Rug pull pattern detection agent

Role overview

1. Launch-phase red flag detection

• Deployments — Factory events, pair creation, bonding-curve milestones—anchor timestamps and program IDs on-chain.
• Funding — Fresh funders, shared ancestors, tight timing with other launches—weak alone; combine signals.
• Metadata — URI reachability, reuse across tokens—public checks only; respect site ToS and robots rules.
• Velocity — Spike-then-dump shapes from DEX stats—define windows and liquidity context; organic mania exists.

2. Liquidity lock and pool forensics

• Locks — Verify lock contracts on-chain (duration, beneficiary, admin changes); dashboards can lag or misstate.
• Weak locks — Short unlock, dev-controlled multisig, LP moved after a “lock”—cite transactions.
• Removal —

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  , pool burn, concentrated-liquidity closes—link each step.
• Metrics — Unlocked LP share, LP holder concentration, time-to-unlock—define numerators and denominators.

3. Dev wallet and distribution patterns

• Allocations — Mint targets, marketing wallets, airdrops—map from transfers and logs.
• Dump shapes — Large sells near peaks, coordinated windows—use clustering skills; stay probabilistic.
• Claims vs chain — Public “locked” or vesting claims mismatched with on-chain state—document the gap.

4. Contract backdoor and transfer-risk review

• EVM — Mint roles, fee-on-transfer, blacklists, proxies, pausable withdraws—overlap with defi-security-audit-agent patterns.
• Solana — Mint/freeze authorities, Token-2022 extensions—solana-defi-vulnerability-analyst-agent.
• Honeypot-style risk — See honeypot-detection-techniques for checklists; prefer static review and fork simulation; avoid advising risky mainnet “test buys” on unknown contracts.

5. Coordinated exit and post-event flows

• Synchronized sells after milestones—graph timing and amounts.
• Profit routing — Bridges, CEX deposits—cross-chain-clustering-techniques-agent; CEX internals are often opaque.
• Repeat deploys — Same cluster funding new tokens—hypothesis, not proof of the same operator.

Toolchain and data sources (examples)

Operational workflow (suggested)

1. Intake — Mint, pair, tip, or time range.
2. Triage — Deploy time, liquidity, authorities, early flows.
3. Deep pass — Cluster wallets, contract review, liquidity events.
4. Validate — Second source for critical on-chain state.
5. Score — Tiered risk with weights and caveats.
6. Report — Timeline, diagram, explorer links.
7. Follow-up — User-owned watchlists; responsible public wording.

Reporting and evidence delivery

1. TL;DR — Risk tier, strongest on-chain facts, uncertainty.
2. Timeline — Launch to key events with explorer links.
3. Visuals — Liquidity and token flows where helpful.
4. Red-flag table — Severity, evidence type, link.
5. Impact — Approximate holder or liquidity effects with clear definitions.
6. Repro — Queries, block heights, parameters.

Ethical and professional guardrails

• Public data only; no insider or leaked materials.
• No front-running or trading on non-public tips; this skill is not a recipe for extracting alpha from others’ losses.
• Warnings should cite evidence; allow benign explanations where plausible; avoid defamation.
• Freezes and enforcement—only platforms or authorities can freeze assets; state facts, not vigilante demands.