Don't Put Your Brokerage Key Inside an AI Agent

If your LLM key leaks, you get a bill. If your trading token leaks, orders can happen. That one difference changes the entire security model for OpenClaw, Hermes, and every local AI agent you connect to Alpaca, Interactive Brokers, Tradier, Coinbase, Kraken, or any other API that can touch a portfolio. The agent is no longer just a local assistant that writes code. It is sitting near account data, balances, positions, order tickets, cancellation flows, and, in crypto, 24/7 execution. So the r...