SEC 01 What is AIRTrading
AIRTrading is the automated trading module of the AIRdApp. It runs on a proprietary on-chain vault model on Solana. The AIR3 AI Agent scans approved signals and executes automated perp trades on Pacifica. Trade size adapts to vault liquidity, so PnL is tracked as a size-weighted average across all participants.
You do not trade yourself. You deposit USDC into the shared vault, the agent trades for the whole vault, and results are settled once per week at the end of each season. Positive PnL routes a protocol fee to treasury and the remainder to the AIR3 buyback, which is then split between you and the protocol.
Key concepts
- Vault
- Shared pool of USDC managed by the AIR3 agent on Pacifica.
- Season
- One weekly trading cycle. All capital moves happen at the weekly cutoff.
- Receipt units
- Minted to your wallet when you deposit. They represent your share of the vault.
- Pending
- Deposited capital waiting for the next season to start. It does not trade yet.
- Active
- Capital that is live in the current season and exposed to weekly PnL.
- Exit booked
- Capital you asked to withdraw. It keeps trading until the current season settles.
- Claimable
- Capital that finished its exit cycle and is ready to be claimed to your wallet.
SEC 02 Connect your wallet
- Expand Vault Mission ControlGo to the AIRdApp, select AIRTrading in the top navigation bar, then click the red arrow down on the Vault Mission Control panel to expand the personal dashboard.
- Click ConnectUse the red Connect button in the top right corner of the page.
- Choose your Solana walletPhantom, Solflare, Ledger and Coinbase Wallet are supported. The dApp runs on Solana Mainnet.
- Unlock and approveUnlock your wallet and approve the connection. Then authenticate the session in the dApp: this unlocks your live USDC balance, the MAX buttons and all capital actions.
Note: until your wallet is connected and authenticated, the Deposit, Book Exit and Claim actions show WAITING and balances show a dash. Nothing is wrong: connect first, then act.
SEC 03 Reading the dashboard
The Vault Mission Control panel at the top shows the health of the whole vault in real time, split into three rows: Vault, Seasons and History.
Vault Mission ControlLive · Mainnet-Beta
- Vault Capital
- Active This Season
- Global Vault PnL
- Current Season PnL
- Seasons Closed · Result
- Seasons · Win Rate
- Season Ends In
- Buyback USDC Routed
Live values from the AIRdApp backend, the same panel you will see in the dApp.
- Vault Capital
- Total USDC currently accounted inside the vault.
- Active This Season
- Capital that is live and trading in the current season.
- Global / Season PnL
- Profit and loss of the vault, all-time and for the current season.
- Season Ends In
- Countdown to the next weekly cutoff, when the season settles.
- Win Rate
- Share of closed seasons that ended in profit.
- Treasury / Buyback
- Cumulative fees collected and USDC routed to the AIR3 buyback.
Performance strip
Below Mission Control, the Performance strip counts every trade the agent has ever opened: open, pending, closed and discarded trades, plus the realized PnL percentage. Right now: total · closed · discarded ·
Your personal panels
Once connected, two personal panels appear: Current Season Active Capital (vault-wide accounting) and My Season Position (your own numbers: receipt balance, active capital, live PnL, pending deposits and claimable capital).
SEC 04 How to deposit
- Enter a USDC amountIn the Deposit Into Vault panel, type the amount or press MAX. Respect the limits shown in the panel.
- Press Deposit and confirmApprove the transaction in your wallet. Receipt units are minted to your wallet immediately.
- Wait for the weekly cutoffYour capital stays pending until the next weekly season starts. Pending capital does not trade, does not earn weekly PnL, and is not routed to the executor or Pacifica yet.
- Capital becomes activeAt the next weekly cutoff your deposit activates and starts participating from the next season. From that moment it follows the vault PnL.
Deposit Into VaultGate Status
- Min Deposit
- 10 USDC
- Max Deposit
- 500 USDC
- Whitelist Policy
- ON / NOT LISTED
- AIR3 Threshold
- 1,000,000 AIR3
- Wallet USDC Available
- connect to unlock
Deposit rules
| Min deposit | 10 USDC |
| Max deposit | 500 USDC (per wallet, mainnet beta limit) |
| Whitelist policy | When ON, only listed wallets can deposit. Holding at least the AIR3 threshold (currently 1,000,000 AIR3) also qualifies. |
| Timing | Deposit any time. Activation always happens at the next weekly cutoff, shown as Next Weekly Cutoff in Season Capital Status. |
Important: new deposits enter at the next global season index. They do not inherit losses from older season windows. You only start counting PnL from the season you activate in.
SEC 05 The weekly season cycle
Everything in AIRTrading moves on a weekly clock. Your capital always follows the same four stages:
Depositpending
Activetrading weekly PnL
Exit bookedlast season running
Claimableready to withdraw
The nine rules of the Weekly Season Flow
- Deposit mints receipts immediatelyThe capital, however, remains pending.
- Pending activates at the weekly cutoffand starts participating from the next season.
- Book exit during the current weekto leave after settlement, while still participating through the current season.
- Booked capital becomes claimableonly after the next season opens; it moves into the isolated claimable reserve.
- Positive PnL is extracted at settlement1% retained for treasury (minimum $0.10) before routing the remainder to AIR3 Buyback.
- Buyback runs above the swap thresholdCurrently $5. Below that, funds stay in the vault and roll to the next season.
- Bought AIR3 splits 50/5050% to users and 50% to treasury, automatically after buyback at settlement.
- Claim is a separate user actionit unlocks once the booked exit has rolled into the next season.
- Losses stay inside capitalthrough the global season index; new deposits enter at the next index and do not inherit older loss windows.
Losses: negative weeks are not socialized to new users. Losses stay inside capital through the global season index. Your position tracks the index from the season you entered.
SEC 06 How to exit and claim
Withdrawing is a two-step process aligned to the season cycle: first you book the exit, then, one season later, you claim the capital. This unlock delay exists because your capital keeps trading until the current season settles.
- Book your exitEnter the receipt amount to withdraw (or press MAX) and click Book Exit. The Exit Preview box shows the estimated capital being booked. You keep participating in the current season until the weekly cutoff.
- Wait one season rolloverAt settlement your booked capital stops trading. When the next season opens, it is moved into the isolated claimable reserve. Track this in Season Capital Status: Booked Exit Claimable Season and Booked Exit Claimable At.
- Claim your capitalWhen Claimable Capital is greater than zero, the Claim Capital button unlocks. Click it and confirm in your wallet. The claim settles your available payout, accrued rewards and your share of the AIR3 buyback distribution.
Timing example: you book an exit on Tuesday. Your capital trades until the weekly cutoff, then stops. When the following season opens, it becomes claimable and you can withdraw it. Worst case, the full path takes about two weekly cutoffs.
SEC 07 Profit distribution and AIR3 buyback
Rewards are settlement-based: computed once per week when the season closes. This is what happens to positive weekly PnL, in order:
- Treasury fee1% of the weekly positive PnL is retained for treasury, with a minimum of $0.10.
- Routing to buybackThe remainder is routed to the AIR3 buyback: the protocol buys AIR3 on the market with that USDC.
- Minimum swap thresholdThe buyback runs only if routed funds reach the minimum swap threshold (currently $5). Below that, funds stay in the vault and roll over to the next season.
- 50 / 50 splitBought AIR3 is split automatically at settlement: 50% to users (pro rata to active capital) and 50% to treasury.
- Delivery at claimYour accrued AIR3 rewards are delivered when you claim. Capital claim does not include reward flow that was already distributed.
Reward routing · at settlement
In short: profitable weeks buy AIR3. Half of the bought AIR3 goes to depositors, half to the protocol treasury. Losing weeks simply reduce the season index: there is no fee on losses.
SEC 08 Monitoring and quick answers
The Season Capital Status panel is your single source of truth for timing: current season index, next weekly cutoff, countdown, and the exact season and date when your pending deposit activates or your booked exit becomes claimable.
Season Capital Status
- Current Season Index
- 17
- Next Weekly Cutoff
- 11/07/2026 · 01:59:00
- Season Ends In
- 2d 22h 3m 24s
- Pending Deposit Activates At
- not set
- Booked Exit Claimable At
- not set
- Protocol Split
- 50% USER / 50% TREASURY
Quick answers
| Situation | Answer |
|---|
| I deposited but nothing is trading | Normal. Deposits are pending until the next weekly cutoff. Check Pending Deposit Activates At. |
| Book Exit is disabled | You need a receipt balance and an authenticated wallet session. Connect and authenticate first. |
| Claim shows no claimable capital | Your booked exit becomes claimable only after the next season opens. Check Booked Exit Claimable At. |
| No buyback happened this week | Routed funds were below the $5 minimum swap threshold. They stay in the vault and roll to next week. |
| Can I lose money? | Yes. The agent trades perps and seasons can close in loss. Losses reduce the season index and therefore your capital. Only deposit what you can afford to risk. |
| Where do my AIR3 rewards go? | They accrue at each profitable settlement and are delivered when you claim. |
SEC 09 Risk and mainnet beta notes
Mainnet Beta
Deposit limits (10 to 500 USDC), the whitelist policy and thresholds may change as the vault matures. The values shown in the dApp panels are always the ones in force.
AIRTrading executes real perp trades with real capital. Seasons can close in loss; losses reduce the season index and therefore your capital. There is no guaranteed return, and alpha season performance is not a promise of future results.
Only deposit what you can afford to risk. Nothing in this manual is financial advice. Read the full risk disclosure.
