Trust · updated as we build

Every order Bookie builds requires your explicit approval before anything is sent to a venue — unless you turn automation on yourself. This page is the full, unvarnished explanation of how that works: the architecture, the permissions, the exact validation steps, and the receipt you get back every time.

You approve every order Your funds never leave the venue Every action is logged
01How a trade actually happens

Two diagrams explain the whole system.

Read left to right. Nothing here is simplified for marketing — it’s the literal request-to-response path.

Request → execution

You describe what you think happens
Bookie interprets the request
Bookie shows you the exact order
You confirm
Order routes to the venue
Venue executes
Your position stays at the venue

CAN

  • Read your balances & open positions
  • Search markets across Kalshi, Polymarket, and sportsbooks
  • Build an order — contract, side, size, price
  • Cancel an open order
  • Show you live prices and liquidity

CANNOT

  • Withdraw or transfer funds
  • Move your assets off the venue
  • Change your bank or payout details
  • See or store your venue password
  • Place an order without your confirmation — unless you've turned automation on

Bookie routes orders. It is never your custodian.

02Getting connected

What happens when you press Connect.

Four steps. No step gives Bookie your password.

  1. 01

    You authenticate directly with the venue

    Kalshi, Polymarket, or your sportsbook's own login screen. Not Bookie's.

  2. 02

    The venue grants a limited permission

    Read balances, find markets, build and cancel orders. Never a withdrawal permission.

  3. 03

    Bookie receives an authorization token

    A scoped, revocable token — never your username or password.

  4. 04

    Your funds never leave the venue

    They stay in your account there, under their custody, the whole time.

Revoke access anytime, from the venue or from Bookie.
03Permissions

Exactly what Bookie is allowed to do.

This is the live permission panel, not a summary of it.

Bookie Permissions Active
Prediction marketsEnabled
Sports marketsVenue-dependent
StocksNot yet — see roadmap
OptionsNot available
Max order size$50
Daily limit$150
Requires confirmationAlways
Confirmation window2 minutes
Session expires7 days
WithdrawalsImpossible
AutomationOff by default

This is what a real connected account looks like today — not a mockup of a future feature.

04How the AI is boxed in

The model talks. Software decides.

People assume AI means unpredictable. Here’s the part that isn’t: a deterministic checklist runs on every single request, before anything reaches a venue.

Bookie’s language model does exactly one job: turn what you said into a structured request. It does not execute trades, does not touch money, and does not get to skip a check.

Symbol / contract exists
Quantity and side parsed
Your permissions allow this
Market is open
Price is within a sane range of the live quote
Order is within your per-order and daily limits
Your confirmation was received

Every box has to check before anything is sent. No exceptions, no override switch.

05See it happen

Show the exact order. Then prove what happened.

Every order Bookie builds becomes two things you can inspect: the order itself, and afterward, a full receipt. Try it below.

Interactive example — no real order is placed.
market ticketlive

BUY

YES — England moneyline

England vs France · Kalshi

61¢$50.00 → pays $81.97 if correct

Venue — Kalshi

06Every step, logged

Nothing happens off the record.

This is a live-replaying example of one order’s full trail — the same shape every real one leaves behind.

bookie — activity log

Illustrative replay — real orders log the same steps.

07Bookie principles

Six rules the product is built around.

01You own your money.
02You approve every trade.
03Everything is explainable.
04Everything is reversible when possible.
05Permissions are temporary.
06The AI never has unlimited authority.
08Not another bot

Why this isn’t the AI trading bot you’re picturing.

Compare it directly.

Typical AI trading botBookie
Buy whatever the AI thinksYou describe the position, Bookie finds it
Execution is a black boxEvery step is shown before it happens
Executes automaticallyConfirms with you first, every time
Discretionary picks, hot tipsYou’re always the one calling the position
Often needs your exchange passwordOnly an OAuth-style authorization token
09Security & access

Specific safeguards, not a marketing badge.

“Bank-grade” means nothing. Here’s what’s actually true, and what’s still ahead.

Shipped today

PasskeysFace ID / Touch IDOAuth-style authorizationEncryption in transit & at restFull audit logsRead-only mode available

On the roadmap

SOC 2 (coming)Independent penetration test (planned)
10System status

What’s actually running right now.

Real status, not five green dots for effect.

APIOperational
Market data feedOperational
TelegramOperational
Web chatOperational
Order routing engineIn development
Kalshi executionPlanned
Polymarket executionPlanned

Updated by hand for now — a real status feed is on the roadmap too.

11Roadmap

Built in public, on purpose.

Where Bookie is today, and where it’s headed — including the parts that aren’t prediction markets at all.

Done

Natural language understanding
Telegram
Web chat
Live market ticket UI

Planned

Kalshi order routing
Polymarket order routing
Discord
Mobile app

Exploring

Sportsbook markets
Voice input
Multi-venue routing
Stocks & options
Portfolio management

Prediction markets come first. The long-term goal is the same conversational layer over more of finance.

12Questions nobody else answers

The weirdly specific FAQ.

Why should I trust Bookie?

“You shouldn’t trust us blindly. We’ve built Bookie so that trust comes from technical safeguards, transparent permissions, and your continued control — not from asking you to take our word for it.”

Nothing moves without you.