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)

1. 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) |

1. 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 < 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 < 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 < 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 < $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