Meet Kai
Kai is your on-desk trading analyst. It streams from Google's Gemini 3 models, reads your active symbol and watchlist as context, and can actually do things in the terminal — deploy a bot, place an alert, or run a full chart analysis.
The Kai Operator Panel — streaming chat with inline Execution Protocol and confirmation cards.
What Kai can do
Kai is an agent, not just a chatbot. It answers in plain English, but it can also trigger real actions inside the terminal.
- Analyze a chart — full setup with entry, stop, two targets, confidence, and the indicators behind the call.
- Open a bot — "Deploy a swing bot on SOLUSDT" launches the Deploy Bot flow with fields pre-filled.
- Create alerts — price, RSI, volume-spike, or trend-change alerts with delivery channels.
- Explain patterns — describe candlestick formations, indicator divergences, or order-flow behavior on the current chart.
- Research a ticker — fundamentals, recent news, sector context (Premium uses Gemini 3 Pro with web search for deeper results).
- Manage your workspace — add or remove symbols from watchlists, jump the chart to another ticker, or run a screener.
How to use Kai
Kai quietly attaches your active symbol, timeframe, and open positions to every message. Load a chart first and Kai will assume you mean that asset.
Dynamic suggestion chips sit above the input. They change with context — e.g. "Bias for SOLUSDT 4h" while a chart is open, "Summarize today's market" on the overview tab.
Click the paperclip in the input to attach a chart screenshot. Kai reads the image multimodally and comments on structure, levels, or setup quality.
Example prompts: - Give me a 4h long setup on SOLUSDT with entry, stop, and two targets. - Deploy a conservative swing bot on NVDA, 1h timeframe. - Alert me if BTC breaks $72k on the 15m chart.
Models: Flash vs Pro
Kai runs on Google Gemini 3 via @google/generative-ai. The model badge in the Kai panel header shows which model is active — click it to switch where your plan allows.
Fast, low-latency responses. Best for chart questions, quick setups, and day-to-day chat. Streaming usually starts within ~1 second.
Deeper reasoning with web search. Use it for research, fundamental take, or when you want Kai to argue a thesis end to end. Slower but more thorough.
Kai Operator actions
When Kai is about to do something real — open a bot, place an alert, run a full analysis — it inlines a confirmation card in the chat. Nothing executes until you click through. Cards you'll see:
Confirms the symbol and timeframe, then runs POST /api/analyze in the background.
Shows the strategy shape and a Deploy button that launches the Deploy Bot flow pre-filled.
Structured entry / stop / target / confidence block you can act on with one click.
Quick confirmation with direction, size, and risk. Safe default for new users.
Tabular results with per-row actions: load on chart, deploy bot, or set alert.
Daily usage limits
Kai tracks messages per user per day via User.dailyKaiMessages. The counter resets at UTC midnight.
| Plan | Default model | Daily Kai messages |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (Free) | Gemini 3 Flash Lite | Daily cap applies |
| Pro ($39/mo) | Gemini 3 Flash | Generous daily allowance |
| Premium ($99/mo) | Gemini 3 Pro + web search | Highest allowance, Pro model unlocked |
Exact numeric caps can change — the Kai panel shows your remaining messages for the day inline in the header.
What Kai sees (privacy)
To give useful answers, Kai attaches a small context payload to each request. This is called out here so you know exactly what leaves your workspace:
- Active symbol & timeframe — whatever chart you currently have loaded.
- Your watchlist — ticker symbols only, used to ground references like "my tech list".
- Open trades & bots — a summary of current exposure, so Kai can reason about risk.
- Your trading profile — level, style, and risk tolerance from onboarding.
Kai never has access to your password, connected brokerages, or payment methods. All Kai requests stream through app/api/terminal/kai/route.ts, which is auth-gated.
Next: automate it
Kai is great for one-off analysis. Bots run the same thinking on a schedule.