# Welcome

**Mandate** is an AI-powered DeFi platform where autonomous agents manage your on-chain vaults — but you always keep ownership and control of your funds.

## The Mandate Model

```
Your Funds → Your Vault (on-chain, you own it) → AI Agent (manages, cannot withdraw)
```

* **You own the vault.** It's a smart contract on the blockchain. Only you can withdraw.
* **The AI agent is your manager.** It monitors markets, rebalances positions, and executes strategies 24/7 — but it has no access to your funds.
* **20+ DeFi protocols integrated.** Aave, Morpho, Compound, Uniswap, Pendle, OpenOcean, and more — all accessible through your vault's adapter layer.
* **Gas is free.** Every transaction is sponsored. You never need ETH for gas.

## Get Started

* **I want to invest** — [Create an account](https://mandate.gitbook.io/mandate-docs/user-guide/create-account) and deploy your first vault in under 5 minutes
* **I want to understand** — [Core concepts](https://mandate.gitbook.io/mandate-docs/getting-started/concepts) explains vaults, agents, ownership, and security
* **I want to build** — [System architecture](https://mandate.gitbook.io/mandate-docs/developers/architecture) for the full technical picture

## Why Mandate?

| Feature                    | How It Works                                                                                |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Your money stays yours** | ERC-4626 vaults — you own the contract, you withdraw anytime                                |
| **AI that never sleeps**   | Autonomous agents scan markets and execute strategies 24/7                                  |
| **5 strategy categories**  | Lending, Yield, Trading, Indexing, Custom — each with 4 risk tiers                          |
| **16 DB-driven templates** | 4 categories × 4 risk tiers; templates loaded from DB, fully personalized via wizard        |
| **Leverage & flash loans** | LTV-based leverage scaled by signal confidence; Balancer flash loans for shorts (0.05% fee) |
| **Yield parking**          | Idle assets earn Aave yield between trades or rebalances                                    |
| **Battle-tested DeFi**     | 20+ protocol adapters — Aave V3, Morpho, Compound, Pendle, OpenOcean, Balancer, and more    |
| **Strict permissions**     | Agents can manage but cannot withdraw — enforced on-chain                                   |
| **No gas fees**            | All transactions sponsored via EIP-7702                                                     |
| **Multi-model AI**         | Best LLM for each task (Claude, Gemini, Kimi, Gemma)                                        |
| **Multi-chain**            | Base, Arbitrum, and Ethereum                                                                |

***

*Mandate — Your rules. Your money. Always.*