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External keeper/relayer not redundant

Balancer (v2 + v3)'s assessment for RD-F-062 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Balancer does not require keepers or relayers for core AMM operations. Swaps are permissionless — any address can interact with the Vault directly. v2 GaugeController (0xC128468b7Ce63eA702C1f104D55A2566b13D3ABD) distributes gauge emissions but BAL emissions are being ended per March 2026 DAO decision. v3 ProtocolFeeController (0xa731C23D7c95436Baaae9D52782f966E1ed07cc8) manages fee collection but is not a keeper dependency. No single keeper/relayer that causes protocol halting on failure.

Detail #

Template: green = permissionless operation or multiple independent keeper providers. Balancer's AMM is fully permissionless for swaps. Gauge system is peripheral.

Sources #

Methodology #

Determine whether the protocol depends on a single keeper or relayer (Gelato, Chainlink Automation, custom) with no redundancy or failover.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol balancer factor RD-F-062 score green collected_at 2026-05-05 12:41:36