes the immune system is running. trading decisions, sizing, regime detection — they all depend on the guarantee that every position is protected.