EVK Live Borrow Proof#

Turn a successful one-off borrow probe into a repeatable agent workflow.

This skill is for proving actual borrowability onchain, not just showing that a vault deployed or that an oracle route exists on paper.

Safety expectations#

• default to preview mode first
• only use live signer-backed execution when the user explicitly asks for it
• require both --live and the config's guarded live-send acknowledgement field before any transaction is sent
• require the configured proof account address to match the signer address before any live proof transaction is sent
• keep signer material in environment variables or local runtime config, never in committed files
• require explicit nonzero swap protection for every live swap
• require explicit opt-in before using unlimited approvals

Read next#

1. references/live-borrow-checklist.md
2. references/arbitrum-eusdc1-isolated-example.json when you want a concrete config shape
3. Run node scripts/evk_live_borrow_proof.js --help for the bundled executor

Default workflow#

1. Normalize the proof target. Capture:

   • chain and RPC URL
   • wallet address and signer env name
   • borrow vault
   • target collateral vault
   • borrow asset and collateral asset
   • EVC address
   • tiny borrow amount
   • any stale controllers or stale collaterals that must be disabled first
   • whether collateral is already in the wallet or needs a swap path

2. Check the acceptance criteria before touching live state. Confirm all of these are true:

   • the borrow vault oracle can quote the intended collateral vault share token into the borrow vault unit of account
   • the borrow vault has enough cash for the tiny canary borrow
   • the borrow vault has the required LTV link for the target collateral vault
   • the account can rotate EVC controller and collateral state cleanly

3. Use preview mode first. Run the bundled executor without --live so the agent can inspect:

   • current debt
   • wallet balances
   • enabled collaterals
   • vault cash
   • planned approvals, swaps, collateral rotation, and borrow

4. Run live only after the preview is sane and the user has asked for a real canary. Keep amounts tiny.

5. Report what was actually proven. Always distinguish between:

   • mixed-collateral borrow
   • isolated target-collateral borrow
   • quoteability only
   • full live borrow success

Bundled executor#

Use scripts/evk_live_borrow_proof.js.

It supports:

• preview mode with a read-only account address
• live mode with a signer loaded from an environment variable
• optional debt repayment before the new proof
• optional single-hop Uniswap V3 style swaps to source repay or collateral assets
• collateral deposit into the target EVK vault
• disabling stale collateral vaults in EVC
• disabling stale controllers in EVC
• enabling the target collateral and optionally the target controller
• final tiny borrow and before/after logging

Generalization rules#

• Do not hardcode Arbitrum, WETH, USDC, eWETH-11, or eUSDC-1. Treat them as an example only.
• Treat router address, fee tier, wrapped native token, token decimals, EVC address, and vault addresses as per-chain inputs.
• If the collateral asset is already in the wallet, skip the swap and deposit directly.
• If the borrow asset used for repayment is not already in the wallet, either source it first or configure repaySwap.
• If the chain does not use a Uniswap V3 compatible router, do not pretend the bundled swap path is portable. Replace or bypass that step explicitly.
• If the proof must show isolation, disable the old collaterals first and report the final enabled collateral set.

Non-negotiable EVK lessons#

• A deployed market is not proven borrowable until a real borrow succeeds.
• Cross-vault borrowing depends on the borrow vault oracle pricing the collateral vault share token, not just the underlying asset.
• Controller state and collateral state in EVC are separate concerns. Check both.
• Preview mode is useful, but it is not a substitute for a live canary.

Output expectations#

Always report:

• chain and account used
• preview or live mode
• borrow vault and collateral vault
• whether old debt was repaid first
• whether the target collateral path was isolated
• before and after debt
• before and after enabled collaterals
• collateral vault balance after deposit
• vault cash and liquidity snapshot before borrow
• tx hashes for live operations
• what remains unproven or chain-specific

If deployment is still missing#

If the user is not yet at the live-proof stage and still needs a borrowable EVK market, switch to the agentic-lending-evk skill first, especially for share-aware router deployment work.