Risk oracles, automated systems that monitor and manage protocol risk onchain, are set to become a cornerstone of onchain finance. However, their reliability and design philosophy determine whether they actually reduce or introduce risk. When risk oracles fail to operate throughout volatile conditions, depend on poor-quality data, or lack transparency, they become a point of failure. Onchain finance needs infrastructure that’s neutral, transparent, and battle-tested under extreme conditions. That’s where the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) comes in. CRE’s modular orchestration framework lets developers build highly-customizable and resilient risk oracle systems leveraging the industry’s most reliable infrastructure and highest-quality data. With CRE, protocol developers, DeFi risk managers, and risk curators can create risk oracle solutions that include: • Custom pricing logic to reflect complex instruments • Dynamic risk parameters to maximize efficiency and safety • Automated freeze or circuit-breaker functionality All built on verifiable, decentralized infrastructure. That’s why @LlamaRisk chose CRE to power LlamaGuard NAV, a next-gen oracle integrated by @Aave Horizon that prices tokenized RWAs using dynamic price bounds and advanced risk controls. In combining Chainlink’s proven reliability and neutrality with LlamaRisk’s expertise in protocol risk, LlamaGuard provides Aave Horizon with a transparent, automated risk management system designed for institutional-grade tokenized assets. This design separates responsibilities: • Chainlink provides the trusted infrastructure for secure data validation and workflow orchestration. • LlamaRisk configures the transparent, dynamic risk logic that runs on top of CRE. The result: a highly-reliable and transparent risk oracle solution that ensures neutrality at the system level and adheres to DeFi’s decentralization ethos. As @SergeyNazarov and @StaniKulechov noted at SmartCon 2025, CRE-powered risk oracles on Aave Horizon bring together specialized experts to deliver transparent, verifiable, and robust systems for the next era of DeFi. Protocols that implement properly designed risk oracles have an inherent advantage by offering users stronger safety, more efficient markets, and better institutional alignment. Safer oracles = Safer DeFi.