Binance Derivatives-trading-options Skill
Derivatives-trading-options request on Binance using authenticated API endpoints. Requires API key and secret key for certain endpoints. Return the result in JSON format.
Quick Reference
| Endpoint |
Description |
Required |
Optional |
Authentication |
/eapi/v1/bill (GET) |
Account Funding Flow (USER_DATA) |
currency |
recordId, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/marginAccount (GET) |
Option Margin Account Information (USER_DATA) |
None |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/order/execute (POST) |
Accept Block Trade Order (TRADE) |
blockOrderMatchingKey |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/order/execute (GET) |
Query Block Trade Details (USER_DATA) |
blockOrderMatchingKey |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/user-trades (GET) |
Account Block Trade List (USER_DATA) |
None |
endTime, startTime, underlying, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/order/create (DELETE) |
Cancel Block Trade Order (TRADE) |
blockOrderMatchingKey |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/order/create (PUT) |
Extend Block Trade Order (TRADE) |
blockOrderMatchingKey |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/order/create (POST) |
New Block Trade Order (TRADE) |
liquidity, legs |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/block/order/orders (GET) |
Query Block Trade Order (TRADE) |
None |
blockOrderMatchingKey, endTime, startTime, underlying, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/ticker (GET) |
24hr Ticker Price Change Statistics |
None |
symbol |
No |
/eapi/v1/time (GET) |
Check Server Time |
None |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/exchangeInfo (GET) |
Exchange Information |
None |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/exerciseHistory (GET) |
Historical Exercise Records |
None |
underlying, startTime, endTime, limit |
No |
/eapi/v1/klines (GET) |
Kline/Candlestick Data |
symbol, interval |
startTime, endTime, limit |
No |
/eapi/v1/openInterest (GET) |
Open Interest |
underlyingAsset, expiration |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/mark (GET) |
Option Mark Price |
None |
symbol |
No |
/eapi/v1/depth (GET) |
Order Book |
symbol |
limit |
No |
/eapi/v1/blockTrades (GET) |
Recent Block Trades List |
None |
symbol, limit |
No |
/eapi/v1/trades (GET) |
Recent Trades List |
symbol |
limit |
No |
/eapi/v1/index (GET) |
Index Price |
underlying |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/ping (GET) |
Test Connectivity |
None |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/countdownCancelAllHeartBeat (POST) |
Auto-Cancel All Open Orders (Kill-Switch) Heartbeat (TRADE) |
underlyings |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/countdownCancelAll (GET) |
Get Auto-Cancel All Open Orders (Kill-Switch) Config (TRADE) |
None |
underlying, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/countdownCancelAll (POST) |
Set Auto-Cancel All Open Orders (Kill-Switch) Config (TRADE) |
underlying, countdownTime |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/mmp (GET) |
Get Market Maker Protection Config (TRADE) |
None |
underlying, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/mmpReset (POST) |
Reset Market Maker Protection Config (TRADE) |
None |
underlying, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/mmpSet (POST) |
Set Market Maker Protection Config (TRADE) |
None |
underlying, windowTimeInMilliseconds, frozenTimeInMilliseconds, qtyLimit, deltaLimit, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/userTrades (GET) |
Account Trade List (USER_DATA) |
None |
symbol, fromId, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/allOpenOrdersByUnderlying (DELETE) |
Cancel All Option Orders By Underlying (TRADE) |
underlying |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/batchOrders (DELETE) |
Cancel Multiple Option Orders (TRADE) |
symbol |
orderIds, clientOrderIds, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/batchOrders (POST) |
Place Multiple Orders(TRADE) |
orders |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/order (DELETE) |
Cancel Option Order (TRADE) |
symbol |
orderId, clientOrderId, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/order (POST) |
New Order (TRADE) |
symbol, side, type, quantity |
price, timeInForce, reduceOnly, postOnly, newOrderRespType, clientOrderId, isMmp, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/order (GET) |
Query Single Order (TRADE) |
symbol |
orderId, clientOrderId, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/allOpenOrders (DELETE) |
Cancel all Option orders on specific symbol (TRADE) |
symbol |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/position (GET) |
Option Position Information (USER_DATA) |
None |
symbol, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/openOrders (GET) |
Query Current Open Option Orders (USER_DATA) |
None |
symbol, orderId, startTime, endTime, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/historyOrders (GET) |
Query Option Order History (TRADE) |
symbol |
orderId, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/commission (GET) |
User Commission (USER_DATA) |
None |
recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/exerciseRecord (GET) |
User Exercise Record (USER_DATA) |
None |
symbol, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow |
Yes |
/eapi/v1/listenKey (DELETE) |
Close User Data Stream (USER_STREAM) |
None |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/listenKey (PUT) |
Keepalive User Data Stream (USER_STREAM) |
None |
None |
No |
/eapi/v1/listenKey (POST) |
Start User Data Stream (USER_STREAM) |
None |
None |
No |
Parameters
Common Parameters
- currency: Asset type, only support USDT as of now
- recordId: Return the recordId and subsequent data, the latest data is returned by default, e.g 100000 (e.g., 1)
- startTime: Start Time, e.g 1593511200000 (e.g., 1623319461670)
- endTime: End Time, e.g 1593512200000 (e.g., 1641782889000)
- limit: Number of result sets returned Default:100 Max:1000 (e.g., 100)
- recvWindow: (e.g., 5000)
- blockOrderMatchingKey:
- underlying: underlying, e.g BTCUSDT
- liquidity: Taker or Maker
- legs: Max 1 (only single leg supported), list of legs parameters in JSON; example: eapi/v1/block/order/create?orders=[{"symbol":"BTC-210115-35000-C", "price":"100","quantity":"0.0002","side":"BUY","type":"LIMIT"}]
- blockOrderMatchingKey: If specified, returns the specific block trade associated with the blockOrderMatchingKey
- symbol: Option trading pair, e.g BTC-200730-9000-C
- symbol: Option trading pair, e.g BTC-200730-9000-C
- interval: Time interval
- underlyingAsset: underlying asset, e.g ETH/BTC
- expiration: expiration date, e.g 221225
- underlying: Option underlying, e.g BTCUSDT
- underlyings: Option Underlying Symbols, e.g BTCUSDT,ETHUSDT
- countdownTime: Countdown time in milliseconds (ex. 1,000 for 1 second). 0 to disable the timer. Negative values (ex. -10000) are not accepted. Minimum acceptable value is 5,000
- windowTimeInMilliseconds: MMP Interval in milliseconds; Range (0,5000]
- frozenTimeInMilliseconds: MMP frozen time in milliseconds, if set to 0 manual reset is required
- qtyLimit: quantity limit (e.g., 1.0)
- deltaLimit: net delta limit (e.g., 1.0)
- fromId: Trade id to fetch from. Default gets most recent trades, e.g 4611875134427365376 (e.g., 1)
- orderIds: Order ID, e.g [4611875134427365377,4611875134427365378]
- clientOrderIds: User-defined order ID, e.g ["my_id_1","my_id_2"]
- orderId: Order ID, e.g 4611875134427365377 (e.g., 1)
- clientOrderId: User-defined order ID, e.g 10000 (e.g., 1)
- quantity: Order Quantity (e.g., 1.0)
- price: Order Price (e.g., 1.0)
- reduceOnly: Reduce Only(Default false) (e.g., false))
- postOnly: Post Only(Default false) (e.g., false))
- isMmp: is market maker protection order, true/false
- orders: order list. Max 10 orders
Enums
- side: BUY | SELL
- type: LIMIT
- timeInForce: GTC | IOC | FOK | GTX
- newOrderRespType: ACK | RESULT
Authentication
For endpoints that require authentication, you will need to provide Binance API credentials.
Required credentials:
- apiKey: Your Binance API key (for header)
- secretKey: Your Binance API secret (for signing)
Base URLs:
Security
Share Credentials
Users can provide Binance API credentials in different ways. The agent will try to retrieve automatically with the two first ways the credentials, but users can also explicitly tell the agent that they have set the credentials or stored them in a .env file, and the agent should re-read that file when they do. The agent can also make http requests with the two first methods without user confirmation.
- Environment variables
Search for the following specific variables only (never dump the full environment):
Authorized environment variables
- Mainnet:
BINANCE_API_KEY and BINANCE_SECRET_KEY
- Testnet:
BINANCE_TESTNET_API_KEY and BINANCE_TESTNET_SECRET_KEY
Read and use in a single exec call so the raw key never enters the agent's context:
KEY="$BINANCE_API_KEY"
SECRET="$BINANCE_SECRET_KEY"
response=$(curl -s -X GET "$URL" \
-H "X-MBX-APIKEY: $KEY" \
--data-urlencode "param1=value1")
echo "$response"
Environment variables must be set before OpenClaw starts. They are inherited at process startup and cannot be injected into a running instance. If you need to add or update credentials without restarting, use a secrets file (see option 2).
- Secrets file (.env)
Check ~/.openclaw/secrets.env , ~/.env, or a .env file in the workspace. Read individual keys with grep, never source the full file:
# Try all credential locations in order
API_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_API_KEY=' ~/.openclaw/secrets.env 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
SECRET_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_SECRET_KEY=' ~/.openclaw/secrets.env 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
# Fallback: search .env in known directories (KEY=VALUE then raw line format)
for dir in ~/.openclaw ~; do
[ -n "$API_KEY" ] && break
env_file="$dir/.env"
[ -f "$env_file" ] || continue
# Read first two lines
line1=$(sed -n '1p' "$env_file")
line2=$(sed -n '2p' "$env_file")
# Check if lines contain '=' indicating KEY=VALUE format
if [[ "$line1" == *=* && "$line2" == *=* ]]; then
API_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_API_KEY=' "$env_file" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
SECRET_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_SECRET_KEY=' "$env_file" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
else
# Treat lines as raw values
API_KEY="$line1"
SECRET_KEY="$line2"
fi
done
This file can be updated at any time without restarting OpenClaw, keys are read fresh on each invocation. Users can tell you the variables are now set or stored in a .env file, and you should re-read that file when they do.
- Inline file
Sending a file where the content is in the following format:
abc123...xyz
secret123...key
- Never run
printenv, env, export, or set without a specific variable name
- Never run
grep on env files without anchoring to a specific key ('^VARNAME=')
- Never source a secrets file into the shell environment (
source .env or . .env)
- Only read credentials explicitly needed for the current task
- Never echo or log raw credentials in output or replies
- Never commit
TOOLS.md to version control if it contains real credentials — add it to .gitignore
Never Disclose API Key and Secret
Never disclose the location of the API key and secret file.
Never send the API key and secret to any website other than Mainnet and Testnet.
Never Display Full Secrets
When showing credentials to users:
- API Key: Show first 5 + last 4 characters:
su1Qc...8akf
- Secret Key: Always mask, show only last 5:
***...aws1
Example response when asked for credentials:
Account: main
API Key: su1Qc...8akf
Secret: ***...aws1
Environment: Mainnet
Listing Accounts
When listing accounts, show names and environment only — never keys:
Binance Accounts:
- main (Mainnet/Testnet)
- testnet-dev (Testnet)
- futures-keys (Mainnet)
Transactions in Mainnet
When performing transactions in mainnet, always confirm with the user before proceeding by asking them to write "CONFIRM" to proceed.
Binance Accounts
main
- API Key: your_mainnet_api_key
- Secret: your_mainnet_secret
- Testnet: false
testnet-dev
- API Key: your_testnet_api_key
- Secret: your_testnet_secret
- Testnet: true
TOOLS.md Structure
## Binance Accounts
### main
- API Key: abc123...xyz
- Secret: secret123...key
- Testnet: false
- Description: Primary trading account
### testnet-dev
- API Key: test456...abc
- Secret: testsecret...xyz
- Testnet: true
- Description: Development/testing
### futures-keys
- API Key: futures789...def
- Secret: futuressecret...uvw
- Testnet: false
- Description: Futures trading account
Agent Behavior
- Credentials requested: Mask secrets (show last 5 chars only)
- Listing accounts: Show names and environment, never keys
- Account selection: Ask if ambiguous, default to main
- When doing a transaction in mainnet, confirm with user before by asking to write "CONFIRM" to proceed
- New credentials: Prompt for name, environment, signing mode
- When a request requires signing, if the request isn't an order and the API keys aren't described as
mainnet or testnet keys, try to make request to the different base urls and see if it works, without asking the user. If it works, store the keys with the corresponding environment.
Adding New Accounts
When user provides new credentials by Inline file or message:
- Ask for account name
- Ask: Mainnet, Testnet
- Store in
TOOLS.md with masked display confirmation
Signing Requests
For trading endpoints that require a signature:
- Detect key type first, inspect the secret key format before signing.
- Build query string with all parameters, including the timestamp (Unix ms).
- Percent-encode the parameters using UTF-8 according to RFC 3986.
- Sign query string with secretKey using HMAC SHA256, RSA, or Ed25519 (depending on the account configuration).
- Append signature to query string.
- Include
X-MBX-APIKEY header.
Otherwise, do not perform steps 4–6.
User Agent Header
Include User-Agent header with the following string: binance-derivatives-trading-options/1.1.0 (Skill)
See references/authentication.md for implementation details.
1---2name: derivatives-trading-options3description: Binance Derivatives-trading-options request using the Binance API. Authentication requires API key and secret key. Supports testnet and mainnet.4license: MIT5---6
7# Binance Derivatives-trading-options Skill
8
9Derivatives-trading-options request on Binance using authenticated API endpoints. Requires API key and secret key for certain endpoints. Return the result in JSON format.
10
11## Quick Reference
12
13| Endpoint | Description | Required | Optional | Authentication |
14|----------|-------------|----------|----------|----------------|
15| `/eapi/v1/bill` (GET) | Account Funding Flow (USER_DATA) | currency | recordId, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow | Yes |
16| `/eapi/v1/marginAccount` (GET) | Option Margin Account Information (USER_DATA) | None | recvWindow | Yes |
17| `/eapi/v1/block/order/execute` (POST) | Accept Block Trade Order (TRADE) | blockOrderMatchingKey | recvWindow | Yes |
18| `/eapi/v1/block/order/execute` (GET) | Query Block Trade Details (USER_DATA) | blockOrderMatchingKey | recvWindow | Yes |
19| `/eapi/v1/block/user-trades` (GET) | Account Block Trade List (USER_DATA) | None | endTime, startTime, underlying, recvWindow | Yes |
20| `/eapi/v1/block/order/create` (DELETE) | Cancel Block Trade Order (TRADE) | blockOrderMatchingKey | recvWindow | Yes |
21| `/eapi/v1/block/order/create` (PUT) | Extend Block Trade Order (TRADE) | blockOrderMatchingKey | recvWindow | Yes |
22| `/eapi/v1/block/order/create` (POST) | New Block Trade Order (TRADE) | liquidity, legs | recvWindow | Yes |
23| `/eapi/v1/block/order/orders` (GET) | Query Block Trade Order (TRADE) | None | blockOrderMatchingKey, endTime, startTime, underlying, recvWindow | Yes |
24| `/eapi/v1/ticker` (GET) | 24hr Ticker Price Change Statistics | None | symbol | No |
25| `/eapi/v1/time` (GET) | Check Server Time | None | None | No |
26| `/eapi/v1/exchangeInfo` (GET) | Exchange Information | None | None | No |
27| `/eapi/v1/exerciseHistory` (GET) | Historical Exercise Records | None | underlying, startTime, endTime, limit | No |
28| `/eapi/v1/klines` (GET) | Kline/Candlestick Data | symbol, interval | startTime, endTime, limit | No |
29| `/eapi/v1/openInterest` (GET) | Open Interest | underlyingAsset, expiration | None | No |
30| `/eapi/v1/mark` (GET) | Option Mark Price | None | symbol | No |
31| `/eapi/v1/depth` (GET) | Order Book | symbol | limit | No |
32| `/eapi/v1/blockTrades` (GET) | Recent Block Trades List | None | symbol, limit | No |
33| `/eapi/v1/trades` (GET) | Recent Trades List | symbol | limit | No |
34| `/eapi/v1/index` (GET) | Index Price | underlying | None | No |
35| `/eapi/v1/ping` (GET) | Test Connectivity | None | None | No |
36| `/eapi/v1/countdownCancelAllHeartBeat` (POST) | Auto-Cancel All Open Orders (Kill-Switch) Heartbeat (TRADE) | underlyings | recvWindow | Yes |
37| `/eapi/v1/countdownCancelAll` (GET) | Get Auto-Cancel All Open Orders (Kill-Switch) Config (TRADE) | None | underlying, recvWindow | Yes |
38| `/eapi/v1/countdownCancelAll` (POST) | Set Auto-Cancel All Open Orders (Kill-Switch) Config (TRADE) | underlying, countdownTime | recvWindow | Yes |
39| `/eapi/v1/mmp` (GET) | Get Market Maker Protection Config (TRADE) | None | underlying, recvWindow | Yes |
40| `/eapi/v1/mmpReset` (POST) | Reset Market Maker Protection Config (TRADE) | None | underlying, recvWindow | Yes |
41| `/eapi/v1/mmpSet` (POST) | Set Market Maker Protection Config (TRADE) | None | underlying, windowTimeInMilliseconds, frozenTimeInMilliseconds, qtyLimit, deltaLimit, recvWindow | Yes |
42| `/eapi/v1/userTrades` (GET) | Account Trade List (USER_DATA) | None | symbol, fromId, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow | Yes |
43| `/eapi/v1/allOpenOrdersByUnderlying` (DELETE) | Cancel All Option Orders By Underlying (TRADE) | underlying | recvWindow | Yes |
44| `/eapi/v1/batchOrders` (DELETE) | Cancel Multiple Option Orders (TRADE) | symbol | orderIds, clientOrderIds, recvWindow | Yes |
45| `/eapi/v1/batchOrders` (POST) | Place Multiple Orders(TRADE) | orders | recvWindow | Yes |
46| `/eapi/v1/order` (DELETE) | Cancel Option Order (TRADE) | symbol | orderId, clientOrderId, recvWindow | Yes |
47| `/eapi/v1/order` (POST) | New Order (TRADE) | symbol, side, type, quantity | price, timeInForce, reduceOnly, postOnly, newOrderRespType, clientOrderId, isMmp, recvWindow | Yes |
48| `/eapi/v1/order` (GET) | Query Single Order (TRADE) | symbol | orderId, clientOrderId, recvWindow | Yes |
49| `/eapi/v1/allOpenOrders` (DELETE) | Cancel all Option orders on specific symbol (TRADE) | symbol | recvWindow | Yes |
50| `/eapi/v1/position` (GET) | Option Position Information (USER_DATA) | None | symbol, recvWindow | Yes |
51| `/eapi/v1/openOrders` (GET) | Query Current Open Option Orders (USER_DATA) | None | symbol, orderId, startTime, endTime, recvWindow | Yes |
52| `/eapi/v1/historyOrders` (GET) | Query Option Order History (TRADE) | symbol | orderId, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow | Yes |
53| `/eapi/v1/commission` (GET) | User Commission (USER_DATA) | None | recvWindow | Yes |
54| `/eapi/v1/exerciseRecord` (GET) | User Exercise Record (USER_DATA) | None | symbol, startTime, endTime, limit, recvWindow | Yes |
55| `/eapi/v1/listenKey` (DELETE) | Close User Data Stream (USER_STREAM) | None | None | No |
56| `/eapi/v1/listenKey` (PUT) | Keepalive User Data Stream (USER_STREAM) | None | None | No |
57| `/eapi/v1/listenKey` (POST) | Start User Data Stream (USER_STREAM) | None | None | No |
58
59---
60
61## Parameters
62
63### Common Parameters
64
65* **currency**: Asset type, only support USDT as of now
66* **recordId**: Return the recordId and subsequent data, the latest data is returned by default, e.g 100000 (e.g., 1)
67* **startTime**: Start Time, e.g 1593511200000 (e.g., 1623319461670)
68* **endTime**: End Time, e.g 1593512200000 (e.g., 1641782889000)
69* **limit**: Number of result sets returned Default:100 Max:1000 (e.g., 100)
70* **recvWindow**: (e.g., 5000)
71* **blockOrderMatchingKey**:
72* **underlying**: underlying, e.g BTCUSDT
73* **liquidity**: Taker or Maker
74* **legs**: Max 1 (only single leg supported), list of legs parameters in JSON; example: eapi/v1/block/order/create?orders=[{"symbol":"BTC-210115-35000-C", "price":"100","quantity":"0.0002","side":"BUY","type":"LIMIT"}]
75* **blockOrderMatchingKey**: If specified, returns the specific block trade associated with the blockOrderMatchingKey
76* **symbol**: Option trading pair, e.g BTC-200730-9000-C
77* **symbol**: Option trading pair, e.g BTC-200730-9000-C
78* **interval**: Time interval
79* **underlyingAsset**: underlying asset, e.g ETH/BTC
80* **expiration**: expiration date, e.g 221225
81* **underlying**: Option underlying, e.g BTCUSDT
82* **underlyings**: Option Underlying Symbols, e.g BTCUSDT,ETHUSDT
83* **countdownTime**: Countdown time in milliseconds (ex. 1,000 for 1 second). 0 to disable the timer. Negative values (ex. -10000) are not accepted. Minimum acceptable value is 5,000
84* **windowTimeInMilliseconds**: MMP Interval in milliseconds; Range (0,5000]
85* **frozenTimeInMilliseconds**: MMP frozen time in milliseconds, if set to 0 manual reset is required
86* **qtyLimit**: quantity limit (e.g., 1.0)
87* **deltaLimit**: net delta limit (e.g., 1.0)
88* **fromId**: Trade id to fetch from. Default gets most recent trades, e.g 4611875134427365376 (e.g., 1)
89* **orderIds**: Order ID, e.g [4611875134427365377,4611875134427365378]
90* **clientOrderIds**: User-defined order ID, e.g ["my_id_1","my_id_2"]
91* **orderId**: Order ID, e.g 4611875134427365377 (e.g., 1)
92* **clientOrderId**: User-defined order ID, e.g 10000 (e.g., 1)
93* **quantity**: Order Quantity (e.g., 1.0)
94* **price**: Order Price (e.g., 1.0)
95* **reduceOnly**: Reduce Only(Default false) (e.g., false))
96* **postOnly**: Post Only(Default false) (e.g., false))
97* **isMmp**: is market maker protection order, true/false
98* **orders**: order list. Max 10 orders
99
100
101### Enums
102
103* **side**: BUY | SELL
104* **type**: LIMIT
105* **timeInForce**: GTC | IOC | FOK | GTX
106* **newOrderRespType**: ACK | RESULT
107
108
109## Authentication
110
111For endpoints that require authentication, you will need to provide Binance API credentials.
112Required credentials:
113
114* apiKey: Your Binance API key (for header)
115* secretKey: Your Binance API secret (for signing)
116
117Base URLs:
118* Mainnet: https://eapi.binance.com
119* Testnet: https://testnet.binancefuture.com
120
121## Security
122
123### Share Credentials
124
125Users can provide Binance API credentials in different ways. The agent will try to retrieve automatically with the two first ways the credentials, but users can also explicitly tell the agent that they have set the credentials or stored them in a `.env` file, and the agent should re-read that file when they do. The agent can also make http requests with the two first methods without user confirmation.
126
1271. **Environment variables**
128
129Search for the following specific variables only (never dump the full environment):
130
131**Authorized environment variables**
132- Mainnet: `BINANCE_API_KEY` and `BINANCE_SECRET_KEY`
133- Testnet: `BINANCE_TESTNET_API_KEY` and `BINANCE_TESTNET_SECRET_KEY`
134
135Read and use in a single exec call so the raw key never enters the agent's context:
136```bash
137KEY="$BINANCE_API_KEY"
138SECRET="$BINANCE_SECRET_KEY"
139
140response=$(curl -s -X GET "$URL" \
141 -H "X-MBX-APIKEY: $KEY" \
142 --data-urlencode "param1=value1")
143
144echo "$response"
145```
146
147Environment variables must be set before OpenClaw starts. They are inherited at process startup and cannot be injected into a running instance. If you need to add or update credentials without restarting, use a secrets file (see option 2).
148
1492. **Secrets file (.env)**
150
151Check `~/.openclaw/secrets.env` , `~/.env`, or a `.env` file in the workspace. Read individual keys with `grep`, never source the full file:
152```bash
153# Try all credential locations in order
154API_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_API_KEY=' ~/.openclaw/secrets.env 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
155SECRET_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_SECRET_KEY=' ~/.openclaw/secrets.env 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
156
157# Fallback: search .env in known directories (KEY=VALUE then raw line format)
158for dir in ~/.openclaw ~; do
159 [ -n "$API_KEY" ] && break
160 env_file="$dir/.env"
161 [ -f "$env_file" ] || continue
162
163 # Read first two lines
164 line1=$(sed -n '1p' "$env_file")
165 line2=$(sed -n '2p' "$env_file")
166
167 # Check if lines contain '=' indicating KEY=VALUE format
168 if [[ "$line1" == *=* && "$line2" == *=* ]]; then
169 API_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_API_KEY=' "$env_file" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
170 SECRET_KEY=$(grep '^BINANCE_SECRET_KEY=' "$env_file" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
171 else
172 # Treat lines as raw values
173 API_KEY="$line1"
174 SECRET_KEY="$line2"
175 fi
176done
177```
178
179This file can be updated at any time without restarting OpenClaw, keys are read fresh on each invocation. Users can tell you the variables are now set or stored in a `.env` file, and you should re-read that file when they do.
180
1813. **Inline file**
182
183Sending a file where the content is in the following format:
184
185```bash
186abc123...xyz
187secret123...key
188```
189
190* Never run `printenv`, `env`, `export`, or set without a specific variable name
191* Never run `grep` on `env` files without anchoring to a specific key ('`^VARNAME='`)
192* Never source a secrets file into the shell environment (`source .env` or `. .env`)
193* Only read credentials explicitly needed for the current task
194* Never echo or log raw credentials in output or replies
195* Never commit `TOOLS.md` to version control if it contains real credentials — add it to `.gitignore`
196
197### Never Disclose API Key and Secret
198
199Never disclose the location of the API key and secret file.
200
201Never send the API key and secret to any website other than Mainnet and Testnet.
202
203### Never Display Full Secrets
204
205When showing credentials to users:
206- **API Key:** Show first 5 + last 4 characters: `su1Qc...8akf`
207- **Secret Key:** Always mask, show only last 5: `***...aws1`
208
209Example response when asked for credentials:
210Account: main
211API Key: su1Qc...8akf
212Secret: ***...aws1
213Environment: Mainnet
214
215### Listing Accounts
216
217When listing accounts, show names and environment only — never keys:
218Binance Accounts:
219* main (Mainnet/Testnet)
220* testnet-dev (Testnet)
221* futures-keys (Mainnet)
222
223### Transactions in Mainnet
224
225When performing transactions in mainnet, always confirm with the user before proceeding by asking them to write "CONFIRM" to proceed.
226
227---
228
229## Binance Accounts
230
231### main
232- API Key: your_mainnet_api_key
233- Secret: your_mainnet_secret
234- Testnet: false
235
236### testnet-dev
237- API Key: your_testnet_api_key
238- Secret: your_testnet_secret
239- Testnet: true
240
241### TOOLS.md Structure
242
243```bash
244## Binance Accounts
245
246### main
247- API Key: abc123...xyz
248- Secret: secret123...key
249- Testnet: false
250- Description: Primary trading account
251
252### testnet-dev
253- API Key: test456...abc
254- Secret: testsecret...xyz
255- Testnet: true
256- Description: Development/testing
257
258### futures-keys
259- API Key: futures789...def
260- Secret: futuressecret...uvw
261- Testnet: false
262- Description: Futures trading account
263```
264
265## Agent Behavior
266
2671. Credentials requested: Mask secrets (show last 5 chars only)
2682. Listing accounts: Show names and environment, never keys
2693. Account selection: Ask if ambiguous, default to main
2704. When doing a transaction in mainnet, confirm with user before by asking to write "CONFIRM" to proceed
2715. New credentials: Prompt for name, environment, signing mode
2726. When a request requires signing, if the request isn't an order and the API keys aren't described as `mainnet` or `testnet` keys, try to make request to the different base urls and see if it works, without asking the user. If it works, store the keys with the corresponding environment.
273
274## Adding New Accounts
275
276When user provides new credentials by Inline file or message:
277
278* Ask for account name
279* Ask: Mainnet, Testnet
280* Store in `TOOLS.md` with masked display confirmation
281
282## Signing Requests
283
284For trading endpoints that require a signature:
285
2861. **Detect key type first**, inspect the secret key format before signing.
2872. Build query string with all parameters, including the timestamp (Unix ms).
2883. Percent-encode the parameters using UTF-8 according to RFC 3986.
2894. Sign query string with secretKey using HMAC SHA256, RSA, or Ed25519 (depending on the account configuration).
2905. Append signature to query string.
2916. Include `X-MBX-APIKEY` header.
292
293Otherwise, do not perform steps 4–6.
294
295## User Agent Header
296
297Include `User-Agent` header with the following string: `binance-derivatives-trading-options/1.1.0 (Skill)`
298
299See [`references/authentication.md`](./references/authentication.md) for implementation details.