# My Agents and Approvals

> After you build an agent in Agent Builder, manage it from My Agents (/cortex/agents) in the Cortex section of the web app.

Source: https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/agents (updated 2026-09-26)

After you build an agent in [Agent Builder](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/agent-builder), manage it from **My Agents** (`/cortex/agents`) in the Cortex section of the web app.

For community listings and follower subscriptions, use the [Marketplace](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/marketplace) instead.

![Cortex My Agents page with agent cards and performance stats](https://tradeecho.com/docs/img/app/cortex-my-agents.png)

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## My Agents

Your home screen for every agent **you** created - private or published.

From each card you can:

- See current **status** and headline performance
- **Pause** or **resume** the agent
- Open the **detail view**
- Jump back into [Agent Builder](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/agent-builder) to edit

### Auto-pause reasons

Agents pause themselves when something is off:

| Status | Trigger |
|--------|---------|
| **Paused: Idle** | 14 days with no signals |
| **Paused: Drawdown** | Sustained cumulative losses over many signals |
| **Paused: Daily loss** | Daily kill-switch tripped |
| **Paused: Broker offline** | Live broker session lost - reconnect and resume |

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## Agent detail

Open an agent for five tabs:

| Tab | Contents |
|-----|----------|
| **Overview** | Config, authority summary, and current state |
| **Performance** | P&L, win rate, trade count, drawdown, hold time, streaks, and risk-adjusted return by period |
| **Paper** | **Paper trade book** - simulated signals with entries, exits, and P&L (open, closed, and history). Refreshes about every 30 seconds while positions are open. |
| **Activity** | Recent agent runs and decisions |
| **Executions** | Real broker fills when the agent runs in **live** mode on your account |

Judge agents on the **paper book over a meaningful sample** - not one hot week. If the agent is live, cross-check **Executions** against your broker statements.

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## Approvals

Open **Approvals** (`/cortex/approvals`) when an agent uses **review mode** from [Agent Builder → Set the rails](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/agent-builder#step-3-set-the-rails).

Trade ideas queue here instead of executing immediately. Each row shows:

- The proposed intent (symbol, direction, sizing context)
- An **expiry countdown**

**Approve** to send the trade through your rails, or **reject** to discard it. An expired idea simply does not trade.

Review mode is the recommended way to learn what your agent actually does before switching to full auto.

The Approvals badge in the Cortex top bar shows how many intents are waiting.

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## Cortex surfaces (quick map)

| Surface | Route | Doc |
|---------|-------|-----|
| Chat | `/cortex` | [Quick Start](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/quick-start) |
| Agent Builder | `/cortex/builder` | [Agent Builder](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/agent-builder) |
| My Agents | `/cortex/agents` | This page |
| Marketplace | `/cortex/marketplace` | [Marketplace](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/marketplace) |
| Approvals | `/cortex/approvals` | [Approvals](#approvals) (above) |

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## Live execution (creators)

- Agents default to **paper**. Live is always an explicit choice in the Builder.
- **Monthly / yearly** members can run **1 live agent** at a time. The slot is shared: your own live agent **or** one live Marketplace follow, not both. It trades on your **active Copy Trading account** (no per-agent broker choice).
- **Lifetime** members have **no live agent limit**, own or followed, and can pick a broker per agent.
- Paper agents and paper follows never use the live slot. Most members run an agent on paper for at least 7 days before going live; the Builder shows a banner until then.
- Live requires a **validated broker connection**. Reconnect if you see **Paused: Broker offline**.
- Open live positions can always close, even if your plan lapses or the live slot changes.
- **Paper vs live:** simulation does not guarantee live P&L.

For **following someone else's agent** with live auto-execute (Lifetime unlimited · monthly / yearly **1 live** slot shared with your own live agent), see [Marketplace → Subscribe](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/marketplace#subscribe-to-a-listing).

Cortex agents are research and automation tools, not personalized investment advice.

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## Next steps

- [Agent Builder](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/agent-builder) - create or edit agents
- [Marketplace](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/marketplace) - browse and subscribe to community agents
- [Ready-Made Custom Prompts](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/cortex/ready-made-prompts) - instruction blocks for Step 2
- [Workspace](https://tradeecho.com/docs/features/workspace) - attach an agent tile to your hub layout (separate from Cortex bases)