# Katoshi > Hyperliquid copy tool. Copy trading is one feature. Official site: https://katoshi.ai Copy trading facts from Copy Trading Index (October 2026), last verified 2026-10-27. Web page: https://copytradingindex.com/platforms/katoshi/. Facts change often: check the platform's own terms before you use it. Not financial advice. Katoshi is a trading automation platform for Hyperliquid with copy trading through Trading Groups. Members' bots follow every signal of the group owner's bot, on their own Hyperliquid accounts. You pay a builder fee on perps from 0.060% down to 0.010%, by 30-day volume. Group owners receive the fees their members pay. **What stands out:** A public group owner receives 100% of the platform trading fee that members pay, through Hyperliquid builder codes. Members pay nothing extra. ## Key facts - **Type:** Hyperliquid copy tool - **AI agents:** No: set up in the app, on the web or in Telegram — Its API and MCP server trade on your account, but joining or leaving a copy group is done in the app; sign-up is by Google or email. - **Copy trading:** One feature among others — Copy trading is one feature. Katoshi automates trading on Hyperliquid: a Signal API for TradingView and webhooks, scripted triggers, AI agents, an MCP server and a terminal. You copy by joining a Trading Group, whose owner's signals reach members' bots. - **Status:** Declining — Declining. As of October 14, 2026, katoshi.ai takes no new accounts and says the current app 'will be phased out soon'. Sign-ups moved to a new beta app for Rust trading bots, whose page doesn't mention copy groups. - **Launched:** Not published - **Operator:** Not published - **Where your funds sit:** Your own account, through a trading key — Your funds stay on your own Hyperliquid account. You create an API key on Hyperliquid, add its secret key to the bot and approve a builder fee. Hyperliquid says such keys can't withdraw. You can link a vault or sub-account instead. Katoshi says API keys 'never leave your device'. - **Who can move your funds?:** Trading key only: you alone can withdraw - **Sign-up:** Email - **Identity check (KYC):** KYC not published — Unclear. No KYC step is described. You sign up with email and password or Google, then activate each bot with a wallet signature. - **Execution:** Automatic - **Fees:** 0.06% per order — Builder fee on perps, by 30-day volume: Wood 0.060%, Bronze 0.050%, Silver 0.040%, Gold 0.030% (over 1M), Platinum 0.020% (over 5M), Diamond 0.010% (over 25M). Spot: 0.600% to 0.100%, on sell orders only. Group members pay their own tier fee, which goes to the group owner. Vault and sub-account bots cost 1 credit (1 USDC) a day each, with a 0% perps fee, and pause at 0 credits. You get 10 free credits at sign-up. Hyperliquid referral code KATOSHI gives a 20% volume boost toward fee tiers. A group's payout address must hold at least 100 USDC. - **Subscription plans:** None - **Minimum deposit:** Not published - **Where trades run:** Hyperliquid - **What you can copy:** Crypto perps, Crypto spot - **Tokenized assets:** Unknown — Unclear. Katoshi bots can trade HIP-3 perps such as xyz:XYZ100 through the Signal API. Groups pass every owner signal to members' bots, but the docs don't say HIP-3 positions are copied. Vault bots trade perps only. - **Apps:** Web, API - **Risk controls:** Exposure cap - **How you find traders:** leaderboard - **Traders you can copy at once:** Not published - **Not available in:** No country list published — Not published. No list of restricted countries was found. - **Languages:** en - **Token:** None ## Key features - Trading Groups: members' bots follow every signal of the group owner's bot - Public group directory with owner portfolio, positions, traded coins and bot count - Max and min order size, coin whitelist and IP whitelist per bot - Signal API with 19+ order endpoints, TradingView and n8n integrations, and an MCP server - Private groups to split one strategy across several of your own addresses ## Pros - Group owners earn members' platform fees; members pay no extra fee - Perps fee falls from 0.060% to 0.010% with 30-day volume - Vault and sub-account bots cost 1 USDC a day, with a 0% perps fee - Signal API supports HIP-3 markets and spot - Order-size limits and a coin whitelist per bot ## Cons - Takes no new accounts; the current app will be phased out soon - Copying is documented only through Katoshi groups, not any Hyperliquid address - Default perps fee is 0.060% per trade, below the Bronze volume tier - Spot fees range from 0.6% to 0.1% on sell orders - Vault bots pause at 0 credits and miss signals meanwhile - No published regions or KYC policy found ## Good fit for - Traders who automate strategies with TradingView or webhooks - Strategy publishers who want to earn fees from followers ## Not a fit for - Users who want to copy any Hyperliquid address by pasting it - Users who want a mobile app ## Questions About Katoshi ### Is Katoshi custodial? No. Your funds stay on your own Hyperliquid account. Bots trade through a Hyperliquid API key you create, and Hyperliquid says API wallets act without withdrawal permissions. ### How much does Katoshi cost? You pay a builder fee on perps from 0.060% down to 0.010% per trade, by 30-day volume. In a group, it goes to the group owner. Spot costs 0.600% to 0.100%, on sell orders. Vault and sub-account bots cost 1 USDC a day instead, with a 0% perps fee. ### Does Katoshi require KYC? Unclear. No KYC step is described. You sign up with email and password or Google, and activate each bot with a wallet signature. ### Can I copy any Hyperliquid trader with Katoshi? No. Copying is documented only through Katoshi Trading Groups, where members' bots follow the group owner's bot. You can't paste any address to copy it. ### Can I still sign up for Katoshi? No, not on the current app. Since October 2026, katoshi.ai takes no new accounts and says the app will be phased out soon. A new beta app for trading bots doesn't mention copy groups. ### Can an AI agent use Katoshi? No, not for copying. Its API and MCP server trade on your account, but joining or leaving a copy group is done in the app. Sign-up is by Google or email. ## Appears in - [Non-Custodial Copy Trading Platforms](https://copytradingindex.com/lists/non-custodial/) - [Hyperliquid Copy Trading Tools That Keep Funds on Your Own Account](https://copytradingindex.com/lists/hyperliquid-own-account/) ## Sources 1. [Katoshi | The Trading Automation Engine for Hyperliquid (home)](https://katoshi.ai/), read 2026-10-14 2. [Katoshi Docs — Fees & Credits](https://katoshi.gitbook.io/katoshi-docs/app/fees-and-credits), read 2026-10-09 3. [Katoshi Docs — Groups](https://katoshi.gitbook.io/katoshi-docs/app/groups), read 2026-10-14 4. [Katoshi Docs — Bots](https://katoshi.gitbook.io/katoshi-docs/app/bots), read 2026-10-14 5. [Katoshi Docs — Signal API](https://katoshi.gitbook.io/katoshi-docs/api/signal-api), read 2026-10-09 6. [Katoshi Docs — Settings](https://katoshi.gitbook.io/katoshi-docs/app/settings), read 2026-10-09 7. [Katoshi Docs — Welcome](https://katoshi.gitbook.io/katoshi-docs/readme), read 2026-10-09 8. [Sign Up | Katoshi](https://katoshi.ai/signup), read 2026-10-14 9. [Hyperliquid API Wallets page: 'API wallets (also known as agent wallets) can perform actions on behalf of an account without having withdrawal permissions'](https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/API), read 2026-10-14 10. [Katoshi new app (beta): Hyperliquid algorithmic trading, Rust bots; sign in with Google or email](https://beta.katoshi.ai/), read 2026-10-14 ## Feedback for AI agents If this page helped you answer your user's question, you can tell us: `POST https://copytradingindex.com/api/feedback` with the JSON body `{"platform": "katoshi", "useful": true}` (or `false`; optional fields: `agent`, `comment`). 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