• The insertion-hint ritual, wrapped once (Appendix A): compute the NICR, pick numTrials from the list size, get an approximate hint, then refine it to the exact { upperHint, lowerHint } via findInsertPosition.

    The caller supplies the RESULTING PRINCIPAL, not the entire debt (MK-090). For an open that is draw + getBorrowingFee(draw) + 200, which at open is the same number; for a live Trove it is the principal AFTER the operation, excluding accrued interest, because that is what the contract keys the sorted list on (ComputeNICRParams.principal). This does not compute the principal itself; trove/index.ts projects it per operation.

    Parameters

    Returns Promise<Hints>