Assess Risk

Overview

Provides an independent, multi-dimensional risk assessment for any proposed Uniswap operation. Delegates to the risk-assessor agent, which evaluates risk across 5+ dimensions and produces a composite score with a clear APPROVE, CONDITIONAL_APPROVE, VETO, or HARD_VETO decision.

The risk-assessor is a terminal node — it cannot be influenced by other agents. Its assessment is independent and objective, based solely on on-chain data.

When to Use

Activate when the user asks:

• "Is this trade safe?"
• "Risk assessment for swapping 100 ETH for USDC"
• "Should I LP in this pool?"
• "Evaluate the risk of swapping X for Y"
• "How risky is this pool?"
• "Is it safe to bridge tokens to Base?"
• "What's the risk of LPing with this token?"
• "Check if this token is safe to trade"
• "Risk check before I swap"

Parameters

The operation parameter is flexible — it can be:

• A swap: "swap 100 ETH for USDC on Ethereum"
• An LP action: "add $50K liquidity to WETH/USDC V3 0.05%"
• A bridge: "bridge 10 ETH from Ethereum to Base"
• A token check: "is PEPE safe to trade?"
• A pool check: "is the UNI/WETH pool risky?"

Workflow

1. Parse the operation from the user's request. Identify:

   • Operation type: swap, add liquidity, remove liquidity, bridge, or token check
   • Tokens involved
   • Amounts
   • Chain(s)
   • Pool (if applicable)

2. Delegate to risk-assessor: Invoke Task(subagent_type:risk-assessor) with the parsed operation details and risk tolerance. The agent evaluates:

   Dimension	What It Checks
   Slippage	Price impact for the trade size vs pool liquidity
   Impermanent Loss	Expected IL based on pair volatility (LP operations only)
   Liquidity	Can the position be exited? TVL vs position size ratio
   Smart Contract	Pool age, Uniswap version, hook audit status (V4)
   Bridge	Bridge mechanism reliability, liquidity (cross-chain only)

3. Present the assessment clearly with per-dimension scores and a final decision.

Output Format

Risk Assessment

  Operation: Swap 100 ETH for USDC on Ethereum
  Risk Tolerance: Moderate
  Decision: APPROVE

  Risk Dimensions:
    Slippage:        LOW  (0.3% price impact — sufficient liquidity)
    Liquidity:       LOW  (TVL 250x trade size — deep pool)
    Smart Contract:  LOW  (V3 pool, 18 months old, battle-tested)
    Bridge:          N/A  (not a cross-chain operation)

  Composite Risk: LOW
  
  Conditions: None — safe to proceed

  HARD VETO Checks:
    ✓ Verified tokens
    ✓ Pool TVL > $1,000
    ✓ Price impact \x3C 10%

For a VETO:

Risk Assessment

  Operation: LP $50K into NEWTOKEN/WETH 0.3% V4 (Ethereum)
  Risk Tolerance: Conservative
  Decision: VETO

  Risk Dimensions:
    Slippage:        MEDIUM  (1.2% entry impact due to low liquidity)
    Impermanent Loss: HIGH   (>25% annual estimate — extremely volatile pair)
    Liquidity:       HIGH    (TVL only 8x position size — exit risk)
    Smart Contract:  HIGH    (V4 pool with unaudited hook contract)
    Bridge:          N/A

  Composite Risk: HIGH (exceeds conservative tolerance)

  Why VETO:
    - Impermanent loss estimate exceeds 20% annually
    - V4 hook contract is unaudited — elevated smart contract risk
    - Position would represent 12% of pool TVL — concentration risk

  Mitigations (if you still want to proceed):
    - Reduce position size to \x3C 1% of pool TVL ($4,200)
    - Use a wider range to reduce IL exposure
    - Wait for hook contract audit
    - Switch to risk tolerance "aggressive" (not recommended)

For a HARD VETO:

Risk Assessment

  Operation: Swap 1000 ETH for SCAMTOKEN
  Decision: HARD VETO (non-overridable)

  HARD VETO Trigger: Unverified token contract
  
  SCAMTOKEN (0x1234...5678) failed verification:
    - Not on any verified token list
    - Contract deployed \x3C 24 hours ago
    - No trading history

  This operation CANNOT proceed regardless of risk tolerance.
  Hard vetoes protect against potential rug pulls and scam tokens.

  Suggestion: Use "research-token SCAMTOKEN" to investigate further.

Important Notes

• The risk-assessor is a terminal, independent node. Its assessment cannot be overridden by other agents.
• HARD VETO decisions are non-negotiable — they trigger for: unverified tokens, pool TVL \x3C $1K, price impact > 10%, bridge amount exceeding bridge liquidity.
• This skill assesses risk but does not execute any operations. It's a "should I?" check before acting.
• For LP operations, IL risk is always evaluated alongside the other dimensions.
• When data is insufficient, the risk-assessor defaults to HIGH risk for the affected dimension rather than guessing.

Error Handling