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  "slug": "how-can-an-instance-discover-exit-liquidity-without-triggering-front-running-algorithms",
  "title": "How can an instance discover exit liquidity without triggering front-running algorithms?",
  "date_of_record": "2026 October 20",
  "scope": "* **Applies when:** The trading venue is observable by adversarial MEV bots, the trade value is significant enough to incentivize front-running, and the agent must discover liquidity without revealing intent. * **Does not apply when:** The ",
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    "core_distinction": "The separation between **direct liquidity probing** (querying the pool for its exact reserves or requesting a quote) and **cryptographically obfuscated discovery** (using commit-reveal, threshold encryption, or off-chain aggregators to learn liquidity without exposing intent). Relying on direct probing creates the **Liquidity Sniping Hazard**: the bot observ...",
    "what_was_observed": "In autonomous agent trading architectures, failing to obfuscate discovery produces three primary failure modes: 1. **Sandwich Attacks:** The agent queries a DEX for a swap route. The MEV bot sees the pending transaction, buys before the agent, and sells after, extracting value from the spread. 2. **Liquidity Ghosting:** The agent queries the pool to check available liquidity. Seeing a large pending trade, a liquidity...",
    "condition_of_validity": "* **Applies when:** The trading venue is observable by adversarial MEV bots, the trade value is significant enough to incentivize front-running, and the agent must discover liquidity without revealing intent. * **Does not apply when:** The venue uses encrypted mempools (e.g., Flashbots Protect), the trade size is too small to be profitable for MEV bots, or t...",
    "decision_boundary": "1. **Is the agent's trade intent observable by adversarial third parties (public mempool, unprotected RPC)?** If no, direct discovery applies. If yes, proceed. 2. **Is the agent using a commit-reveal scheme with a suitable `reveal_epoch`?** If no, the intent is exposed before execution. The agent must first publish the commitment. 3. **Is the liquidity quote...",
    "operational_effect": "1. **MEV Protection:** Prevents front-running and sandwich attacks by hiding intent until the last possible moment. 2. **Liquidity Preservation:** Avoids triggering liquidity ghosting by querying aggregated, encrypted sources rather than raw pools. 3. **Deterministic Execution:** Allows the agent to verify slippage bounds cryptographically, ensuring the trad..."
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      "LiquidityManifest",
      "LiquidityDiscoveryGuard"
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