> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.perpsagent.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Problem statement > Why traders need a verifiable, risk-adjusted grid-trading agent. Retail and prosumer traders today face three structural problems with automated trading: ## 1. Unverifiable track records Most trading bots advertise PnL screenshots, cherry-picked backtests, or dashboards that the operator fully controls. There is no way for a user to independently confirm: * That the strategy actually ran with the parameters claimed * That the reported outcome matches the real fills * That past "winning runs" weren't selected after the fact Trust is asked for, not earned. ## 2. Custodial risk Many bots require users to deposit funds into a platform wallet or hand over withdrawal-enabled API keys. That turns a trading question into a counterparty question: even if the strategy is good, the user can still lose everything to a hack, a rug, or a frozen withdrawal. ## 3. Raw-PnL optimization Bots optimized purely for absolute PnL tend to: * Take uncapped tail risk to chase returns * Look great until a single regime change wipes them out * Hide drawdowns, leverage, and variance from the user Risk-adjusted performance — the only thing that compounds — is rarely the optimization target. Perps Agent is built to address all three: verifiable runs on-chain, non-custodial execution on Bybit, and a risk-adjusted optimization target baked into the AI loop.