Position Monitoring Plan Template (Users)
This template helps you, as someone holding positions on Stellar, set up monitoring for what you own, without needing a formal threat model. Fill in one row per position or wallet you care about: what could go wrong, when you want to be alerted, and what you'll do about it.
Directions: Fill out each section below to the best of your ability. Keep the same position in the same row across every table so the plan reads straight across.
What am I protecting?
Directions: List the positions and wallets you hold and care about.
Input text: a short description of each position and where it lives.
| Position | Wallet / position address (G... account / C... contract) | Value at risk (optional) |
|---|---|---|
| e.g. XLM collateral in a lending position | G... | Dollar amount or percentage |
What would going wrong look like?
Directions: In plain language, note what "something going wrong" would look like for each position, and the level of concern using the reminders below.
How concerned am I?
| Level | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Drop everything | I need to act right now to avoid loss. |
| Important | I want to know quickly and will act soon. |
| Keep an eye | Useful to know; I'll check when convenient. |
| Low | Informational only. |
| Position | What "going wrong" looks like | How concerned am I |
|---|---|---|
| e.g. XLM collateral... | My position drifts toward liquidation; the protocol's admin changes unexpectedly; the pool drains suddenly. | Important |
What will alert me?
Directions: Turn each concern into a specific condition you can be alerted on, and choose how you want to be notified.
| Position | Alert me when... | Notify me by |
|---|---|---|
| e.g. XLM collateral... | Health factor drops below 1.5; any admin change on the market; pool liquidity falls more than 30% in an hour. | Push + Telegram |
Don't assume the protocol is watching your specific position. Its monitoring is tuned to the health of the whole system; yours should be tuned to your concerns.
What will I do?
Directions: Decide your action before an alert fires — it's much harder to think clearly once one does.
| Position | If it fires, I will... | Status |
|---|---|---|
| e.g. XLM collateral... | Add collateral or withdraw before liquidation. | Watching |
Status values: Watching (alerts active) or Paused (temporarily off).
Did I set this up well?
- Does every position I care about have at least one alert?
- Are my "alert me when" conditions specific enough that I could act on them?
- Do I know what I'll do before an alert fires?
- Is my list of addresses still current?
- Am I relying on a protocol to watch something that only I can see for my own position?
Revisit this whenever you open, close, or change a position.