Asked before the door opens
Brokers & prop firms
Your account, your keys, your firm's terms.
Which brokers does it work with?
Yours. Detent connects to your broker's or prop firm's own API with your own credentials — through the platform they already run on (ProjectX live today; Tradovate, Rithmic and more on the roadmap). Nothing routes through us.See the compatibility roadmap
Does it work with my prop firm?
If your firm gives you API access, yes — on your own key. Confirm its terms allow a trader-owned tool before you buy.
Is this allowed by prop firms?
It's built to be. Detent runs on your own device, on your own API key, and only reduces risk after your entry — it doesn't place trades for you or chase any speed edge, which is the kind of thing firms actually ban. Rules differ by firm, so confirm your firm's API and automation terms — you own that call.What keeps it inside firm rules
Your data & control
Nothing passes through us; nothing runs unattended.
Is it hosted? Do you see my data?
No and no. Detent is software you run on your own machine. Your credentials, market data, and orders stay between you and your broker.
Can I run it on a VPS or in the cloud?
No. Detent runs on your own machine, attended. That's how the enforcement stays real, and most prop firms require it — VPS and remote servers break their terms.
What it does
It reduces risk after your entry — it never places a trade.
Does it trade for me?
Never. Entries are always yours. Detent rejects orders that break your rules and manages open risk downward: tighten, lock, close. It never opens a position — not for you, not instead of you.See what it does after entry
Can I change a rule mid-session?
No. Deliberately. You configure the gates between sessions, with a clear head. In session they're locked, because in-the-moment you is exactly who the rules are protecting you from.
What if it crashes or disconnects mid-trade?
It only works while it's running and connected — that's the honest limit. But your stop lives at your broker as a real order, so it holds even if Detent or your connection drops, and it reconciles your positions when it reconnects.See the fail-safe model
If I need this, doesn't that mean I shouldn't be trading?
No — it means you're exposed to the same tilt moment every trader has, funded or not. Skill and impulse control aren't the same system; a good read can still get overridden by a bad fifteen minutes. You already know your rules. Detent holds them when staying calm is the hard part.
Setup & cost
Your infrastructure to set up; yours to run.
What does setup involve?
You plug in your own broker API credentials and set each gate's thresholds to your strategy. The founder's live configuration ships as a working starting template, but the setup is yours to do. This is your infrastructure, not a hosted account.
What will it cost?
Final pricing is set when early access opens. Waitlist members get founding-member pricing first.
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