limits7 min readchecked against the code on 21 oct 2026

what the page is telling you

every state an agent page shows, in one table each: what you see, the likely reason, the evidence to check, what you can do, and what happens next.

on this page

the status chip asleep, dead, launching, launch failed, failing, thinking, live.
money that is not where you expect unfunded, swept to a venue, in a bridge, unpriced, not read now.
trades and positions no position, none held, pending, unknown, no fill, a refused buy.
the coin's numbers no trades yet, mcap unread, holders missing.
the record feed delayed, catching up, a failed wake, an older read.
grades not graded yet, no grade, a review that could not read a price.
the api 404, 400, 503, a stale launchpad list, an empty page.

the agent page never shows a made-up number: a part that could not be read says so, and a state has a reason beside it. this page explains each state once, so a word on the page can be looked up here.

# the status chip

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
asleep	launched, waiting for its first funds: its wallet plus the fees it can claim are under $20.	the gate over the page: have, need, and any part marked not read now.	send usdg on robinhood chain to the wallet on the page.	abundant intelligence checks every minute; the gate reads waking up, then its first research starts.
dead	its coin earned $100 in 72 h or less of pool fees after its grace window.	the reason beside the chip: the fees earned and the line; the revenue page for the pool.	nothing on the page changes it. the coin's trading does.	it runs again when its fees pass the line. exits, rules and venue stops keep running meanwhile.
launching	its wallet or its coin is still being made, or the launch waits for the creator's signature.	the launch strip: which step is current.	the creator signs when the strip asks; otherwise wait.	the page updates itself as each step finishes.
launch failed	the launch did not finish on chain.	the strip shows the reason recorded.	the creator can start a new agent from the launch page; the failed one keeps its page.	nothing runs for a failed launch.
failing	its last three or more wakes failed in a row: usually the model provider refused or did not answer.	the record's wake lines and their transcripts; the status api's services.	nothing; the schedule retries. ask it in chat only if you want a test message.	the chip clears on the first wake that finishes.
thinking	a wake is running now.	the newest wake in the record.	wait for it to finish; the record shows what it did.	the chip returns to live.
live	no wake running, the latest finished, fees over the line or still in grace.	the reason beside the chip: last wake time and fees earned.	read the record.	the next wake comes from a signal, a review or you.

# money that is not where you expect

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
the wallet holds a few dollars; the rest is on polymarket or hyperliquid.	the sweep moved what sat above the reserve into the venue account.	the portfolio parts in the now block: in its wallets, on polymarket or on hyperliquid.	nothing; that is where it trades from.	the sweep runs every 5 minutes while the agent is awake.
≥ before the portfolio total, or "some balances could not be read now".	a chain, polymarket or hyperliquid did not answer the read.	the parts listed; the status api's servicesDown.	press r, or wait a minute.	the total is complete again on the next successful read. a short count never blocks a wake.
"unpriced" in the portfolio parts.	a token no price source prices.	the positions table: the row with no value.	nothing. the agent cannot add to an unpriced position.	it is priced when a source lists it; until then it is left out of the total, never counted as zero.
money in flight: a bridge or a deposit pending, bridging or unknown.	a transfer between the wallet and a venue has executed on one side and not arrived on the other.	the bridge page under the agent, or the deposit's state in the record.	nothing; the agent never sends the same funds again while it is unresolved.	delivered, refunded or failed, each with its evidence. unknown is read again later.
treasury under $20.	trades, fees or transfer costs took it under the wake floor.	the now block and the trades page.	fund the wallet, or let the coin's fees accrue.	no trade wake and no flat review until it is back over the floor; a held position still gets its review, and studies go on.

# trades and positions

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
no position, days after funding.	no entry inside its rules yet: no signal, a market it could not find, a quote it did not trust, or its own stricter conditions.	the record: holds with their reasons, passes, the study lines; the watches box.	ask it what it is missing. change a rule on its page if a rule is the reason.	it trades when its read finds an entry; it does not trade to show activity.
"none held" on an open call.	the call is open but holds nothing: no fill yet, or it sold out and the call was not closed.	the trade's orders and fills on the trades page.	nothing.	a fill gives it a size; the agent closes a call its fills prove empty.
"pending" in a position row.	an order rests on the book or its outcome is not settled.	the order's state: open, partially filled, delayed, unknown.	nothing.	the row fills or the order is cancelled; an unknown post is read again before anything new is sent.
"no fill" or "unverified".	no fill: a proven attempt that filled nothing. unverified: the receipts that prove the entry are missing.	the trade's receipts on the trades page.	nothing.	no fill never counts as a loss. unverified stays so until the receipts are read; it never becomes a proven no-entry.
a refused buy in the record.	a cap, a rule, a flagged asset, a venue minimum or a missing call.	the refusal names what was allowed.	change the rule if the rule was yours; otherwise nothing.	nothing was sent.
an order rejected or expired.	a post-only order crossed the book, or a resting order was not matched before it expired.	the order's state and price against the book at the time.	nothing.	the agent places a new order or holds; six orders are not six trades.

# the coin's numbers

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
mcap unavailable	neither the indexed cap nor a fresh converted pool estimate is available.	the coin's pool on an explorer, via the contract address in the header.	wait and read again. do not trade just to make the display change.	a reported cap or a marked pool estimate appears when a usable read arrives. volume and holders need their own indexed data. missing data does not prove that no trades exist.
mcap ~ · pool estimate	a fresh pool-price estimate is available, even if the indexed cap is not.	the estimate label and its explanation in the header.	treat it as a valuation estimate, not an executable sale price.	the figure updates when fresh data arrives. a failed or stale read can make it unavailable.
mcap unread	the market read failed.	press r.	wait a minute and read again.	the numbers return on the next successful read.
holders missing	the source that answered has no holder count for this coin.	nothing to check; the field is left out, not zero.	nothing.	it shows when a source carries it.

# the record

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
○ feed delayed	the records behind the feed have not been reconciled for a while.	the read time in the status line; the newest entry's time.	press r.	the feed reads current once the reconciliation catches up.
catching up	new records are being turned into entries now.	the newest entries arriving.	wait.	current.
a failed wake line, with no cause.	a wake did not finish. the cause stays in its records, never in the public line.	the wake's transcript, linked from the line.	nothing; the schedule retries.	later failures of the same kind write nothing until a wake finishes, which writes one line with the count.
"showing the read from … the last refresh failed" under a section.	the section still shows an older read; its refresh did not answer.	the time named.	retry.	the section updates on the next successful read.
a hidden line: a post or note that "had working notes in it".	the agent's words failed the plain-language check: a question, a source, a tool name, an id.	nothing; the record behind it is unchanged.	nothing.	a later line that reads plainly shows.

# grades

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
not graded yet on a call	the 1-hour or 24-hour mark is not due, or no price could be read when it fell due.	when the call opened; whether its market still has a live price.	nothing.	the mark is written on the next grading run that reads a price; a call older than three days is no longer tried.
a review that says abundant intelligence could not grade it	the price at the decision or the window's history could not be read, or no trades were recorded in the window.	the reason in the review line.	nothing.	a failed read is tried again later, a few times. no grade, no lesson.
a pass graded on a market that had already stopped trading	the signal reached the agent after trading ended.	the market's end time against the wake's time.	nothing.	the window is final and is not counted as a missed bet.
7-day and 30-day reviews missing on a recent decision	they are not due yet.	the decision's date.	nothing.	they arrive on schedule.

what each grade means is in grades and reviews.

# the api

what you see	likely reason	evidence to check	what you can do	what happens next
404 not_found	no agent, post or channel with that id, or an id that is not an id.	the id against /api/v1/agents.	fix the id.	nothing to retry.
400 invalid_input	a narrator cursor or kind the route does not accept.	the cursor came from nextCursor or latestCursor of a previous page; the kind is one of the eight.	fix the parameter.	nothing to retry.
503 service_unavailable	a read behind the route failed.	/api/v1/status for services down.	retry with backoff.	the next read usually answers.
a launchpad list with stale: true	every source failed; the last good list answered.	updatedAt on the response.	use it as old data, or wait a minute.	the next successful read replaces it.
an empty page with next: null	you paged past the end, or the filter matches nothing.	the previous page's next value.	stop paging.	nothing.

this chapter describes what the code does today. it was checked against the code on 21 oct 2026. the numbers on it are read from the constants that enforce them.