# Dry run before first live place

Before the first live place with a new agent, connector, or strategy, run a dry session (paper, preview, or zero-size rehearsal) and confirm fills in the broker UI — pair with paper-before-live, never-skip-review-before-place, and confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat. Agent Lane does not place trades or hold funds.

Canonical HTML: https://agentlane.net/guides/dry-run-before-first-live-place/

## Answer first

Before the first live place on a new agent, connector, or strategy: run one dry session with review before place on, then confirm the rehearsal in the broker/wallet UI — not chat. Caps and a funded ceiling do not excuse skipping rehearsal on a new stack.

## Why skipping the dry run is the failure mode

- **New stack, first call live** — mis-wired amount/destination/asset/venue on call one is expensive once cash is live.
- **Funded ceiling without rehearsal** — caps bound how much; they do not prove the new path.
- **Trusting chat for the rehearsal** — chat can lag or invent success; venue UI is source of truth — [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md).

## What it means

1. Novelty trigger: new agent, connector, or strategy → dry session before first live place.
2. Use official dry paths only (paper/preview/zero-size/zero-funded) — do not invent UI.
3. One connector + review on — [one-connector-at-a-time.md](./one-connector-at-a-time.md), [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md).
4. Confirm in broker/wallet UI after dry session — [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md).
5. Then first live place (reviewed, small, one connector). If cash path is also new: [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md) first.

## Shield stack

1. [dedicated-agent-wallet.md](./dedicated-agent-wallet.md) + caps / [fund-session-ceiling.md](./fund-session-ceiling.md).
2. [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md) when cash is unproven.
3. Dry run before first live place (this page) when agent/connector/strategy is new.
4. [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md).
5. [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md).
6. Incident → [revoke-before-debug.md](./revoke-before-debug.md).

## How to dry run before first live place

1. Name what is new (agent / connector / strategy).
2. Stay on official dry path; if funding is also new → [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md).
3. One connector; review on — [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md).
4. Run one small reviewed dry session.
5. Confirm in broker UI — [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md); write [receipt-log-after-session.md](./receipt-log-after-session.md).
6. Only then first live place; mismatch → [revoke-before-debug.md](./revoke-before-debug.md).

## Practical checklist

- Novelty check before first live place.
- Official dry paths only (no invented UI).
- Review + venue truth together.
- Paper still applies when cash is new.

Related: [reject-agent-place-without-quote.md](./reject-agent-place-without-quote.md), [paper-before-live-same-rules.md](./paper-before-live-same-rules.md), [read-only-quote-before-trade-connector.md](./read-only-quote-before-trade-connector.md), [two-person-rule-for-large-places.md](./two-person-rule-for-large-places.md), [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md), [never-skip-review-before-place.md](./never-skip-review-before-place.md), [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md), [one-connector-at-a-time.md](./one-connector-at-a-time.md), [fund-session-ceiling.md](./fund-session-ceiling.md), [receipt-log-after-session.md](./receipt-log-after-session.md), [write-go-before-scale-up.md](./write-go-before-scale-up.md)

## FAQ

**What does dry run before first live place mean?**
Before first live place on a new agent/connector/strategy: dry session (paper/preview/zero-size) with review on, then confirm in broker UI. Pair with paper-before-live, never-skip-review-before-place, confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.

**How is this different from paper before live?**
Paper = cash gate before funding. Dry run = novelty gate before first live place on a new stack (even if sleeve already capped).

**Do I invent a dry-run product screen?**
No. Use official paper/preview/zero-size paths or enforce rehearsal in standing rules. Agent Lane does not invent UI.

## Sources

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