Connect Bybit AI Subaccount

Safety

• Prefer AI Subaccount — cap funds; kill-switch from main account
• Read + Trade only — never enable Withdraw
• Never paste private.pem or run openssl in cloud chat for this path
• Mainnet default; do not present testnet equity as live capital

Step 1

Create an AI Subaccount on Bybit

Mobile: Profile → Settings → Subaccount → Create → select AI Subaccount. Confirm with security verification. This isolates funds from your main account (default cap often ~5,000 USD — adjust only risk capital).

Bybit: Introduction to AI Subaccount

Step 2

Create an API key (HMAC secret)

On that AI Subaccount, create an API key with Read + Trade only. Never enable Withdraw. If Bybit asks for a Public Key, complete that step with a desktop tool that keeps private keys local — then copy only the API key + secret Bybit returns. Do not paste private.pem into Grok or Claude cloud chat.

Bybit API Management

Step 3

Connect in DrawExec (agent or form)

In Grok / Claude / Cursor with DrawExec MCP: call de_broker_connect_preflight, then de_connect_broker with provider=bybit, your api_key, api_secret, connection_kind=ai_subaccount (mainnet default). Or paste below after signing in to the dashboard.

Step 4

Verify balance honesty

Agent: de_list_brokers → de_broker_balance. Expect equity numbers or a clear auth error — never treat testnet ~1 USDT as live capital. Connect does not enable live trading.

Paste HMAC key + secret (signed-in users)

Requires an active DrawExec session. Agents should use de_connect_broker instead of this form.