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CatalystWatch
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Collier King
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· v0.0.2
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Install in OpenClaw
/install catalystwatch
Description
Monitor and analyze market-moving catalysts including earnings, FDA decisions, economic data releases, and corporate events
README (SKILL.md)
CatalystWatch
Monitor and analyze market-moving catalysts for equities and other financial instruments.
What it does
CatalystWatch tracks upcoming and recent catalysts that can move stock prices, including:
- Earnings reports — scheduled dates, consensus estimates, whisper numbers, and historical surprise trends
- FDA decisions — PDUFA dates, advisory committee meetings, and approval/rejection outcomes
- Economic data — jobs reports, CPI/PPI, FOMC meetings, and other macro releases
- Corporate events — M&A announcements, spin-offs, share buybacks, insider transactions, and activist campaigns
- Sector catalysts — industry conferences, regulatory rulings, and commodity supply disruptions
Usage
Ask your agent to monitor catalysts for a ticker, sector, or watchlist:
- "What catalysts are coming up for AAPL this month?"
- "Show me all FDA decision dates for biotech stocks this quarter"
- "Alert me when any stock on my watchlist has an earnings surprise above 10%"
- "Summarize today's macro calendar and expected market impact"
Configuration
Set the following environment variables for data source access:
CATALYSTWATCH_API_KEY— API key for CatalystWatch. Used to authenticate requests for earnings calendars, FDA event dates, macro release schedules, and corporate action data.CATALYSTWATCH_WATCHLIST— (optional) default watchlist of tickers to monitor, comma-separated (e.g.,AAPL,TSLA,NVDA).
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says and only asks for one API key, but there are some checks you should do before installing:
- Verify the provider: ask for the service homepage, API docs, and privacy/TOS to confirm where requests go and how data is handled.
- Limit the API key: create a scoped key with the minimum permissions and avoid reusing keys from other services (do not supply brokerage or cloud credentials).
- Confirm the optional env var: ensure CATALYSTWATCH_WATCHLIST (if used) won’t cause the agent to send sensitive internal watchlists unless you intend that.
- Test safely: try with a read-only or rate-limited test key and monitor outgoing network requests to see endpoints and data payloads.
- If you need stronger assurance, prefer skills with published source/homepage and verifiable ownership.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: catalystwatch
Version: 0.0.2
The skill bundle contains only metadata (`_meta.json`) and a skill definition (`SKILL.md`). The `SKILL.md` describes a financial market monitoring tool and requests environment variables (`CATALYSTWATCH_API_KEY`, `CATALYSTWATCH_WATCHLIST`) that are directly relevant to its stated purpose. There is no executable code, no evidence of prompt injection attempts against the agent, data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence, or any other high-risk behaviors. The content is benign and aligns with a legitimate skill description.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill claims to monitor market catalysts and only requires a single CATALYSTWATCH_API_KEY, which is proportionate to that purpose. However, the package has no homepage or source information and an unknown owner ID, making provenance and trustworthiness unclear.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md is instruction-only and stays within the expected scope (querying an external catalyst service using an API key). It is high-level and does not instruct the agent to read local files or other credentials. The instructions are vague about endpoints, alerting mechanisms, and what exact data is sent, which grants the agent broad discretion at runtime.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files — lowest-risk delivery method. Nothing is written to disk by the skill itself. The remaining risk comes from network calls to an external API (expected for this type of skill).
Credentials
Declared requirement is a single API key (CATALYSTWATCH_API_KEY), which is appropriate. SKILL.md also mentions an optional CATALYSTWATCH_WATCHLIST env var but that optional var is not listed in the declared requires.env metadata — a minor inconsistency. The skill does not declare what permissions or scopes the API key should have, so you cannot verify least-privilege.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false, there is no install or config path access, and the skill does not request system-level persistence. Autonomous invocation by the agent is enabled (default) — expected behavior for skills.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install catalystwatch - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/catalystwatch - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v0.0.2
- Added OpenClaw metadata to specify required environment variables and primary authentication key.
- Updated environment variable descriptions for clarity and added examples.
- Version bumped from 0.0.1 to 0.0.2.
v0.0.1
Initial release of CatalystWatch.
- Monitor and analyze market-moving catalysts such as earnings, FDA decisions, economic data, and corporate events.
- Supports tracking for both individual tickers and broader sectors or watchlists.
- Provides example queries for catalyst tracking, event summaries, and custom alerts.
- Allows configuration with environment variables for API key and default watchlist.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CatalystWatch?
Monitor and analyze market-moving catalysts including earnings, FDA decisions, economic data releases, and corporate events. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 465 downloads so far.
How do I install CatalystWatch?
Run "/install catalystwatch" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is CatalystWatch free?
Yes, CatalystWatch is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does CatalystWatch support?
CatalystWatch is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created CatalystWatch?
It is built and maintained by Collier King (@collierking); the current version is v0.0.2.
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