How do I install the Opentradex Onboard skill?

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Is Opentradex Onboard free to use?

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Opentradex Onboard by deonmenezes — Agent Skill

Name: Opentradex Onboard
Author: deonmenezes

Opentradex Onboard

One-time interactive setup that stores API keys for Kalshi, Polymarket, Alpaca, and Coinbase so OpenTradex can scan markets and paper-trade. Invoke this the very first time a user says "set up OpenTradex", "add my keys", or "start trading". Safe to re-run to add or update a rail.

deonmenezes Updated Sep 17, 2026

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OpenTradex — Onboarding

You are onboarding a new user to the OpenTradex paper-trading plugin.

Collect API keys only. v1 of this plugin is paper-only — the keys are used for authenticated read-scans (higher rate limits, better data) and are persisted locally at ~/.claude/opentradex/keys.json with 0600 permissions. No live orders are placed.

Flow

Greet the user and explain what's about to happen:

"I'll ask for your API keys for each exchange. Leave any rail blank to skip it — you can add it later. Keys never leave your machine."
Run the interactive onboarder:
```
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/tradex.js" onboard
```
This will prompt for each rail in turn: Kalshi, Polymarket, Alpaca (key + secret), Coinbase (key + secret).
After onboarding completes, confirm which rails are active:
```
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/tradex.js" status
```
Show the redacted key list so the user sees what's saved:
```
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/tradex.js" keys
```

Guidance

Tell the user where keys are stored: ~/.claude/opentradex/keys.json.
Remind them this is paper-only — no real money moves.
If they want to remove a rail later: node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/tradex.js" keys-delete <rail>.
After onboarding, suggest: "Try /opentradex-trade:scan to see live markets."

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