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Open /settings → Guardrails. These settings belong to the active profile. Check each current value before trading.
Guardrails and their current values in this example profile; these are not recommended settings.

Guardrails and their current values in this example profile; these are not recommended settings.

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Slippage

Slippage is the price movement you allow while a trade executes. It differs from price impact, which is how much the trade itself changes the market price.
  1. Send /slippage, use change on a token panel, or open Guardrails → Slippage.
  2. Choose 10 / 20 / 40 / 80%, or Custom.
  3. Enter a value from 1–100% and check the updated slippage line.
New-user slippage starts at 15%; existing settings may differ. Values above 20% show a warning. Raising tolerance can permit a worse fill, not just increase success.

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Guardrail reference

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Scam warnings

If the panel shows Scam warning, select Find out why to read the concern. Cancel leaves the buy. Buy anyway accepts the flagged trade; Disable scam warning changes the standing profile setting. With Scam warning on, flagged buys from auto-buy on paste, quick-buy, and group links are refused when no panel confirmation is available. Open the token manually to inspect it. A clean or pending scan is not a guarantee that a token can be safely bought or sold.
The Scam warning setting explains flagged-token confirmation.

The Scam warning setting explains flagged-token confirmation.

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Price-impact confirmations

Cove may request confirmation when estimated impact reaches 50%, or when it cannot verify the impact. The prompt shows what you spend and expect to receive. Sells are covered too.
  • Turning the setting off skips only the 50–90% confirmation band.
  • Extreme impact at 90% or above and unknown impact still require review.
  • If a refreshed quote is materially worse, Quote changed asks you to review again.
A one-time Buy anyway / Sell anyway on an eligible single-wallet market refusal applies to that fresh attempt; it does not change saved settings. This option is not offered for Paper or multi-wallet market refusals.
The High price-impact confirmation setting and the conditions that still require review.

The High price-impact confirmation setting and the conditions that still require review.

Automated orders can remain armed after Didn’t Fire. Their override has a separate lifecycle; see Manage orders.

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Degen mode

Toggle Degen mode in Guardrails or the trading panel. It changes the three settings listed above while active. Turning it off restores saved values; editing slippage, liquidity protection, or max-buy adjustment exits Degen mode. Scam warning and high-impact confirmation remain independent.
Degen mode permits very large price movement and removes liquidity protection. It does not make a restricted token sellable or guarantee a fill.

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Gas surplus budget

  1. Open Guardrails → Gas surplus budget.
  2. Choose Off, $1, $3, $5, $10, or Custom.
  3. For Custom, enter $0–$50.
  4. Check the saved amount.
With the budget off, extra network costs normally require approval. With a budget, eligible overages up to that amount can be charged automatically, subject to available USDC. Auto-pay gas up to on a failure message sets this future budget. It does not complete the current trade or recreate a failed stop.
Gas surplus budget: choose Off, a preset, or a custom per-trade limit.

Gas surplus budget: choose Off, a preset, or a custom per-trade limit.