sentiment-engine/MALKHUT/README.md

# MALKHUT — Adversarial Self-Play Order-Fulfilment Pipeline

**Lock-free. No GC. Fully async. GraalVM-compatible.**

MALKHUT is an order-fulfilment engine that optimises a **distribution over execution
actions** against a diverse counterparty ecology, not a single deterministic quote.

## Core Thesis

> Sequential/pure optimisation ("what is the best quote?") leads to
> deterministic quote → predictable fill pattern → adverse selection.
>
> Correct simultaneous-market framing: "what mixed order-placement policy
> survives a diverse counterparty ecology?"

## Architecture

### Corrected Stack (T19 ANNEX B-CORRECTION)

> **iceoryx2 = the wires; ASEx = the state cells; UV clock = the conductor.**

| Layer | Component | Role |
|-------|-----------|------|
| Transport | iceoryx2/zinc topics | Inter-component event fabric. Observable in `/dev/shm`. Single-writer per topic. |
| State | ASEx (ASExGuardedState + ASExWorker) | Validate-before-mutate state serialization. One writer thread per state. NOT a message bus. |
| Dispatch | UV Clock (asyncio event loop) | Event-driven reactor. Subscribes to event types. Nothing sleeps-and-polls. |

**Per T19:** ASExWatch is **DEFERRED** from the critical path until heavy-test hangs are fixed.
Use ASExWorker (FulfilmentWorker) for production hot-path mutations.

```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Zinc SHM (POSIX /dev/shm/zinc_*)                  │
│  malkhut_book_state | malkhut_account_state | malkhut_fulfilment_out │
│  malkhut_risk_gate  | malkhut_control (CONTROL_PLANE)                │
└───────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    ASEx VALIDATE-BEFORE-MUTATE                        │
│  GuardedFulfilmentState — book/account/intent/policy mutations        │
│  GuardedRiskState — risk gate + kill switch                           │
│  FulfilmentWorker — single-threaded ASExWorker per state              │
│  FulfilmentWatch — zero-overhead ring buffer for hot path             │
│  ShardedWorker — per-symbol state partitioning                        │
└───────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      CODE WORLD MODEL (CWM)                           │
│  deterministic exchange transition function                           │
│  f(state, joint_actions, latency_model, venue_rules) → next_state    │
│  wraps hftbacktest for replay verification                            │
└───────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                     ┌──────────┴──────────┐
                     ▼                     ▼
    ┌─────────────────────────┐  ┌──────────────────────────────────┐
    │  LIVE FULFILMENT PLANNER │  │  OFFLINE CMA-ES TRAINER           │
    │  Decoupled UCB/UCT        │  │  pycma + nevergrad                │
    │  ≤ 25 ms cadence          │  │  growing self-play pool           │
    └───────────┬──────────────┘  └─────────────────┬────────────────┘
                │                                   │
                ▼                                   ▼
    ┌─────────────────────────┐  ┌──────────────────────────────────┐
    │  RISK / COMPLIANCE GATE  │  │  POLICY REGISTRY / POOL           │
    │  leverage, notional,     │  │  accepted candidates, weights     │
    │  self-trade, kill switch │  │  diversity-preserving eviction    │
    └───────────┬──────────────┘  └──────────────────────────────────┘
                │
                ▼
    ┌─────────────────────────┐
    │  VENUE ADAPTER (BingX)   │
    │  create/cancel/replace    │
    └───────────┬──────────────┘
                │
                ▼
    ┌─────────────────────────┐
    │  ClickHouse Persistence  │
    │  decisions, episodes,    │
    │  snapshots, discrepancies│
    └─────────────────────────┘
```

## Package Structure

```
MALKHUT/
├── malkhut/
│   ├── __init__.py              # package version
│   ├── state.py                 # frozen data model (42 dataclasses)
│   ├── actions.py               # action model, PlannedPolicy, RiskDecision
│   ├── features.py              # feature extraction (17 features)
│   ├── counterparties.py        # adversarial agent ecology (4 agents)
│   ├── engine.py                # FulfilmentEngine (hot-path orchestrator)
│   ├── bench_numba.py           # numba speedup benchmark
│   ├── launch_smoke_test.py     # 10-min smoke test launcher
│   ├── cwm/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── core.py              # CWM (deterministic exchange simulator)
│   │   ├── numba_core.py        # numba-accelerated hot loops
│   │   └── replay_verify.py     # replay verification (mandatory before trust)
│   ├── planner/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── action_menu.py       # compact action space construction
│   │   └── sm_mcts.py           # Decoupled UCB/UCT simultaneous-move MCTS
│   ├── risk/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   └── gate.py              # risk/compliance gate (hard invariants)
│   ├── venue/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   └── bingx/
│   │       ├── __init__.py
│   │       └── adapter.py       # BingX VST/Live venue adapter (wraps DITAv2)
│   ├── ipc/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── zinc_plane.py        # Zinc shared memory IPC (POSIX SHM)
│   │   └── control_plane.py     # CONTROL_PLANE shared memory region
│   ├── storage/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── ch_store.py          # ClickHouse persistence (5 tables)
│   │   └── asset_store.py       # DuckDB file-backed asset universe store
│   ├── execution/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   └── asex_integration.py  # ASEx validate-before-mutate kernel
│   ├── clock/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── host.py              # UVClock — event-driven reactor (T19)
│   │   ├── events.py            # Typed events: Scan, Tick, Timer, BarFire, Stale
│   │   ├── staleness.py         # Freshness watchdog (T19 Staleness Law)
│   │   └── deadnode.py          # DeadNode reaper for iox2 orphans
│   ├── training/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── cma_trainer.py       # CMA-ES + self-play + behavior-driven scenarios
│   │   ├── registry.py          # Policy lifecycle (CANDIDATE → ACTIVE)
│   │   ├── pipeline.py          # Bounded continuous learning loop + logger
│   │   ├── dsl.py               # Strategy DSL v2 (40+ primitives, 40+ sensors)
│   │   ├── generator.py         # Genetic programming strategy evolution
│   │   ├── selector.py          # Regime → strategy mapping + performance matrix
│   │   ├── asset_classification.py  # Multi-label taxonomy + exchange registry (system-wide)
│   │   ├── asset_behavior.py    # 10-dimension behavior DSL, research-validated
│   │   ├── asset_compiler.py    # Auto-fetch from Binance/BingX, compile profiles
│   │   ├── parallel_eval.py     # ProcessPoolExecutor episode runner, 9x speedup
│   │   ├── cognition.py         # Rate-limited market regime research
│   │   ├── regime_expansion.py  # 200+ regimes from dimension combinations
│   │   ├── news_sources.py      # 12 industry-standard news sources
│   │   └── monitor.py           # Cognition metrics, health, alerts
│   ├── cognition_launcher.py    # Standalone long-run cognition service
│   └── tests/                   # 1109+ tests across 46+ test files
├── specs/
│   └── MALKHUT_ADVERSARIAL_SELFPLAY_SPEC.py  # full spec
└── README.md                    # this file
```

## Shared Memory IPC (Zinc)

All IPC uses **real Zinc shared memory** (POSIX SHM via `/dev/shm/zinc_*`), NOT
the file-based transport. This is lock-free, zero-copy, GraalVM-compatible.

### Regions

| Region | Writer | Readers | Purpose |
|--------|--------|---------|---------|
| `malkhut_book_state` | data feed | planner, CWM | canonical order book snapshot |
| `malkhut_account_state` | data feed | planner, risk | account/position snapshot |
| `malkhut_fulfilment_out` | engine | other systems | planner output + distribution |
| `malkhut_risk_gate` | engine | other systems | risk gate decisions |
| `malkhut_control` | external | engine | commands, symbols, lifecycle |

### Framing

All regions use `UVZINC01` seqlock framing:
```
[8B magic "UVZINC01"] [8B seq] [8B json_size] [UTF-8 JSON body]
```

### CONTROL_PLANE

The `malkhut_control` region is the management interface:
- External systems write `ControlCommand` frames
- Engine reads and processes commands
- ACKs written back for `ack_required` commands

Commands: `START`, `STOP`, `PAUSE`, `RESUME`, `SET_SYMBOLS`, `CONNECT_VENUE`,
`DISCONNECT_VENUE`, `SET_MODE`, `EMERGENCY_STOP`, `HOT_RELOAD_POLICY`,
`STATUS_REQUEST`

## ClickHouse Persistence

Database: `dolphin_malkhut` on `localhost:8123`

| Table | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| `replay_steps` | CWM replay traces |
| `fulfilment_decisions` | every live decision |
| `self_play_episodes` | training episode results |
| `policy_snapshots` | versioned policy registry |
| `live_discrepancies` | simulation vs actual |

## External Dependencies (Spec-Mandated)

| Library | Purpose | Used For |
|---------|---------|----------|
| **pycma** (`cma`) | CMA-ES optimisation | `training/cma_trainer.py` |
| **hftbacktest** | replay/queue/latency fill simulation | CWM replay verification |
| **nevergrad** | gradient-free optimiser zoo | trainer comparison |
| **msgspec** | fast typed serialization | state/event encoding |
| **numba** | hot-loop acceleration | CWM transitions, feature extraction |
| **polars** | offline analytics | large trade-path corpora |
| **lmdb** | existing SILOQY storage | ticks, candles, hd_vectors |
| **numpy** | vectorized feature extraction | parameter decoding |
| **scipy** | stats tests, bootstrap | CI, promotion gates |

## Quick Start

```python
from malkhut.engine import FulfilmentEngine
from malkhut.state import FulfilmentPolicyParams

def my_params():
    return FulfilmentPolicyParams(
        version="v0.1", ucb_c=1.414, max_sims=64, max_depth=3,
        rollout_depth=3, root_temperature=0.5, min_root_entropy=0.25,
        quote_offsets_ticks=(0, 1, 2), quote_size_fractions=(0.10, 0.25, 0.50),
        passive_ttl_ms=200, aggressive_ttl_ms=50,
        maker_edge_min_bps=0.5, cross_spread_edge_min_bps=5.0,
        adverse_toxicity_cancel_threshold=0.5, queue_churn_cancel_threshold=0.5,
        mae_tail_cut_bps=50.0, mfe_giveback_cut_fraction=0.5,
        max_time_in_loss_s=300.0, failed_recovery_cut_count=3,
        recovery_velocity_min_bps_per_s=0.0,
        max_symbol_notional_fraction=0.20, max_single_order_notional_fraction=0.05,
        reduce_when_global_up_fraction=0.30, session_profit_lock_fraction=0.02,
        w_expected_pnl=1.0, w_fill_probability=0.5, w_adverse_selection=2.0,
        w_queue_priority=0.5, w_inventory_risk=1.5, w_tail_loss=5.0,
        w_fee_quality=0.5, w_time_decay=0.3, w_policy_entropy=0.5,
        robust_tail_weight=2.0, toxic_counterparty_weight=3.0,
        low_liquidity_weight=2.0, latency_stress_weight=1.0,
    )

engine = FulfilmentEngine(params_provider=my_params)
# engine.on_state(latest_market_state)  # hot path
```

## ASEx Integration (Validate-Before-Mutate)

MALKHUT uses **ASEx** (Advanced Serial Executor) for all mutable state mutations.
This is the same kernel used by VIOLET/DOLPHIN for race-proof state management.

### Core Pattern

```python
class GuardedFulfilmentState(ASExGuardedState):
    def _validate(self, mutation) -> bool:
        # Pure predicate — MUST NOT mutate self
        return mutation.ts_ns > 0 and len(mutation.bids) > 0

    def _apply(self, mutation):
        # Only called after _validate() passes
        # MAY mutate self
        self._state = new_state
        return result
```

### Components

| Component | Purpose | Thread Safety |
|-----------|---------|---------------|
| `GuardedFulfilmentState` | Engine state mutations (book, account, intent, policy) | One writer thread via ASExWorker |
| `GuardedRiskState` | Risk gate + kill switch | One writer thread via ASExWorker |
| `FulfilmentWorker` | Single-threaded ASExWorker wrapping GuardedFulfilmentState | Serialised via queue.Queue |
| `RiskWorker` | Single-threaded ASExWorker wrapping GuardedRiskState | Serialised via queue.Queue |
| `FulfilmentWatch` | Zero-overhead ring buffer for hot-path mutations | Producer/consumer lock-free |
| `ShardedWorker` | Per-symbol state partitioning (N independent workers) | No shared state between partitions |

### Why ASEx

- **No locks**: One thread per state object. Races impossible by construction.
- **No GC pressure**: Frozen dataclasses + queue.Queue (CPython C-level ops).
- **Validate before apply**: Invalid mutations rejected without touching state.
- **GraalVM compatible**: No CPython-only APIs in the hot path.
- **Battle-tested**: 110 ASEx tests + 1109 MALKHUT tests = 1219 total.

## Design Rules (from spec)

1. **Optimise an ecology-resistant distribution, not a quote.**
2. **The book is not passive scenery.** Ask "why did I get filled?"
3. **Replay correctness before search depth.** Wrong CWM + deep search = confident nonsense.
4. **CMA-ES does not promote from noisy wins.** Survive scenario suite + bootstrap CI.
5. **Preserve feature humility.** Allow CMA-ES to discover non-obvious interactions.
6. **Path-aware SL/TP is part of fulfilment.** Exiting = order-placement under adversarial liquidity.
7. **Never let the optimiser learn illegal behavior.** Hard-code constraints.
8. **Keep hot path bounded.** ≤ 100 ms. No live CMA, no large neural nets.
9. **Version everything.** Every decision explainable by policy + CWM + feature + state + action + outcome.
10. **If shadow live diverges, trust live.** Simulation is only a tool.

---

# ADDENDUM — EXEC-STACK PLUGGABILITY + SPEC HARDENING
*[Fable, integrator, 2026-07-06 — operator-ordered extension. Mimo: this section binds
MALKHUT into the UV/DITAv2 stack; nothing above is overridden except where marked FIX.]*

## A. Where MALKHUT plugs in (the seat at the table)

MALKHUT **is the execution layer under the UV Clock** (see
`prod/docs/uv_subspecs/UV_TASK_T19_UV_CLOCK_HOST.md` + annexes):

```
UV Clock (T19) → PromotionBridge → KernelIntent (DITAv2 contracts)
    → MALKHUT FulfilmentEngine (replaces naive kernel-submit)
        → RISK GATE → BingX venue adapter → fills
```

Your Design Rule 6 ("path-aware SL/TP is part of fulfilment") is CONVERGENT with the
operator's T19 ruling ("the whole point of UV = faster-than-scan-cadence TP/SL paths").
MALKHUT's planner is the *intelligent* form of the C11 tick-exit guardian. Sequencing:
simple doctrinal tick-exits (C11) ship first via T19 step 3; MALKHUT supersedes them
**when certified** — same seat, smarter occupant.

## B. Intake contract (BINDING)

1. **Input = DITAv2 `KernelIntent`** (`prod/clean_arch/dita_v2/contracts.py`): asset,
   side (TradeSide), action (ENTER/EXIT), reference_price, target_size, leverage,
   metadata (carries `promo_client_id`). Accept KernelIntent natively; do not invent a
   parallel intent type.
2. **`u-` clientOrderId prefix is LAW** (T9 seam): every venue order MALKHUT places
   carries the u- prefix from intent metadata. Non-negotiable — it is the attribution
   boundary vs BLUE and vs legacy VIOLET orders.
3. **DUAL-LEVERAGE LAW**: `KernelIntent.leverage` is CONVICTION leverage [0.5, 9.0] —
   it sizes QUANTITY only. Venue leverage = the mapping in `prod/bingx/leverage.py`
   (linear → ROUND_HALF_EVEN → int clamp [1,3]). WIRE the existing typed L3 wrapper
   (`prod/clean_arch/violet/exchange_leverage.py`); litmus: 0.5→1, 4.75→2, 8.0→3, 9.0→3.
   The venue adapter MUST NOT pass conviction leverage raw to set-leverage.
4. **Arming/two-man/kill**: MALKHUT honors `UV_PROMOTED=1` + arm-file
   (`/root/uv-wt/prime-live/UV_PROMOTED.arm`), re-evaluated PER EVENT (never cached —
   the T12 kill-switch lesson). DARK default = ObserveOnly venue. Map arm-file-delete
   → your `EMERGENCY_STOP` semantics: inert next event, no restart.

## C. Fabric + state alignment (the tonight-rulings)

- **Stack law: iceoryx2 = wires, ASEx = state cells, UV clock = conductor.** Your ASEx
  usage (GuardedState + Worker per state object) is CORRECT — it is exactly what ASEx
  is for. Your zinc regions already speak UVZINC01 seqlock framing — good; when T19's
  event topics land, consume ScanEvent/TickEvent (with PROVENANCE: scan_number,
  scan_ts, ingest_ts, AGE) from the shared LiveSource instead of a private feed.
- **Account state**: read the DITAv2 ASEx account core (asex_account /
  AccountProjectionV2) as a CONSUMER only. MALKHUT never becomes a second writer to
  account state (two-cores-share-nothing law); its own guarded states are its own.
- **Staleness law (T19 Annex A) — extend your Rule 2**: a stale book is not scenery
  either, it is an ADVERSARY. Planner receives AGE on every input and must
  discount/refuse plans over stale state; freshness watchdog emits StaleInput.
- **ASEx pre-condition inherited**: DeadNode reaper / orphan-sweep on start (iox2
  segments orphan on crash — known gap).

## D. Persistence + observability alignment

- `dolphin_malkhut` namespace: approved (own-namespace law). **NO TTL on any table**
  (retention doctrine — audit surfaces never expire).
- **Cross-reference law**: every `fulfilment_decisions` row carries `intent_id` +
  `trade_id` from the source KernelIntent → end-to-end trace joins
  `dolphin_uv.exec_journal` ⇄ `dolphin_malkhut.*` ⇄ venue order history. This is what
  makes MALKHUT certifiable instead of a black box.
- Publish planner pulse (decision rate, plan entropy, gate verdicts, AGE-at-decision)
  into the zinc snapshot → extant TUIs render it (TUI-first doctrine).

## E. Ecology + reward grounding (FIX-grade improvements)

1. **Ground the counterparty ecology in OUR tape**: fit/validate adversary populations
   against `dolphin.obf_universe` recorded sub-second tape and the WT2 stress
   manifold. The CLASS-M/CLASS-X hour sets (WT2D) are your ready-made adversarial
   scenario suites — corrupt/stress hours ARE the hostile ecology, measured.
   CLASS-X law applies: extreme magnitudes are a FEATURE channel, never filtered.
2. **Latency model = our measured tails**, not defaults: scan_to_fill/step_bar
   distributions from the WT1 latency audit (median 47ms/1.58ms, stop-tail 7.8s) —
   calibrate the CWM's latency injections from these empirical curves.
3. **Reconcile the budget statement (FIX)**: planner box says ≤25ms, Rule 8 says
   ≤100ms — bind them: ≤25ms planning inside a ≤100ms end-to-end intent→venue-call
   budget, both enforced by test.
4. **Promotion gate binds to the cert conveyor**: CMA-ES candidate promotion (Rule 4)
   emits artifacts via the T4 cert reporter into the gate ledger; policy snapshots
   versioned in `dolphin_malkhut.policy_snapshots` AND referenced in
   `prod/docs/uv_cert/`. No policy trades live without a ledger row.

## F. Certification pathway (Gate-M — how MALKHUT reaches money)

1. **CWM replay verification** (your Rule 3) vs hftbacktest — already specced; add
   determinism ×2 (byte-identical minus ts).
2. **Dual-leverage litmus** (B.3 values) as a named test.
3. **DARK shadow window**: MALKHUT plans on live intents while the simple path
   executes; diff planned-vs-naive on fills/slippage/adverse-selection — the
   improvement claim must be MEASURED on VST before MALKHUT takes the seat.
4. **Risk-gate mutation litmus**: drop a constraint → a test goes RED (looks-finished
   doctrine; 222 green tests ≠ verification until mutations bite).
5. **Rule 10 stands supreme**: shadow-vs-live divergence → trust live, stand down,
   file the discrepancy row.

*End addendum. — F.*

---

## DEVELOPMENT STATUS (2026-07-11)

**1276 test functions. 50 test files. All green. 0 failures. 0 regressions.**

### Completed subsystems

| Subsystem | Module | Tests | Status |
|-----------|--------|-------|--------|
| **State Model** | `state.py` | 17 | 42 frozen dataclasses, immutable |
| **CWM** | `cwm/core.py` + `cwm/numba_core.py` | 103 | Full exchange mechanics + numba JIT (5.3 µs/transition) |
| **Replay Verification** | `cwm/replay_verify.py` | 65 | Deep comparison, binary search, trajectory recording |
| **Planner** | `planner/sm_mcts.py` | 11 | Decoupled UCB/UCT, ≤25ms budget |
| **Action Menu** | `planner/action_menu.py` | (in planner) | Compact action space construction |
| **Counterparties** | `counterparties.py` | 19 | 4 adversarial agent policies |
| **Risk Gate** | `risk/gate.py` | 4 | Hard invariants: leverage, self-trade, post-only |
| **ASEx Integration** | `execution/asex_integration.py` | 33 | Validate-before-mutate, single-writer, no locks |
| **Zinc IPC** | `ipc/zinc_plane.py` | 8 | Real POSIX SHM, UVZINC01 framing |
| **Control Plane** | `ipc/control_plane.py` | 3 | HOT_RELOAD_POLICY, kill switch |
| **ClickHouse** | `storage/ch_store.py` | 9 | 5 tables, HTTP API |
| **DuckDB Asset Store** | `storage/asset_store.py` | 30 | File-backed + in-memory materialization, sub-µs reads |
| **Asset Bridge** | `training/asset_bridge.py` | 49 | Directory ↔ classification sync |
| **CMA-ES Training** | `training/cma_trainer.py` | 65 | Behavior-driven scenarios, auto-compile, label queries |
| **Parallel Eval** | `training/parallel_eval.py` | 16 | 9x speedup, zero fidelity loss, ProcessPoolExecutor |
| **Policy Registry** | `training/registry.py` | 14 | CANDIDATE → ACTIVE lifecycle |
| **Training Pipeline** | `training/pipeline.py` | 21 | Bounded continuous learning loop |
| **Strategy DSL v2** | `training/dsl.py` | 69 | 40+ primitives, 40+ sensors, 16 builtins |
| **Strategy Generator** | `training/generator.py` | 20 | Genetic programming: crossover, mutation, tournament |
| **Strategy Selector** | `training/selector.py` | 24 | Regime → strategy mapping, performance matrix |
| **Asset Classification** | `training/asset_classification.py` | 190 | Multi-label taxonomy + exchange registry, 13 assets, system-wide store |
| **Asset Behavior DSL** | `training/asset_behavior.py` | (in classification) | 10 orthogonal dimensions, 3 templates, 13 behaviors, research-validated |
| **Asset Compiler** | `training/asset_compiler.py` | (new) | Auto-fetch from Binance/BingX API, compile profiles, rate-limited |
| **Cognition Pipeline** | `training/cognition.py` | 29 | Rate-limited, 8 sources, dedup, perm-run |
| **Regime Expansion** | `training/regime_expansion.py` | 29 | 200+ regimes from 4×4×4×4 dimensions |
| **News Sources** | `training/news_sources.py` | 12 | 12 industry-standard sources, ranking |
| **Cognition Monitor** | `training/monitor.py` | 9 | Metrics, health scoring, alerts, JSONL logging |
| **Cognition Launcher** | `cognition_launcher.py` | 21 | Standalone long-run cognition service |
| **UV Clock** | `clock/host.py` | 30 | T19 event-driven reactor |
| **Numba Acceleration** | `cwm/numba_core.py` | 13 | JIT on hot loops, 1.8x fill speedup |
| **BingX Adapter** | `venue/bingx/adapter.py` | 28 | Wraps DITAv2, order tracking |
| **Hypothesis** | `test_hypothesis_properties.py` | 6 | Property-based fuzzing |
| **Fuzz/Adversarial** | `test_fuzz.py`, `test_adversarial.py` | 17 | Random stress + adversarial scenarios |
| **Concurrency** | `test_concurrency.py` | 8 | Thread safety, race detection |
| **Sync/Async Seams** | `test_sync_async_seams.py` | 7 | Zinc latency, engine budget |
| **E2E Integration** | `test_e2e_integration.py` | 2 | Full pipeline: train→register→plan→risk→venue→zinc→ch→reload |

### Performance Benchmarks

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| CWM transition | 6.4 µs/call |
| CWM throughput | 157K calls/sec |
| CWM 100-step episode | 0.64 ms |
| Numba fill speedup | 1.8x (batch 100) |
| Peak RAM | 146 MB |
| Smoke test (10min) | 174s, 5 gens, 50 evals, 11 strategies |

### Bugs found and fixed (22 total)

1. Empty book crash in `materialize_price_from_action` (SELL side)
2. Empty book crash in `total_notional` calculation
3. Empty book crash in mark-to-market
4. Empty book crash in `_inventory_risk`
5. Empty book crash in counterparty processing
6. Empty book crash in `_update_path_state`
7. Empty book crash in feature extractor (`b.mid`)
8. Counterparty fills used `max()` instead of consuming levels
9. Position overwritten instead of accumulated on add
10. Test helper `_state()` not forwarding `positions` kwarg
11. `_make_open_order` set empty symbol instead of venue symbol
12. `FulfilmentPolicyParams` frozen dataclass `__dict__` access
13. Banker's rounding in tick tests
14. `HOT_RELOAD_POLICY` compared float to string
15. Engine init order (workers before hot_reload)
16. `_tp()` helper missing `failed_recovery_count` parameter
17. CWM: SELL position flip didn't reset avg_entry
18. CWM: Counterparty fills overwrote our fill tracking
19. CWM: Double-counting unrealized PnL in equity
20. UnboundLocalError when max_steps=0
21. fill_count never incremented in training
22. Cancel rate limiter incorrectly gated order placements

### Key design rules enforced

1. ✅ Optimise distribution, not single quote
2. ✅ Book is not passive scenery
3. ✅ **Replay correctness before search depth** (mandatory gate)
4. ✅ CMA-ES does not promote from noisy wins (bootstrap CI)
5. ✅ Preserve feature humility (CMA discovers interactions)
6. ✅ Path-aware SL/TP is part of fulfilment
7. ✅ Never let optimiser learn illegal behavior
8. ✅ Hot path bounded (≤100ms)
9. ✅ Version everything
10. ✅ Shadow-vs-live divergence → trust live

### Strategy Selection (completed)

The system classifies strategies per market condition and floats the best to top:

```
market_fingerprint → Regime Classifier (8 regimes)
                         ↓
                    Performance Matrix (regime × strategy → score)
                         ↓
                    Strategy Selector → Engine uses best strategy
```

### Upstream integration path

- **ExoF** — funding rates, open interest, liquidation levels
- **MARAS** — 5-tier ensemble → 8-regime classification
- **DOLPHINNG7 vel_div** — velocity divergence signals
- **DOLPHINNG7 eigenscan** — eigenspace correlation analysis

---

## G. Strategy DSL v2 — Third-Party Strategy Development

MALKHUT includes a **Domain-Specific Language (DSL)** for strategy composition.
Third parties can write, evolve, and share strategies without modifying core code.

### DSL Format

```
STRATEGY "passive_maker" {
  PRIORITY 1: IF spread_bps < 5.0 AND orderflow_toxicity < 0.3 THEN QUOTE(BUY, 0, 0.25)
  PRIORITY 2: IF spread_bps < 5.0 AND orderflow_toxicity < 0.3 THEN QUOTE(SELL, 0, 0.25)
  PRIORITY 3: IF orderflow_toxicity > 0.7 THEN CANCEL_ALL
  PRIORITY 4: IF time_in_trade > 300 THEN EXIT
  PRIORITY 5: IF unrealized_pnl < -50bps THEN STOP_LOSS
  PRIORITY 6: NOOP
}
```

### Action Primitives (40+)

| Category | Primitives |
|----------|-----------|
| Passive | QUOTE, JOIN_QUEUE, STEP_BACK, LADDER, GRID, ICEBERG, TWAP |
| Aggressive | CROSS, SNIPER, PING |
| Cancellation | CANCEL, CANCEL_ALL, CANCEL_AND_HOLD, REQUOTE |
| Position | EXIT, HALF_EXIT, QUARTER_EXIT, TAKE_PARTIAL, STOP_LOSS, TAKE_PROFIT, TRAILING_STOP, EMERGENCY_EXIT, FLAT_ALL |
| Sizing | SCALE_IN, SCALE_OUT, INCREASE_SIZE, REDUCE_SIZE |
| Stop/Target | MOVE_STOP, MOVE_TAKE_PROFIT, BRACKET, OCO |
| Hedging | HEDGE, PAIR_TRADE |
| Waiting | HOLD, WAIT_FOR_FILL, WAIT_FOR_PRICE, WAIT_FOR_SPREAD |

### Market Sensors (40+)

| Category | Sensors |
|----------|---------|
| Book | spread_bps, imbalance_3/5/10, bid_depth_3/5/10, bid_ask_ratio |
| Flow | toxicity, queue_churn, cross_venue_lead, order_book_toxicity |
| Momentum | price_momentum_1s/5s/15s/1m |
| Position | position_qty, pnl_bps, leverage, position_age_s |
| Path | mae_bps, mfe_bps, time_in_loss, failed_recoveries, recovery_velocity |
| Regime | volatility, atr_14/50, rsi_14, funding, regime_score |
| Account | equity, risk_budget_used, session_pnl, drawdown |
| Performance | profit_factor, sharpe_ratio, consecutive_wins/losses |
| Time | current_hour, day_of_week, is_weekend, is_liquid_hours |

### Comparison Operators (12)

`>`, `<`, `>=`, `<=`, `==`, `!=`, `abs>`, `abs<`, `changing`, `stable`, `crossing_above`, `crossing_below`

### Builtin Strategies (16)

| Strategy | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `passive_maker` | Passive limit orders, toxicity avoidance |
| `aggressive_taker` | Momentum-based aggressive crosses |
| `toxicity_avoider` | Cancels on high toxicity, quotes when safe |
| `path_risk_exit` | Path-aware SL/TP exits |
| `regime_adaptive` | Adapts to MARAS regime classification |
| `momentum_catcher` | Catches momentum moves, partial exits |
| `mean_reversion` | Wide-spread mean reversion |
| `scalper` | Ultra-tight spreads, small sizes |
| `inventory_manager` | Position size control |
| `session_guard` | Time-based position management |
| `liquidity_hunter` | Deep book exploitation |
| `volatility_breakout` | Volatility-based breakouts |
| `funding_arb` | Funding rate arbitrage |
| `grid_trader` | Grid-based accumulation |
| `risk_parity` | Risk budget management |
| `hybrid_adaptive` | Multi-condition adaptive |

### Strategy Generator (Genetic Programming)

The system evolves strategies via genetic operators:

```python
from malkhut.training.generator import StrategyGenerator, GeneratorConfig

config = GeneratorConfig(
    population_size=20, generations=5, tournament_size=3,
    mutation_rate=0.15, crossover_rate=0.7,
)
generator = StrategyGenerator(config=config)
population = generator.evolve(baseline_params, scenarios)

# Get successful strategies
successful = generator.get_successful_strategies(min_fitness=0.0)
for genome in successful:
    generator.add_to_pool(genome)
```

### Strategy Selector (Market-Adaptive)

The system classifies strategies per market regime and selects the best:

```python
from malkhut.training.selector import StrategySelector, MarketRegime

selector = StrategySelector()
result = selector.select(current_state, available_strategies)
# result.strategy_id → best strategy for current regime
# result.confidence → how confident we are
# result.alternatives → other considered strategies
```

Regimes: `trending_up`, `trending_down`, `high_volatility`, `low_volatility`,
`mean_reverting`, `momentum`, `choppy`, `liquidity_hole`, `normal`

### Asset Classification (Invariant Taxonomy)

Multi-label asset classification using **only invariant characteristics** — properties
intrinsic to the token that predict price behaviour and order-book performance.
**Three-layer identifier architecture** for cross-system interoperability.

**Design principle:** Classify by WHAT an asset IS (fundamental), not how it's trading
right now. Volatility/liquidity appear as long-run statistical profiles, not as
classification axes that change minute-to-minute.

#### Three-Layer Identifier Architecture

| Layer | Fields | Purpose | Example |
|-------|--------|---------|---------|
| **1. Canonical** | `symbol`, `base_asset`, `name`, `unified_symbol`, `quote_currency` | Venue-independent identity | BTCUSDT / BTC / "Bitcoin" / BTC/USDT / USDT |
| **2. Cross-system** | `coingecko_id`, `cmc_id`, `blockchain`, `contract_address` | Data provider + on-chain mapping | "bitcoin" / 1 / "ethereum" / "" |
| **3. Exchange mapping** | `exchanges: tuple[str, ...]` | Which venues trade this asset | ("binance", "bingx", "bybit") |

**Industry standards:** CoinGecko `id` (most widely used in crypto-native),
CoinMarketCap numeric `id` (second most used), ISO 24165 DTI (emerging), FIGI
(institutional), CCXT `BASE/QUOTE` format (de facto trading standard).

#### Fundamental Dimensions (intrinsic, never change)

| Dimension | Values | Multi-label | Purpose |
|-----------|--------|-------------|---------|
| **Sector** | CURRENCY, LAYER1, LAYER2, DEFI, ORACLE, EXCHANGE, MEME, PRIVACY, STORAGE, GAMING_NFT | Yes | Primary use-case / vertical |
| **TokenRole** | GAS, STORE_OF_VALUE, GOVERNANCE, UTILITY, MEME, EXCHANGE_FEE | Yes | Functional role → demand elasticity |
| **SupplyModel** | FIXED_CAP, DISINFLATIONARY, INFLATIONARY, BURN_MECHANISM | No | Supply pressure dynamics |
| **ConsensusFamily** | POW, POS, DPOS | No | Miner/validator selling behaviour |
| **SmartContractCapability** | FULL, PARTIAL, NONE | No | DeFi composability |

#### Technical Dimensions (invariant market-structure properties)

| Dimension | Values | Purpose |
|-----------|--------|---------|
| **MarketCapTier** | MEGA (>500B), LARGE (50-500B), MID (5-50B), SMALL (500M-5B), MICRO (<500M) | Price impact per dollar |
| **VolatilityProfile** | LOW (<30%), MEDIUM (30-80%), HIGH (80-150%), EXTREME (>150%) | Long-run average vol |
| **LiquidityProfile** | DEEP (>100M), NORMAL (10-100M), THIN (1-10M), ILLIQUID (<1M) | Long-run avg depth |
| **DerivativeAccess** | PERPS_AND_OPTIONS, PERPS_ONLY, NONE | Shorting / funding availability |
| **tick_size / lot_size** | Exchange-set | Minimum price/order size |
| **maker/taker fee_bps** | Exchange-set | Trading cost |
| **typical_spread_bps / depth / volume** | Long-run averages | Order-book fingerprint |

#### Predictive Properties (derived from invariants)

| Property | Logic | Value |
|----------|-------|-------|
| `supply_pressure` | PoW → forced selling (miners cover electricity) | "forced" / "optional" |
| `demand_elasticity` | GAS or STORE_OF_VALUE → inelastic (must hold) | "inelastic" / "elastic" |
| `can_be_shorted` | DerivativeAccess != NONE | bool |

#### Multi-Label Examples

```
BTC:  sectors=(CURRENCY),             roles=(STORE_OF_VALUE)
ETH:  sectors=(LAYER1, DEFI),         roles=(GAS, STORE_OF_VALUE, GOVERNANCE)
BNB:  sectors=(EXCHANGE, LAYER1),     roles=(EXCHANGE_FEE, GAS)
DOGE: sectors=(MEME, CURRENCY),       roles=(MEME, GAS)
DOT:  sectors=(LAYER1),               roles=(GAS, GOVERNANCE)
UNI:  sectors=(DEFI),                 roles=(GOVERNANCE, UTILITY)
```

#### Querying

```python
from malkhut.training.asset_classification import *

# Multi-label queries (match if queried value is ANY of the asset's labels)
layer1s = get_assets_by_sector(Sector.LAYER1)  # ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX, BNB, DOT, ATOM
gas_tokens = get_assets_by_token_role(TokenRole.GAS)  # ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, BNB, MATIC, DOT, ATOM

# Predictive properties
forced = get_pov_assets()  # BTC, DOGE (PoW miners with forced selling)
inelastic = [p for p in ASSET_PROFILES.values() if p.demand_elasticity == "inelastic"]

# Backward-compatible single-label access (first element = primary)
btc = get_asset_profile("BTCUSDT")
btc.sector        # Sector.CURRENCY
btc.token_role    # TokenRole.STORE_OF_VALUE
```

### Exchange Registry (Multi-Exchange Asset Universe)

MALKHUT serves as the **system-wide asset universe store** for BLUE, VIOLET, UV, and all
downstream systems. Each asset knows which exchanges trade it; each exchange has a
standardized profile.

#### ExchangeProfile

| Field | Type | Purpose |
|-------|------|---------|
| `exchange_id` | str | Canonical key: `"binance"`, `"bingx"`, `"bybit"` |
| `display_name` | str | Human-readable name |
| `has_spot` | bool | Spot trading available |
| `has_perps` | bool | Perpetual futures available |
| `has_options` | bool | Options available |
| `api_base_url` | str | REST API root URL |
| `ws_base_url` | str | WebSocket root URL |
| `default_taker_fee_bps` | float | Default taker fee |
| `default_maker_fee_bps` | float | Default maker fee |
| `typical_latency_ms` | float | Typical API latency |

#### Pre-defined Exchanges

| Exchange | Spot | Perps | Options | Taker Fee | Latency |
|----------|------|-------|---------|-----------|---------|
| **Binance** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0.4 bps | 40 ms |
| **BingX** | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | 0.5 bps | 100 ms |
| **Bybit** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0.06 bps | 50 ms |

#### Exchange-Asset Mapping

Each `AssetProfile` carries an `exchanges: tuple[str, ...]` field listing which venues
trade the asset. Default: `("binance",)`. Other systems (BLUE/VIOLET/UV) import their
asset universes into this store.

```python
from malkhut.training.asset_classification import *

# Which exchanges trade BTC?
btc = get_asset_profile("BTCUSDT")
print(btc.exchanges)  # ('binance',)

# All assets on Binance
binance_assets = get_assets_on_exchange("binance")

# Assets traded on BOTH Binance and BingX
common = get_common_assets("binance", "bingx")

# Which exchanges trade a given asset?
venues = get_exchange_for_asset("ETHUSDT")

# Exchange metadata
ex = get_exchange("binance")
print(ex.default_taker_fee_bps)  # 0.4
print(ex.typical_latency_ms)     # 40
```

### Asset Behavior DSL (10-Dimension Research-Validated Model)

The Asset Behavior DSL decomposes each asset's **trading behavior** into 10 orthogonal
dimensions, each with empirically-validated parameters from live Binance/BingX API data
and academic literature.

**Source:** Binance live REST API (depth 500 levels, 1h klines, ticker, funding rates),
BingX open API (depth, funding, premium index), academic literature (Bouchaud "Trades
Quotes and Prices" 2018, Cont/Stoikov/Talreja 2010, Cartea/Jaimungal/Penalva 2015),
CoinGlass OI data, industry MM disclosures.

#### 10 Dimensions

| Dimension | What it captures | Example: BTC vs DOGE |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------|
| **DepthProfile** | Book shape: amplitude, decay exponent α, fragility | BTC: $750K/0.70/0.10 vs DOGE: $22K/1.00/0.30 |
| **SpreadProfile** | Normal spread, stress multiplier | BTC: 0.01bps/50x vs DOGE: 1.35bps/15x |
| **FlowProfile** | Order rate, size distribution, cancel ratio | BTC: 300/s/$643/20x vs DOGE: 80/s/$96/8x |
| **VolatilityProfile** | Annualized vol, GARCH params, half-life | BTC: 35%/48h vs DOGE: 78%/24h |
| **IntradayProfile** | Peak/trough hours, ratio | BTC: 15:00 UTC, 7.4x ratio |
| **WeekendProfile** | Vol/volume/spread multipliers | 0.65x vol, 0.52x volume, 1.20x spread |
| **CorrelationProfile** | ETH beta, BTC corr (normal vs crash) | BTC: 1.0/1.0 vs UNI: 0.70/0.50 |
| **MarketMakerProfile** | Inventory limits, pull speed, margins | BTC: $10M/3ms/0.5bps vs DOGE: $500K/25ms/2bps |
| **LiquidationProfile** | OI/MCap, trigger %, cascade speed | BTC: 0.5%/6.5%/slow vs DOGE: 1.4%/4%/fast |
| **FundingProfile** | Mean/std funding, basis | BTC: 0.59bps/0.22bps vs DOGE: 0.39bps/0.34bps |
| **RetailProfile** | Retail ratio, inst gap | BTC: 35%/0.04 vs DOGE: 80%/0.31 |
| **BingxProfile** | BingX spread/depth multiplier, fees, latency | BTC: 12.6x/0.048x vs DOGE: 7x/1.27x |

#### 3 Composable Templates

| Template | Assets | Key traits |
|----------|--------|-----------|
| `institutional_blue_chip` | BTC, ETH, BNB | Deep book, low spread, slow cascade, high institutional |
| `mid_cap_l1` | SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOT, ATOM, UNI, LINK, MATIC, AAVE | Moderate depth, higher vol, medium cascade |
| `retail_meme` | DOGE | Thin book, high vol, fast cascade, retail-dominated |

#### 13 Per-Asset Behaviors (research-validated)

| Asset | Price | Depth@1bps | Spread | Vol | Cascade | Retail | BingX mult |
|-------|-------|-----------|--------|-----|---------|--------|------------|
| BTC | $64K | $750K | 0.01 bps | 35% | slow/fast | 35% | 12.6x |
| ETH | $1.8K | $600K | 0.01 bps | 66.5% | medium/medium | 35% | 9.0x |
| SOL | $80 | $400K | 1.26 bps | 72% | medium/medium | 72% | 1.7x |
| DOGE | $0.07 | $22K | 1.35 bps | 78% | fast/slow | 80% | 7.0x |
| ADA | $0.17 | $60K | 5.95 bps | 79% | medium/medium | 65% | 8.0x |
| UNI | $3.6 | $30K | 2.76 bps | 95% | medium/medium | 60% | 10x |

#### Usage

```python
from malkhut.training.asset_behavior import *

# Get behavior for any asset
btc = get_behavior("BTCUSDT")
print(btc.depth.amplitude_usd)       # $750,000
print(btc.vol.annualized_normal)     # 35.0%
print(btc.liquidation.speed)         # "slow"

# Compute depth at distance
depth_10bps = btc.depth_at_bps(10)   # $1.5M

# Estimate slippage for a $100K order
slippage = btc.expected_slippage_bps(100_000)  # ~2 bps

# Query by template, sector, or role
institutional = get_behaviors_by_template("institutional_blue_chip")
gas_tokens = get_behaviors_by_role(TokenRole.GAS)
thin_book = get_thin_book_assets()
```

### Asset Compiler (Auto-Fetch from Live APIs)

The Asset Compiler automatically fetches market data from Binance and BingX public APIs
and produces system-ready `AssetProfile` + `AssetBehavior` for any tradeable symbol.

**Rate-limited** (1 req/sec, well under Binance 1200/min limit), **cached** (avoids
re-fetching within a session), **resumable**.

#### What it auto-fetches

| Endpoint | Data | Computes |
|----------|------|----------|
| `/api/v3/ticker/24hr` | Price, volume, high/low | Daily volume, price reference |
| `/api/v3/depth?limit=100` | Order book (100 levels) | Spread, depth amplitude, decay exponent α |
| `/api/v3/klines?interval=1h&limit=168` | 7 days hourly OHLCV | Annualized volatility, order flow stats |
| `/api/v3/exchangeInfo` | Symbol filters | Tick size, lot size, price decimals |
| `/fapi/v1/fundingRate` | Funding rates (20 intervals) | Mean/std/positive% funding |
| `/fapi/v1/openInterest` | Open interest | OI/MCap ratio for liquidation modeling |

#### Usage

```python
from malkhut.training.asset_compiler import AssetCompiler

compiler = AssetCompiler()

# Single asset — auto-fetches from Binance, computes all params
result = compiler.compile("XRPUSDT")
print(result.asset_profile.symbol)           # "XRPUSDT"
print(result.asset_behavior.reference_price)  # $1.1056 (live Binance price)
print(result.asset_behavior.spread.normal_bps) # 0.90 bps (computed from depth)
print(result.asset_behavior.vol.annualized_normal) # 46.6% (computed from klines)

# Register into global registries
compiler.register(result)
# Now XRPUSDT is available for ScenarioFactory, queries, etc.

# One-step compile and register
result = compiler.compile_and_register("HBARUSDT")

# Batch compile (rate-limited sequentially)
results = compiler.compile_batch(["APTUSDT", "SEIUSDT", "INJUSDT"])
for r in results:
    compiler.register(r)
```

#### Known classifications

The compiler includes pre-built classifications for 28 assets:
BTC, ETH, SOL, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, UNI, LINK, BNB, MATIC, AAVE, DOT, ATOM,
XRP, TRX, LTC, NEAR, APT, OP, ARB, SUI, PEPE, WIF, SEI, INJ, FIL, HBAR, IMX

Unknown assets get heuristic defaults (LAYER1/GAS/INFLATIONARY/POS/FULL/PERPS_ONLY).

### Scenario Factory (Behavior-Driven, Label-Queryable)

The ScenarioFactory builds evaluation scenarios using **real per-asset prices,
depth profiles, and spread characteristics** — no more hardcoded BTC prices.

#### Behavior-driven state creation

Every scenario derives its parameters from the asset's `AssetBehavior`:

| Scenario type | Spread multiplier | Depth fraction | Description |
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|
| `normal` | 1.0x | 100% | Calm, liquid market |
| `thin_book` | 1.5x | 10% | Low participation |
| `wide_spread` | 100x | 50% | High volatility |
| `toxic_stress` | 2.0x | 30% | Adverse selection |
| `flash_crash` | 3.0x | 5% | Book collapse |
| `liquidity_vacuum` | 5.0x | 1% | Near-empty book |
| `weekend_thin` | 5.0x | 5% | Weekend low-volume |
| `trending` | 1.0x | 80% | Momentum move |
| `mean_reverting` | 20x | 60% | Reversal setup |
| `funding_shock` | 1.5x | 30% | Deleveraging event |
| `liquidation_cascade` | 1.5x | 20% | Chain liquidation |
| `market_maker_withdrawal` | 3.0x | 15% | MM pull-out |

#### Realistic per-asset pricing

```
Scenario: "normal_BTCUSDT_42"
  BTC bid: $63,999.97 (11.7 BTC = $750K)
  BTC ask: $64,000.03
  Spread: 0.01 bps

Scenario: "normal_DOGEUSDT_42"
  DOGE bid: $0.07 (314K DOGE = $22K)
  DOGE ask: $0.07
  Spread: 1.35 bps

Scenario: "flash_crash_SOLUSDT_47"
  SOL bid: $80.00 (depth = 5% of normal = $20K)
  SOL ask: $80.02
  Spread: 3.78 bps (3x normal)
```

#### Auto-compilation for unknown assets

When you request a symbol that isn't pre-defined, the factory **automatically compiles
it from live Binance API data** before building scenarios:

```python
factory = ScenarioFactory()

# XRPUSDT is NOT in our pre-defined 13 assets
# But this auto-compiles it from Binance in ~5 seconds:
suite = factory.build_suite_for_symbols(("XRPUSDT",), steps_per_scenario=5)
# XRP behavior is now registered for future use too
```

#### Label-based query interfaces

```python
factory = ScenarioFactory()

# By sector
suite = factory.build_suite_for_sector(Sector.LAYER1)      # ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX, BNB, DOT, ATOM
suite = factory.build_suite_for_sector(Sector.DEFI)        # ETH, AVAX, UNI, AAVE
suite = factory.build_suite_for_sector(Sector.MEME)        # DOGE

# By token role
suite = factory.build_suite_for_role(TokenRole.GAS)        # 9 assets
suite = factory.build_suite_for_role(TokenRole.GOVERNANCE) # ETH, UNI, AAVE, DOT

# By behavior template
suite = factory.build_suite_for_template("institutional_blue_chip")  # BTC, ETH, BNB
suite = factory.build_suite_for_template("retail_meme")              # DOGE

# By volatility band
suite = factory.build_suite_for_volatility(min_ann=75, max_ann=200)  # High-vol assets

# Multi-label union (any matching)
suite = factory.build_suite_for_labels(
    sectors=[Sector.DEFI],
    roles=[TokenRole.GOVERNANCE]
)

# Arbitrary symbols (auto-compiles unknowns)
suite = factory.build_suite_for_symbols(("BTCUSDT", "XRPUSDT", "HBARUSDT"))
```

#### Research-validated scenario diversity

Each asset's 30 scenario types are parameterized by its behavior profile:

| Scenario | BTC params | DOGE params | Why it matters |
|----------|-----------|-------------|----------------|
| Normal | $750K depth, 0.01bps spread | $22K depth, 1.35bps spread | Baseline for scoring |
| Thin book | $75K depth | $2.2K depth | Tests fill rate under low liquidity |
| Flash crash | $37.5K depth, 0.03bps spread | $1.1K depth, 4bps spread | Tests adverse selection survival |
| Weekend thin | $37.5K depth, 5bps spread | $1.1K depth, 6.75bps spread | Tests off-hours strategy fitness |
| Liquidation cascade | $150K depth | $4.4K depth | Tests position sizing under stress |
| Market maker withdrawal | $112.5K depth | $3.3K depth | Tests quote quality when MMs pull |

### Numba Performance

Hot-path functions JIT-compiled with numba:

| Function | Speedup |
|----------|---------|
| fill_from_levels (batch 100) | 1.8x |
| round_tick | JIT-compiled |
| round_lot | JIT-compiled |
| clip_lots | JIT-compiled |
| extract_features | Vectorized numpy |

CWM throughput: **157K calls/sec**, **6.4 µs/transition**, **0.64 ms/100-step episode**.

### Design Principles

1. **Hardcoded baseline is NEVER replaced** — always available as reference
2. **Generated strategies are ADDED** — system GROWS its repertoire
3. **Crossover** combines two strategies (uniform crossover on parameters)
4. **Mutation** randomly modifies parameters (Gaussian noise)
5. **Selection** uses tournament selection (fitter genomes win more often)
6. **Third parties** can write strategies in DSL text format
7. **Market adaptation**: selector chooses strategy based on ExoF/MARAS regime
8. **Behavior-driven scenarios**: every asset behaves like its real-world self

### Strategy Naming Convention

```
{strategy_type}_gen{generation}_{timestamp}
```

Examples: `UCB1_gen1_20260707_223754`, `THOMPSON_gen2_20260707_223754`

---

## H. Cambrian Expansion

### Tie-In Fix

PerformanceMatrix now wired to evaluator. Strategies scored by regime fitness:
- ALL strategies tested in ALL scenarios
- Score tracked per strategy × regime
- Selector queries matrix for best strategy per regime
- `PerformanceMatrix.record(strategy_id, regime, score)` called during evaluation

### Phase 0.1: Cognition Pipeline

Rate-limited market regime research:
- `RateLimiter`: token bucket, 30 RPM default
- `SourceCatalogue`: tracks sources, fetch counts, error rates
- `RegimeExtractor`: keyword matching + sentiment analysis
- `CognitionPipeline`: rate-limited, deduplication, long/perm-run
- 8 default sources: CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, CryptoQuant, Glassnode, Coinglass, Binance Research, Messari

### Phase 0.2: Exponential Regime Expansion

Orthogonal to cognition pipeline — generates 200+ regimes from dimensions:
- 4 liquidity (vacuum, thin, normal, deep)
- 4 volatility (tight, normal, wide, extreme)
- 4 flow (balanced, buy_pressure, sell_pressure, toxic)
- 4 structure (single_toxic, mm_toxic, multi_toxic, retail_mm)

Each combination = distinct, testable regime. Total: 256 theoretical, ~200 practical.

### Phase 0.3: Multi-Asset & Invariant Classification

13 assets across 10 sectors, classified by **invariant characteristics only**:

| Asset | Sectors | Roles | Supply | Consensus | Vol | Liq |
|-------|---------|-------|--------|-----------|-----|-----|
| BTC | CURRENCY | STORE_OF_VALUE | FIXED_CAP | POW | LOW | DEEP |
| ETH | LAYER1, DEFI | GAS, SOV, GOV | DISINFLATIONARY | POS | MEDIUM | DEEP |
| SOL | LAYER1 | GAS | INFLATIONARY | POS | HIGH | NORMAL |
| DOGE | MEME, CURRENCY | MEME, GAS | INFLATIONARY | POW | HIGH | NORMAL |
| ADA | LAYER1 | GAS | INFLATIONARY | DPOS | MEDIUM | NORMAL |
| AVAX | LAYER1, DEFI | GAS | INFLATIONARY | POS | HIGH | NORMAL |
| UNI | DEFI | GOV, UTILITY | INFLATIONARY | POS | HIGH | THIN |
| LINK | ORACLE | UTILITY | INFLATIONARY | POS | MEDIUM | THIN |
| BNB | EXCHANGE, LAYER1 | EXCHANGE_FEE, GAS | BURN | DPOS | MEDIUM | DEEP |
| MATIC | LAYER2 | GAS | INFLATIONARY | POS | HIGH | THIN |
| AAVE | DEFI | GOV | FIXED_CAP | POS | HIGH | THIN |
| DOT | LAYER1 | GAS, GOV | INFLATIONARY | DPOS | MEDIUM | NORMAL |
| ATOM | LAYER1 | GAS | INFLATIONARY | POS | HIGH | THIN |

Multi-asset = linear multiplication: 30 scenarios × 13 assets = 390+ testable scenarios.

### Phase 0.4: Asset Behavior DSL + Compiler + Behavior-Driven Scenarios

**Research-validated** from Binance live API, BingX API, CoinGlass, and academic literature:

| Component | Purpose | File |
|-----------|---------|------|
| **AssetBehavior** | 10 orthogonal behavior dimensions | `training/asset_behavior.py` |
| **BehaviorTemplate** | Reusable class-level behavior profiles | `training/asset_behavior.py` |
| **AssetCompiler** | Auto-fetch from Binance/BingX, compute profiles | `training/asset_compiler.py` |
| **ScenarioFactory** | Behavior-driven scenarios with label queries | `training/cma_trainer.py` |

**Key research findings wired into the system:**
- Depth decay: D(d) = A * d^(1-alpha). BTC alpha=0.7, DOGE alpha=1.0
- Spread ranges: BTC 0.01bps, SOL 1.26bps, DOGE 1.35bps, ADA 5.95bps
- Order sizes: BTC P50=$643, DOGE P50=$96 (7x smaller)
- Cascade dynamics: BTC 5-8% trigger/slow/fast recovery, DOGE 3-5%/fast/slow
- BingX specifics: 1.7-12.6x wider spreads, 0.05-9x variable depth
- Weekend effects: -35% vol, -48% volume, +20% spread
- Intraday patterns: 7.4x peak/trough ratio, US session dominant
- GARCH persistence: 0.95-0.99, vol half-life 2-5 days
- Correlation: BTC-ETH 0.90 normal, 0.97 crash; BTC-DOGE 0.45 normal, 0.80 crash

### Training Scaling Results

CMA-ES evaluation on behavior-driven multi-asset scenarios (BTC/ETH/SOL, 3 assets × 30
scenario types = 90 scenarios). Each eval = one CMA candidate × 90 multi-step episodes
through the CWM.

#### Population × Budget Grid

| Config | Pop | Gens | Evals | Time | Best Score | Mean PnL | Eval Rate |
|--------|-----|------|-------|------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| pop12_b48 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 615s | 3,253 | 31.1 bps | 0.08 e/s |
| pop12_b96 | 12 | 8 | 96 | 1246s | 7,202 | 58.8 bps | 0.08 e/s |
| pop20_b48 | 20 | 2 | 48 | 639s | 4,145 | 35.8 bps | 0.08 e/s |

#### Scaling Laws

- **Budget (evals) is the primary driver.** 48→96 evals → 2.2× score (near-linear).
  No saturation observed at 96 evals — system would keep improving with more.
- **Population helps at the margin.** pop 12→20 at same budget → 1.3× score.
  CMA explores more diverse candidates per generation.
- **Eval rate is constant at 0.08 e/s** regardless of pop — bottleneck is CWM
  episode execution (13s/eval for 90 scenarios), not CMA overhead.
- **PnL tracks score closely.** 31 bps → 59 bps (2× budget → 2× PnL).
- **Score is not saturated at 96 evals.** Extrapolation: ~74 score/eval at pop12.
  500 evals ≈ $37K score, ~110 min. 5000 evals ≈ ~18 hours.

#### Training Performance

| Metric | Sequential | Parallel (8 workers) | Speedup |
|--------|-----------|---------------------|---------|
| CWM throughput | 189K calls/sec | (bottleneck is planner, not CWM) | — |
| CWM per-call latency | 5.3 µs | (already numba-optimized) | — |
| Scenario generation | 390 scenarios in 0.8s | — | — |
| Single eval (90 scenarios) | 3.3s | **0.4s** | **9.1x** |
| CMA-ES per-generation (pop=12) | ~155s | **~21s** | **~7x** |
| Best score achieved | 7,202 (96 evals, pop=12) | same (fidelity preserved) | — |
| Best mean PnL | 58.8 bps | same | — |
| CMA-ES 48 evals (4 gens) | ~125s (est) | **85s** | **1.5x** |

Parallel evaluation achieves **9x speedup on single evals** (embarrassingly parallel,
zero fidelity loss). CMA-ES training speedup is ~1.5x because multiprocessing overhead
is amortized across 90 scenarios per eval. Bottleneck is planner (MCTS), not CWM —
numba already accelerates the CWM hot path (`_HAS_NUMBA = True`).

### Prod Tooling

| Component | Purpose | File |
|-----------|---------|------|
| **CognitionLauncher** | Standalone long-run script | `cognition_launcher.py` |
| **CognitionMonitor** | Metrics, health scoring, alerts | `training/monitor.py` |
| **NewsSourceRepository** | 12 industry-standard sources, ranking | `training/news_sources.py` |
| **SourceCatalogue** | Source persistence, fetch tracking | `training/cognition.py` |
| **RateLimiter** | Token bucket, 30 RPM | `training/cognition.py` |
| **RegimeExpander** | 200 regimes from dimensions | `training/regime_expansion.py` |

### Running

```bash
# Training pipeline (continuous)
python -m malkhut.continuous_pipeline

# Cognition pipeline (continuous regime research)
python -m malkhut.cognition_launcher
```