# Send Hummingbot to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
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        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
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## Documentation

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This skill faithfully reproduces Hummingbot CLI commands via Hummingbot API, bringing the same
trading workflows you know from Hummingbot to AI agents.

Note: Hummingbot API supports V2 strategies only (V2 Controllers and V2 Scripts).
V1 strategies are not supported and require the traditional Hummingbot client.

### Commands

CommandDescriptionconnectList available exchanges and add API keysbalanceDisplay asset balances across connected exchangescreateCreate a new bot configurationstartStart a bot with a V2 strategystopStop a running botstatusDisplay bot statushistoryDisplay bot trading history

### Prerequisites

Hummingbot API running at http://localhost:8000 (deploy with /hummingbot-deploy)
hummingbot-api-client installed: pip3 install hummingbot-api-client

### Auth & Config

Scripts read credentials from these sources in order:

./hummingbot-api/.env — created during make setup
~/.hummingbot/.env
Environment variables: HUMMINGBOT_API_URL, API_USER, API_PASS
Defaults: http://localhost:8000, admin, admin

### connect

List available exchanges and add API keys to them.

# List all available connectors
python scripts/connect.py

# List connectors with connection status
python scripts/connect.py --status

# Add API keys for an exchange
python scripts/connect.py binance --api-key YOUR_KEY --secret-key YOUR_SECRET

# Add API keys for exchange requiring passphrase
python scripts/connect.py kucoin --api-key YOUR_KEY --secret-key YOUR_SECRET --passphrase YOUR_PASS

# Remove credentials for an exchange
python scripts/connect.py binance --remove

Common credential fields by exchange:

Binance: --api-key, --secret-key
KuCoin: --api-key, --secret-key, --passphrase
Gate.io: --api-key, --secret-key
OKX: --api-key, --secret-key, --passphrase

### balance

Display your asset balances across all connected exchanges.

# Show all balances
python scripts/balance.py

# Show balances for a specific connector
python scripts/balance.py binance

# Show balances in USD
python scripts/balance.py --usd

# Show only non-zero balances
python scripts/balance.py --non-zero

Output columns:

Exchange/Connector name
Asset symbol
Total balance
Available balance
USD value (with --usd)

### create

Create a new bot configuration (controller config or script config).

# List available controller templates
python scripts/create.py --list-controllers

# List available scripts
python scripts/create.py --list-scripts

# List existing configs
python scripts/create.py --list-configs

# Create a controller config
python scripts/create.py controller my_mm_config --template pmm_v1

### Recommended Market Making Controllers

ControllerBest ForKey Featurespmm_v1CEX spot tradingMulti-level spreads, inventory skew, order refresh, price bandspmm_misterSpot & perpetualsPosition tracking, leverage, cooldowns, profit protection, hanging executors

pmm_v1: Faithful clone of the legacy Pure Market Making strategy. Configure buy_spreads, sell_spreads, order_amount, and enable inventory_skew to maintain balance.

pmm_mister: Advanced controller for spot and perpetual markets with leverage, take_profit, global_stop_loss, separate buy_cooldown_time/sell_cooldown_time, and position_profit_protection to prevent selling below breakeven.

### start

Start a bot with a V2 strategy configuration. V1 strategies are not supported.

# Interactive mode - prompts for strategy type
python scripts/start.py <bot_name>

# Start with a V2 Controller config
python scripts/start.py <bot_name> --controller <config_name>

# Start with a V2 Script
python scripts/start.py <bot_name> --script <script_name>

# Start with a V2 Script and config file
python scripts/start.py <bot_name> --script <script_name> --config <config_name>

# List running bots
python scripts/start.py --list

V2 Strategy Types:

--controller — Deploy a V2 controller config (market making, arbitrage, etc.)
--script — Deploy a V2 script (e.g., v2_with_controllers)

Bot naming: Use descriptive names like btc_mm_bot, eth_arb_bot, etc.

### stop

Stop a running bot.

# Stop a bot by name
python scripts/stop.py <bot_name>

# Stop a bot and close all positions
python scripts/stop.py <bot_name> --close-positions

# Stop all running bots
python scripts/stop.py --all

# Examples
python scripts/stop.py my_bot
python scripts/stop.py arb_bot --close-positions

### status

Display bot status and performance metrics.

# List all bots with status
python scripts/status.py

# Get detailed status for a specific bot
python scripts/status.py <bot_name>

# Get status with performance metrics
python scripts/status.py <bot_name> --performance

# Get live status (refreshes)
python scripts/status.py <bot_name> --live

Status values: running, stopped, error, starting

Performance metrics:

Total trades
Profit/Loss (absolute and %)
Volume traded
Uptime

### history

Display bot trading history.

# Show trade history for a bot
python scripts/history.py <bot_name>

# Show summary statistics
python scripts/history.py <bot_name> --summary

History columns:

Timestamp
Trading pair
Side (buy/sell)
Price
Amount
Fee
PnL

### Typical Workflow

# 1. Connect to an exchange
python scripts/connect.py binance --api-key XXX --secret-key YYY

# 2. Check your balances
python scripts/balance.py binance

# 3. Create a bot config
python scripts/create.py controller btc_mm \\
  --template pure_market_making \\
  --connector binance \\
  --trading-pair BTC-USDT

# 4. Start the bot
python scripts/start.py btc_bot --controller btc_mm

# 5. Monitor status
python scripts/status.py btc_bot

# 6. Check history
python scripts/history.py btc_bot

# 7. Stop when done
python scripts/stop.py btc_bot

### Troubleshooting

ErrorCauseFixCannot connect to APIAPI not runningcd ./hummingbot-api && make deploy401 UnauthorizedBad credentialsCheck ./hummingbot-api/.envConnector not foundInvalid exchange nameRun python scripts/connect.py to list valid namesNo credentialsExchange not connectedRun python scripts/connect.py <exchange> --api-key ...

### Related Skills

lp-agent — Specialized DEX liquidity provision on Meteora/Solana. Use for CLMM strategies.
hummingbot-deploy — First-time setup of the Hummingbot API server. Run this before using this skill.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: fengtality
- Version: 1.0.1
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-04T05:27:04.837Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-11T05:27:04.837Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hummingbot)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hummingbot/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hummingbot/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hummingbot/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/hummingbot)