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/install trading-brain
Description
Load Travis's personal trading strategy and rules to guide aggressive trades, focusing on early-stage next-wave market opportunities and strict risk limits.
Usage Guidance
This skill reads and updates specific local scripts and files and expects brokerage data (Alpaca) even though it declares no credentials or installs. Before installing or enabling it: 1) Inspect the referenced files (~/clawd/integrations/serper/search.sh, ~/Documents/GitHub/trade-bot/config.yaml, ~/clawd/memory/trading/*) to see if they contain API keys or other secrets. 2) Do not grant filesystem or Alpaca API access to the agent until you verify those files and scripts are trustworthy. 3) Prefer explicit environment variables or an authorization prompt for any brokerage keys instead of implicit file access. 4) If you plan to let the agent execute trades, require explicit, human-confirmed approval for each order (no autonomous live trading) and test in a sandbox/demo account. 5) If you want to proceed, ask the skill author to (a) declare required credentials and integrations, (b) explain how Alpaca access is obtained and limited, and (c) remove or document any file reads so you can audit them. These steps reduce the risk of accidental secret exposure or unexpected trading actions.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: trading-brain
Version: 1.0.0
The `SKILL.md` file instructs the AI agent to execute a shell script (`~/clawd/integrations/serper/search.sh`) with a dynamic 'query' parameter. This direct command execution instruction creates a significant shell injection vulnerability if the agent or the `search.sh` script does not properly sanitize the 'query' input, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution. While other file system operations are present, they appear to be for legitimate configuration and logging within the agent's operational directories, and there is no clear evidence of intentional malicious behavior like data exfiltration or persistence.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose (load a trader's rules and guide trading decisions) matches the instruction content: scanning news, following trading rules, and checking current positions. However the skill references specific integrations (a local serper script), a brokerage (Alpaca), and many local repo/memory paths which are not declared as required resources. Those references are plausible for a trading assistant, but their omission from the declared requirements is a coherence gap.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md explicitly directs the agent to read and update multiple local files and scripts (e.g., ~/clawd/integrations/serper/search.sh, ~/Documents/GitHub/trade-bot/config.yaml, ~/clawd/memory/trading/*, trackers). It also instructs to 'update from Alpaca before deciding' without specifying how credentials are provided. The instructions therefore assume access to filesystem state and external brokerage data that are outside the skill's declared surface — this is scope creep and a red flag.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are present (instruction-only). That minimizes disk writes or remote code installs, which is lower risk — but it also means the SKILL.md's runtime expectations (local scripts/configs) are the main attack surface.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials but expects access to brokerage data (Alpaca) and local config files that likely contain API keys or secrets. The absence of declared credentials is disproportionate to the behavior implied by the instructions. Any agent run that grants filesystem or brokerage access would expose sensitive secrets without the skill making that explicit.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and there are no install scripts or persistent modifications declared. Autonomous invocation is allowed by platform default; that is normal but increases risk if the agent is permitted to act on trading instructions or access secrets — consider restricting execution privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install trading-brain - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/trading-brain - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Travis's personal trading strategy: information edge, next-wave mindset, risk rules, TQQQ/SQQQ, and current positions framework.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Trading Brain?
Load Travis's personal trading strategy and rules to guide aggressive trades, focusing on early-stage next-wave market opportunities and strict risk limits. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 1920 downloads so far.
How do I install Trading Brain?
Run "/install trading-brain" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Trading Brain free?
Yes, Trading Brain is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Trading Brain support?
Trading Brain is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Trading Brain?
It is built and maintained by Travis Li (@travislius); the current version is v1.0.0.
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