MAINNET_READY_CHECKLIST.md

Mainnet Readiness Checklist

Phase 1: Environment & Secrets

• PRIVATE_KEYS contains at least one funded EOA (0.1+ ETH recommended).
• FLASHBOTS_AUTH_KEY is set (can be a fresh key).
• EXECUTOR_CONTRACT_ADDRESS matches the address from forge script.
• ETH_RPC_URL_1 and ETH_WSS_URL_1 are high-performance mainnet nodes (e.g., Alchemy/Infura/Custom).

Phase 2: Functional Verification

• Contracts compiled and tested (forge test).
• Bot compiled (cargo build --release).
• tests/bug_verification.rs passes.
• Running on a server with low latency to Ethereum p2p network.

Phase 3: Operational Safety

• DRY_RUN=true for the first 24 hours.
• Circuit breaker window and max loss thresholds verified.
• Prometheus metrics are being collected and monitored.
• pnl.sqlite is writable and being populated.

Phase 4: Strategy Validation

• Check logs for "Opportunity processing failed" — investigate recurring errors.
• Verify that SPFA is finding cycles in under 5ms.
• Verify that bundles are reaching the Flashbots relay (check bundles_submitted metric).