# MEV Research Missing Elements Checklist

This file tracks our investigation of missing elements in the MEV research documentation and implementation.

## Completed Items

### 1. Investigate actual implementation details of core systems (pkg/arbitrage, pkg/transport, pkg/scanner, pkg/profitcalc)
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Details:** Examined key files in each package:
  - `pkg/arbitrage/service.go` - Comprehensive arbitrage service with detection engine and execution framework
  - `pkg/transport/websocket_transport.go` - WebSocket transport for real-time monitoring
  - `pkg/scanner/concurrent.go` - Concurrent event processing with worker pools
  - `pkg/profitcalc/profit_calc.go` - Sophisticated profit calculation with slippage protection
- **Findings:** Core systems are implemented with comprehensive functionality including MEV detection, real-time monitoring, and profit calculation

## Items to Investigate

### 2. Locate Timeboost auction dataset (DAO auction logs from 2025-06-2025-09)
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** The experiment log mentions importing DAO auction logs (2025-06–2025-09) for Timeboost cost modeling
- **Next Action:** Search for Timeboost-related files or datasets in the repository

### 3. Find simulation backtest results and implementation
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** The experiment mentions pending simulation results comparing different strategies
- **Next Action:** Look for simulation tools and reports in the tools/simulation directory

### 4. Examine data/pools.txt and investigate fee-tier/liquidity enrichment
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** Documentation mentions that data/pools.txt needs fee-tier/liquidity enrichment
- **Next Action:** Locate and examine the pools.txt file and any enrichment scripts

### 5. Look for monitoring dashboards and Grafana panel implementations
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** Experiment mentions building Grafana panels for spread monitoring
- **Next Action:** Search for Grafana dashboard configurations or monitoring implementations

### 6. Investigate unverified router contracts (0x82df... and 0xaa78...) and security compliance
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** Two router contracts are mentioned as unverified and blocklisted
- **Next Action:** Search for security-related files and contract verification implementations

### 7. Find operational procedures documentation
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for live operations is planned but not drafted
- **Next Action:** Look for operational procedure documents or runbook implementations

### 8. Locate MEV strategies implementation code
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** Beyond documentation, need to find actual code implementing MEV strategies
- **Next Action:** Search for arbitrage execution and MEV strategy implementation files

### 9. Search for performance data and profitability metrics
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** Need to find actual profitability metrics from live or simulated operations
- **Next Action:** Look for reports, metrics collection, or performance tracking files

### 10. Investigate cross-chain arbitrage datasets and tracking
- **Status:** TODO
- **Description:** Documentation mentions cross-chain arbitrage but has limited data tracking
- **Next Action:** Search for cross-chain arbitrage implementation and dataset files

## Investigation Methodology

For each item, we will:
1. Search for relevant files in the repository
2. Read and analyze the implementation
3. Document findings in this checklist
4. Mark as completed when thoroughly investigated

## Repository Structure of Interest
- `cmd/mev-bot` - Main executable
- `pkg/arbitrage` - Arbitrage strategies
- `pkg/transport` - Communication protocols
- `pkg/scanner` - Event scanning
- `pkg/profitcalc` - Profit calculation
- `tools/simulation` - Simulation tools
- `reports/` - Reports and metrics
- `data/` - Data files
- `docs/` - Documentation
- `internal/` - Internal utilities
- `scripts/` - Scripts and automation