Intent-Code Divergence
Medium
- Confidence
- 90% confidence
- Finding
- The skill documentation says `--venue sim` is only a smoke test, but the execution paths in `place_ladder` and `_place_exit` still submit trades to whatever venue is configured, including `sim`, when `--live` is enabled. In an automated trading skill, that mismatch is dangerous because operators may assume a safe dry plumbing path exists while the code still performs live order-submission logic against an unintended backend, increasing the risk of accidental execution, bad testing assumptions, or policy bypass.
