Skills kalshi-trades

Read-only Kalshi OpenAPI scouting skill for market discovery, liquidity checks, and market validation. Use for scanning and ranking Kalshi opportunities. Pair with a separate paper-trading skill if you want open/close execution.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/brs999/kalshi-trades" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-kalshi-trades && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/brs999/kalshi-trades" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-kalshi-trades && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/brs999/kalshi-trades/SKILL.md
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Kalshi Trades (OpenAPI Read-Only)

Use this skill for Kalshi scouting and market validation only.

Rules

  • Use OpenAPI read endpoints for market discovery and validation.
  • This skill does not place, amend, or cancel orders.
  • This skill does not include paper ledger execution scripts.

Primary Commands

Exchange status:

node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs status --pretty

Broad market scan:

node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs markets --status open --limit 1000 --pretty
node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs events --limit 100 --pretty
node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs series --limit 400 --pretty

Focused validation:

node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs market --ticker <TICKER> --pretty
node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs trades --ticker <TICKER> --limit 200 --pretty
node {baseDir}/scripts/kalshi-trades.mjs orderbook --ticker <TICKER> --pretty

Optional Integration: Paper Ledger Skill Required

If you want paper open/close workflows, install and use a separate paper-trading skill that provides the execution script. This Kalshi skill can supply candidate/market data to that separate skill.

node --experimental-strip-types skills/paper-trading/scripts/paper_trading.ts status --account kalshi --format json --pretty

Environment

Optional override (defaults to Kalshi production API):

export KALSHI_BASE_URL="https://api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2"

Tests

Run the Kalshi reader smoke tests:

node --test {baseDir}/tests/kalshi-trades.test.mjs