# Panic Flatten

> MANUAL-ONLY. Emergency-flatten every open OpenTradex position. Never auto-invoked. Only runs when the user explicitly types /opentradex:panic-flatten.

- Skill: `deonmenezes/panic-flatten` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add deonmenezes/panic-flatten`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/deonmenezes/panic-flatten/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/panic-flatten

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# PANIC FLATTEN

This is the kill switch. It closes **every open position** in the OpenTradex harness immediately, regardless of mode.

## Confirmation required

Before you run the POST, ask the user one short confirmation in chat:

> ⚠️ PANIC will flatten **all open positions** at market. Type `yes flatten` to confirm.

Only proceed if their next message is literally `yes flatten` (case-insensitive).

## Execute

```bash
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3210/api/panic --max-time 10 | jq .
```

## Report

- Number of positions closed.
- Total realized P&L from the flatten.
- Halted state after (the gateway enforces a 10-second cooldown).

## Why this exists

Every trader needs a single button they can hit when something's wrong — a stuck position, a news shock, a risk they didn't price in. This is that button. It is not a trading strategy.