Manager playbook
A short, sensible default setup for a first Chamber vault.
A sensible default for managers running their first vault. Not the only way to do it, just a safe starting point.
A sensible default
Chain: Arbitrum. Cheap gas, broad protocol support, the widest asset set.
Privacy: start private with just your own address. Flip to public once you've seeded the vault and placed a few trades you're happy with. See Permissions & access.
Assets: tight set — USDC + WETH + one or two others you actually plan to trade. You can enable more later. Cap is 12; three or four is plenty to start.
Fees: 0% entry, 0% exit, 10% performance, 1% management. Modest and easy to raise later (with a 14-day announcement).
Trader: skip on day one. Trade manually from the manager wallet until you know the flow. Add a trader later when you're ready for an API bot or AI-assisted management.
First week
Create the vault with the defaults above.
Seed it yourself — deposit a meaningful amount so the vault isn't empty. Depositors read an empty vault as "unproven".
Make a few trades from the app. Get comfortable with the trading UI and the TradingView charts.
Write a short strategy description for the vault page. One paragraph is enough — what you trade, how often, what a depositor should expect.
Share the private-vault link with a few people you trust. Get a couple of small external deposits before going public.
When to go public
Flip to public once:
You've been running the strategy for a couple of weeks.
The Vault Score and Risk Factor reflect real activity (not just the seed deposit).
You're comfortable with the Chamber UI, trade flow, and fee mechanics.
Going public is a one-click toggle in vault settings — no announcement period, no migration.
When to add a trader
Add a delegated trader when you want to:
Run a bot via the SDK or direct contract calls.
Connect an AI agent via MCP.
Keep the manager wallet cold and trade from a hot trader wallet.
Leave privacy-toggle permission off for the trader unless you have a specific reason to turn it on.
Raising fees later
Fee increases have a 14-day announcement. Plan around it:
Announce fee changes when the vault is performing well — depositors are less likely to leave.
Keep changes small and infrequent. Frequent fee hikes erode trust faster than a higher starting fee.
Use referral programs to reward the people who brought capital in, rather than pushing fees up on everyone.
What not to do
Don't set the manager address to an exchange or custodial wallet. Rotating it is non-recoverable.
Start small on assets. Enable only what you actually plan to trade, and add more as the strategy needs them.
Don't set the performance fee to 50% and the management fee to 3% on a new vault. Work up from a modest baseline.
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