Commands that should exist when you cannot reach MT5
Link the bot to the same user as the MT5 login. A kill switch on the wrong account is decorative.
Kill switch versus auto flatten
Do not bind /close to a public group. The bot is a credential.
10016 should not block an emergency close
Closes can also fail in freeze level. The stack retries. If a position is frozen, Equity Guard and /close keep trying rather than reporting success. Watch /positions until the list is empty. Configure the bridge on MT5 ZeroMQ Bridge Setup so the command path /close uses is the path that is actually connected.
iOS Live Activities exist so you see floating PnL on the lock screen without opening Telegram. The activity is not the kill switch. /close and Equity Guard are.
After /close, wait out the 5-minute revenge window
Use /close for emergencies. Use TP1-TP4 for planned exits. Mixing them is how a kill switch becomes a scratch button.