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Short reference documents for advisors, partner firms, and anyone evaluating the substrate Protocol Wealth operates day-to-day. Each fact sheet is a single-purpose document — read the HTML version in browser, or download the PDF for offline review.
For the philosophical anchor underneath these fact sheets, see /how-we-work. For the agent substrate, see /agents.
Protocol Wealth Operating System · v0.1 fact sheet
One-page introduction to the integrated advisor IDE, client portal, and compliance engine PW built for its own SEC-registered practice and now offers under license to other RIAs.
Last updated 2026-05-19
What to ask an AI vendor before letting them touch client data
Concrete questions every advisory firm should run any AI vendor through — data retention posture, training-opt-out, audit trail, deletion mechanics, and the contractual surface that survives the marketing.
Last updated 2026-05-19
What we read, what we ship, what we recommend
The open-source primitives, regulations, and reference architectures PW uses day-to-day. Curated reading for advisors who want to understand the substrate without a vendor pitch in the way.
Last updated 2026-05-19
The vendor stack we operate and why
Reference map of the third-party services PW integrates — custody, KYC/AML, e-signature, market data, document storage — with the role each plays and the boundary at which client data crosses to them.
Last updated 2026-05-19
What licensing PWOS as a partner firm actually involves
Frequently-asked questions for advisory firms evaluating PWOS as their own operating substrate — what is open vs. licensed, how the retainer + profit-interest model works, and what implementation looks like.
Last updated 2026-05-19
What these fact sheets are. Engineering substrate education — descriptions of the systems Protocol Wealth operates and the open-source primitives we recommend. Aggregate material; not investment advice; not advisory performance.
What these fact sheets are not. Not an offer to provide advisory services. Not investment advice. Not a description of how any individual client's portfolio is managed. Engagement with Protocol Wealth as an advisory client is governed by a signed advisory agreement; nothing here creates one.
Protocol Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser (CRD #335298). Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Full regulatory disclosures are linked from the site footer.