Mainnet bootstrap sequence¶

ELI5: Don't launch all four protocols at once. Turn them on in phases so each step has revenue or credibility before the next depends on it.

Why phased launch¶

FLYWHEEL 2.0 is a revenue recycler — Coil fees and CDP stability fees fund Keep, sTARE, and voter bribes. At zero volume the loop degrades to idle CoilMaker + zero USDC bribes + lending-only Keep yield. Phasing avoids marketing a flywheel that isn't spinning yet.

Phase overview¶

flowchart LR
    P0[Phase 0 CDP + pool] --> P1[Phase 1 Keep fallbacks]
    P1 --> P2[Phase 2 Coil soft launch]
    P2 --> P3[Phase 3 veForge activation]
    P3 --> P4[Phase 4 Full flywheel]

Phase	Live products	Flywheel state
0	TARE CDP, sTARE, Curve peg pool, PegKeeper	CDP fees → sTARE only
1	Keep vault (fallback strategies)	USDC yield vault; no Coil
2	Coil + CoilMaker + owned solver	Fee loop starts; `keep_bps` on
3	veTARE locks, gauges, USDC bribes	Governance steers fallback weights
4	Full routing + keeper mesh	Closed loop at target volume

Phase 0 — CDP + peg pool¶

Goal: TARE mintable, peg credible, sTARE yield from stability fees.

Deploy:

TareEngine with real WETH/WBTC + dual Chainlink feeds
sTARE wired to engine or SurplusSplitter path
Curve TARE/crvUSD (or USDC) pool — target depth per mainnet params
PegKeeper bot on 15-min cadence

Params: Set stability_fee, surplus_buffer_target, PegKeeper debt_ceiling.

Do not enable yet: Coil, Keep CoilMaker, veForge bribes.

Success criteria: Peg within band for 30+ days; CDP TVL > internal floor; sTARE PPS rising from fees.

Phase 1 — Keep (fallbacks only)¶

Goal: kkUSD as USDC yield product while Coil infra matures.

Deploy:

MultiStrategyVault with Aave/Compound/Morpho/CurveTARE only
Do not add CoilMakerStrategy yet (or set max_debt = 0)
Accountant + deposit cap for launch

Success criteria: Vault share price stable; withdrawals work under stress test.

Phase 2 — Coil soft launch¶

Goal: First trading fees; protocol-owned market making.

Prerequisites:

Solver M2–M7 complete (solver README)
CoilMakerStrategy added with seeded max_debt
CoilFeeRouter wired; set keep_bps + max_swap_in
Dedicated solver key (not deployer EOA)

Ops:

Run keeper fleet: harvest, vault-allocate, CoilMaker approve_intent
Monitor solver P&L vs gas

Success criteria: >$X monthly Coil volume (internal target: $5M+ before Phase 3); positive solver economics.

Phase 3 — veForge activation¶

Goal: Voters steer capital; USDC bribes from real fees.

Enable:

gauge_bps on CoilFeeRouter (e.g. 2000)
VotingEscrow + GaugeController + BribeDistributor
GaugeWeightRouter poke() after epoch boundary (Thu 00:00 UTC)

Optional: Protocol-seed epoch 1–N bribes if organic fees still thin.

Success criteria: veTARE TVL grows; bribe APR competitive with lock opportunity cost.

Phase 4 — Full flywheel¶

Goal: Closed loop at scale.