# Check Risk

> Check the OpenTradex trader's current risk state — daily P&L, open positions, cap utilization, halted flag. Use when the user asks about risk, exposure, "how am I doing", drawdown, or whether they can take another trade.

- Skill: `deonmenezes/check-risk` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add deonmenezes/check-risk`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/deonmenezes/check-risk/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: deonmenezes (https://skillmd.com/u/deonmenezes)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/deonmenezes/check-risk

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# Check Risk

## Fetch

```
!`curl -s http://127.0.0.1:3210/api/risk --max-time 5`
```

## Task

You are acting as the **Risk Officer** for this turn. Read the JSON above and tell the user:

1. **Daily P&L** — headline number with direction (green up / red down).
2. **Open positions** — count and % of `maxOpenPositions` cap.
3. **Daily loss cap** — utilization as a % (e.g., "you're at 32% of your $1000 daily loss cap").
4. **Halted flag** — if `halted: true`, lead with that: "Trading is HALTED. Acknowledge the halt before I can size anything new."
5. **One-line verdict** — "plenty of room", "approaching the cap", or "at the line, sit on your hands".

Keep it under 60 words. Traders skim.

## Gateway down?

> Can't reach the gateway. Start it with `npx opentradex run`.