/install alpaca
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
}
Quick Reference
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 — Rejects invalid/unknown tickers
- Buying power check — Blocks orders exceeding available funds, shows max shares
- Duplicate detection — Warns if you have open orders for same symbol/side
- Price validation — Warns if limit price is worse than market
- Market hours check — 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 — 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
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install alpaca - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/alpaca触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
Alpaca Trading 是什么?
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. 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 2098 次。
如何安装 Alpaca Trading?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install alpaca」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
Alpaca Trading 是免费的吗?
是的,Alpaca Trading 完全免费(开源免费),可自由下载、安装和使用。
Alpaca Trading 支持哪些平台?
Alpaca Trading 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(cross-platform)。
谁开发了 Alpaca Trading?
由 vamzi(@vamzi)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。