Ken: config-cache coherence — autoTrader refreshes enabled gate from DB each cycle (no more silent re-arm) [yoloforever c1, TK-10166]

9507bcf280b65e743a7521591047655c1bbb854c · 2026-08-03 09:33:32 -0700 · Steve Abrams

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M kalshi-dash/server.js

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commit 9507bcf280b65e743a7521591047655c1bbb854c
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 3 09:33:32 2026 -0700

    Ken: config-cache coherence — autoTrader refreshes enabled gate from DB each cycle (no more silent re-arm) [yoloforever c1, TK-10166]
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 kalshi-dash/server.js | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kalshi-dash/server.js b/kalshi-dash/server.js
index e092fed..b81deb2 100644
--- a/kalshi-dash/server.js
+++ b/kalshi-dash/server.js
@@ -7532,6 +7532,17 @@ async function getWinnerConsensusSignals() {
 }
 
 async function autoTrader(signals) {
+  // Config-cache coherence (TK-10166): the DB is the source of truth for the enabled gate.
+  // Refresh in-memory TRADE_CONFIG.enabled from ken_config each cycle so an out-of-band DB
+  // disarm (ken-gambling-canary, a manual psql edit, the arm/disarm scripts) takes effect
+  // immediately WITHOUT a restart, and can't be silently re-armed by a later
+  // saveTradeConfig() writing a stale in-memory value. (safe_mode is already read fresh.)
+  try {
+    const tcRow = await kenQ("SELECT value FROM ken_config WHERE key = 'trade_config'");
+    if (tcRow.rows.length && typeof tcRow.rows[0].value?.enabled === 'boolean') {
+      TRADE_CONFIG.enabled = tcRow.rows[0].value.enabled;
+    }
+  } catch {}
   if (!TRADE_CONFIG.enabled) return;
 
   try {

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