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Trading bots for Hyperliquid: Prow, Bitsgap, 3Commas

How hosted and self-hosted bots connect to Hyperliquid, who holds the key, what it can do, how they charge and show results, and where each is stronger.

By the Prow teamPublished Updated 6 min read

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Every Hyperliquid trading bot, hosted or self-hosted, trades through an API (agent) wallet: a key your main wallet approves that can place and cancel orders but cannot withdraw. So the real differences between bot platforms are not "custodial or not". They are who creates and holds that key, what else limits it, which venues and bot types you get, how you pay, and how honestly past results are shown. This guide compares Prow, Bitsgap and 3Commas with self-hosted options, using each vendor's public pages as of October 5, 2026. Vendors change fast, so check their current pages before you decide.

The comparison

ProwBitsgap3CommasSelf-hosted (Hummingbot, Freqtrade)
HyperliquidPerps and spotYesYes (on its v2 platform)Yes, through connectors
Other venuesAster, perps only (no spot bots)Many centralized exchanges and perp DEXsMany centralized exchangesMany, depending on connectors
Bot types on HyperliquidGrid, DCA, Ladder (a Combo-style bot)Grid, DCA, Combo, BTD, futures DCASee 3CommasAnything you code or configure
Who creates the trading keyProw's bot servers create it; you approve it with your walletYou create an API wallet on Hyperliquid and paste its private keyYou connect with API keysYou, on your machine
Where the key livesEncrypted on Prow's bot serversOn the vendor's serversOn the vendor's serversYour own server
Withdrawals with that keyNot possibleNot possible (vendor rejects withdrawal-enabled keys)Not possible (trade-only permissions)Not possible with an agent wallet
Extra limits on the keyPer-bot limits you sign; 30-day expiryVendor-sideVendor-sideWhatever you build
PricingNo subscription; Prow fee 0% until Dec 31, 2026, then 0.025% per tradeSubscription, with a trialSee 3Commas pricingFree software; you pay for hosting
BacktestNone of your own settings; ready setups show their result over their last daysBacktest and demoBacktestingBuilt in (Freqtrade) or your own

Sources for each vendor are listed at the end. Where a vendor's page didn't say something, the table says "see" rather than guessing.

Prow also runs an arbitrage bot (a long and a short in the same coin on Hyperliquid and Aster). In our tests on past prices with default settings it lost about 0.9% a year over 180 days. See Funding rate arbitrage.

Veles is not in the table: we could not confirm its Hyperliquid support from public documentation on the date above. Other platforms (WunderTrading, goodcryptoX, OctoBot and more) also connect to Hyperliquid; the same questions below apply to them.

The key question: who holds a key that can trade

A hosted bot has to run while your laptop is closed, so some server must hold a key that can sign orders. That is true of every hosted platform, including Prow. What differs:

  • Who saw the private key. If you create an API wallet and paste its private key into a website, the key passed through your clipboard and that site. Prow creates the key on its bot servers and never shows it; you only approve its address with your wallet.
  • What else stops it. A Hyperliquid agent wallet can't withdraw, but it can trade anything. Prow adds a signed per-bot limit: before each bot starts, your wallet signs its market, largest investment and order, leverage, max loss, stop bounds, price range, highest Prow fee and an end date. Prow's servers refuse orders outside them. Be clear about what that protects: the check runs on Prow's servers, not on Hyperliquid, so if those servers were compromised the key could still trade until removed or expired.
  • How long it lives. Prow's bot key expires after 30 days and you renew it with one signature. Hyperliquid allows keys of up to 180 days.
  • How you remove it. Any agent wallet can be removed on app.hyperliquid.xyz/API with your main wallet.

The agent wallet guide covers the worst case in detail: a leaked trading key can trade badly on your account, but can't move funds out.

Where other platforms are stronger

Be honest about the trade-offs before you pick Prow:

  • More venues. Bitsgap and 3Commas also run bots on centralized exchanges. Prow runs bots on Hyperliquid and Aster only, and not on Lighter.
  • More bot types and signals. Buy-the-dip and signal bots (for example from TradingView alerts) are available on other platforms. Prow's bots run on Hyperliquid and Aster and don't take outside signals. See Trading bots for the bot types Prow has.
  • Demo, paper trading and backtests. Some platforms offer demo accounts and a backtest of your own settings. Prow offers neither paper trading nor a backtest of your own settings; it shows the daily results of its ready setups.
  • More markets. Prow's bots run only on markets with a deep order book, where a bot's orders and its stop can fill near the price. Short and neutral grids and leverage above 3x are limited to the deepest markets.
  • Full control. Self-hosted tools let you write any strategy and keep the key on your own machine, at the cost of running and securing a server yourself.

Where Prow is different

  • The key never leaves Prow's bot service. You approve an address. Nothing to copy, paste or store.
  • Per-bot signed limits and a 30-day key, renewed with one signature.
  • No subscription. You pay the same Prow fee as on manual trades: 0% until Dec 31, 2026, then 0.025% per trade, plus the venue's fees.
  • Past results, with the losers listed too. Each ready setup shows what it made over its last days, after fees and funding, worked out once a day on Prow's own server with the same code that runs the live bot. The lists put the setups that held up on later days first and still show the rest. The figures count the 0.025% standard Prow fee even during the promo.
  • Published test results, including bad ones. The best long grid at 1x lost a median of 6.8% per 90 days in our tests. Neutral and short grids with leverage lost 55% to 91% over 180 days. DCA with a stop made a median of +1.6% with 31% of starts losing.

Questions to ask any bot platform

  1. Do I create the API wallet, or do you? Do I ever paste a private key?
  2. Can the key withdraw? Can I see its permissions on the venue's own page?
  3. What limits does the platform enforce, and where: on the venue, or on its own servers?
  4. When does the key expire, and how do I revoke it?
  5. Is there a builder fee on top of the subscription? What maximum am I approving? See Hyperliquid builder fees.
  6. Does the platform show past results, and do they include fees, funding and slippage? Across many start dates, or one?
  7. What happens to open orders and stops if the platform goes down?

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best trading bot for Hyperliquid?

It depends on what you need. If you also trade on centralized exchanges or want signal bots, a multi-exchange platform such as Bitsgap or 3Commas covers more. If you want to keep full control, a self-hosted tool such as Hummingbot or Freqtrade does. Prow focuses on a few bot types on Hyperliquid and Aster, with signed per-bot limits and published test results. No bot type showed a reliable edge in our tests.

Can a Hyperliquid bot withdraw my funds?

Not through an API (agent) wallet. On Hyperliquid, withdrawals need the main wallet's signature. A bot's key can still trade badly on your account, so revoke keys you no longer use.

Do I have to give a bot platform my private key?

You should never give your main wallet's private key or seed phrase. Some platforms ask you to create an API wallet and paste that key's private key; Prow creates the bot key on its own servers and you only approve its address with your wallet.

Does Prow run bots on Lighter?

No. Prow's bots run on Hyperliquid and Aster only. Lighter keys in Prow sign only inside your browser, so a server can't run a bot with them.

Sources

Checked October 5, 2026: