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Alpaca Trading

Trade stocks and crypto via Alpaca API. Use for market data (quotes, bars, news), placing orders (market, limit, stop), checking positions, portfolio management, and account info. Supports both paper and live trading. Use when user asks about stock prices, wants to buy/sell securities, check portfolio, or manage trades.

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Trade stocks and crypto via Alpaca API. Use for market data (quotes, bars, news), placing orders (market, limit, stop), checking positions, portfolio management, and account info. Supports both paper and live trading. Use when user asks about stock prices, wants to buy/sell securities, check portfolio, or manage trades.

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Install for OpenClaw

Quick setup
  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
  3. Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.

Requirements

Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
Manual import
Extraction
Extract archive
Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

Download mode
Yavira redirect
Package format
ZIP package
Source platform
Tencent SkillHub
What's included
SKILL.md, references/api.md, scripts/alpaca_cli.py

Validation

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Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
Indexed source record
Version
1.0.0

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 16 sections Open source page

Alpaca Trading Skill

Trade stocks and crypto programmatically via Alpaca's API.

Setup

Requires API credentials stored in environment or config: # Set environment variables export ALPACA_API_KEY="your-api-key" export ALPACA_SECRET_KEY="your-secret-key" export ALPACA_PAPER="true" # "true" for paper, "false" for live Or store in ~/.openclaw/credentials/alpaca.json: { "apiKey": "your-api-key", "secretKey": "your-secret-key", "paper": true }

Get Quote

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py quote AAPL python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py quote AAPL,TSLA,NVDA

Get Bars (Historical Data)

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py bars AAPL --timeframe 1Day --limit 10 python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py bars AAPL --timeframe 1Hour --start 2026-02-01

Check Account

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py account

List Positions

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py positions

Place Orders

# Market order python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py order buy AAPL 10 # Limit order python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py order buy AAPL 10 --limit 150.00 # Stop order python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py order sell TSLA 5 --stop 200.00 # Stop-limit order python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py order sell TSLA 5 --stop 200.00 --limit 195.00 # Skip price validation (use with caution) python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py order buy AAPL 10 --limit 999.00 --force Order Guardrails: Symbol validation โ€” Rejects invalid/unknown tickers Buying power check โ€” Blocks orders exceeding available funds, shows max shares Duplicate detection โ€” Warns if you have open orders for same symbol/side Price validation โ€” Warns if limit price is worse than market Market hours check โ€” Detects pre-market, after-hours, and closed sessions Pre-market (4:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET): Option to place pre-market order After-hours (4:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET): Option to place after-hours order Closed: Warns order will queue until market open Cost confirmation โ€” Shows total cost and requires confirmation Use --force to skip all confirmation prompts (use with caution).

List Orders

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py orders python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py orders --status open python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py orders --status closed --limit 20

Cancel Order

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py cancel ORDER_ID python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py cancel all # Cancel all open orders

Get News

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py news AAPL python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py news AAPL,TSLA --limit 5

Watchlist

python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py watchlist list python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py watchlist create "Tech Stocks" AAPL,MSFT,GOOGL python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py watchlist add WATCHLIST_ID NVDA python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py watchlist delete WATCHLIST_ID

Stream Live Data (Websocket)

# Stream trades (default) python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py stream AAPL # Stream quotes python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py stream AAPL,TSLA --type quotes # Stream bars (1-min) python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py stream NVDA --type bars # Stream all data types python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py stream AAPL --type all Press Ctrl+C to stop streaming.

Price Alerts

# Add alert - notify when INTU drops below $399 python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py alert add --symbol INTU --price 399 --condition below # Add alert - notify when AAPL goes above $300 python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py alert add --symbol AAPL --price 300 --condition above # List active alerts python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py alert list # Check alerts (used by cron) python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py alert check # Remove an alert python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py alert remove --alert_id ABC123 # Clear all alerts python3 scripts/alpaca_cli.py alert clear Alerts are stored in ~/.openclaw/data/alpaca-alerts.json.

Script Location

All commands use: scripts/alpaca_cli.py (relative to this skill directory)

API Reference

See references/api.md for detailed API documentation and response formats.

Safety Notes

Always confirm with user before placing real trades Paper trading (ALPACA_PAPER=true) recommended for testing Check buying power before large orders Verify order details before submission

Category context

Code helpers, APIs, CLIs, browser automation, testing, and developer operations.

Source: Tencent SkillHub

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Package contents

Included in package
2 Docs1 Scripts
  • SKILL.md Primary doc
  • references/api.md Docs
  • scripts/alpaca_cli.py Scripts