---
model: claude-fable-5[1m]
service: claude
session: 32d15f9a-b2d3-4c26-bdc9-190219141a25
timestamp: 2026-06-10T21:35:49Z
git_ref: datad_service
diff_cmd: git log -1 -p --follow -- ai/prompt-io/claude/20260610T213549Z_f084e899_prompt_io.md
scope: code
substantive: true
raw_file: 20260610T213549Z_f084e899_prompt_io.raw.md
---

## Prompt

User bug report from live `ib` testing of the
(datad|brokerd)-split branch:

> ok doing some testing and noticing live orders do not
> work otb, pikerd show this on live submission,
> [pdb traceback: `RuntimeError("Can not order
> {symbol}, no live feed?")` at `ib/api.py:1152`
> `submit_limit()` with `self._contracts == {}` in the
> `brokerd.ib` actor + a `TrioTaskExited` teardown
> cascade]

Follow-up user direction fixing the design intent:

> i think the main thing here is that [brokerd] should
> be able to always submit orders without a live feed
> being up and registered in the same subactor right?

## Response summary

Root cause: pre-split the feed code populated the
actor-local `Client._contracts` cache (via
`get_mkt_info()` writing `mkt.bs_fqme` keys) in the
SAME process as order submission; post-split the
trading actor's client is never warmed. Fix: lazily
qualify + cache the contract per order request in
`handle_order_requests()` by running the same
`get_mkt_info(fqme, proxy=...)` ep the feed side uses,
plus per-order error relay (`BrokerdError`) so one bad
submission can't crash the whole trades dialog (the
`TrioTaskExited` storm was teardown cascade from the
original raise).

## Files changed

- `piker/brokers/ib/broker.py` — thread `proxies` into
  `handle_order_requests()`; lazy contract qualify on
  cache-miss; guard `submit_limit()` w/ `BrokerdError`
  relay; uncomment the (anticipatory) `get_mkt_info`
  import
- `piker/brokers/ib/api.py` — fix the non-f-string
  raise msg + document the new qualification contract

## Human edits

None — committed as generated. Live `ib` order retest
performed by the human post-commit.
