johnalbertini14-glitch Polymarket News Monitor 📰🔔
Stay informed about Polymarket updates, security alerts, and critical events
Automatically monitors official Polymarket sources and alerts you when something important happens.
Features
📊 Monitored Sources
- The Oracle (news.polymarket.com) - Official Polymarket blog
- Breaking News - Real-time updates from polymarket.com
- API Status - CLOB API health monitoring
🚨 Alert Types
- 🔴 Critical: Security incidents, API outages, exploits
- 🟠 High: Breaking changes, maintenance, regulatory updates
- 🟡 Medium: General announcements, feature updates
🎯 Smart Detection
- Keyword-based importance scoring
- Duplicate detection (remembers seen articles)
- Configurable alert thresholds
- Multiple notification methods
Quick Start
Installation
# Clone skill
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/polymarket-news-monitor.git
cd polymarket-news-monitor
# Install (no dependencies!)
python3 scripts/polymarket-monitor.py
Basic Usage
# Run once
python3 scripts/polymarket-monitor.py
# With custom data directory
python3 scripts/polymarket-monitor.py --data-dir /path/to/data
# Lower threshold (more alerts)
python3 scripts/polymarket-monitor.py --min-importance 2
Cron Setup (Recommended)
# Check every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * * /path/to/polymarket-monitor.py --data-dir /path/to/data
# Check every hour with notifications
0 * * * * /path/to/polymarket-monitor.py --config config.json
Configuration
Config File (config.json)
{
"data_dir": "./data",
"check_interval": 1800,
"min_importance": 4,
"notification": {
"enabled": true,
"method": "webhook",
"webhook": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL"
}
}
}
Notification Methods
| Method | Description | Setup |
|---|---|---|
console |
Print to stdout | Default, no setup |
webhook |
HTTP POST to URL | Set webhook URL |
telegram |
Telegram bot (coming soon) | Set telegram_token and chat_id |
email |
Email alerts (coming soon) | Set SMTP credentials |
Importance Scoring
Keywords (2 points each)
- security, maintenance, api, update, regulation
- usdc, withdrawal, deposit, outage, downtime
Security Alerts (5 points each)
- phishing, hack, exploit, scam, fraud
- private key, seed phrase, credential, attack
Critical Patterns (+3 points)
- system.*down, security.*incident
- api.*deprecated, withdrawal.*disabled
Alert Levels
| Score | Level | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ≥ 7 | 🔴 Critical | Immediate notification |
| 4-6 | 🟠 High | Standard notification |
| 2-3 | 🟡 Medium | Log only (if min_importance ≤ 3) |
Output Example
🔍 Polymarket News Monitor
==================================================
[2026-02-21 14:08:16] Starting Polymarket News Monitor
[2026-02-21 14:08:16] =
==================================================
[2026-02-21 14:08:16] Checking The Oracle...
[2026-02-21 14:08:17] Found: 5 new articles
[2026-02-21 14:08:17] Checking API status...
[2026-02-21 14:08:18] Found: 0 issues
[2026-02-21 14:08:18] =
==================================================
[2026-02-21 14:08:18] Total: 5 items, 2 important
[2026-02-21 14:08:18] 🚨 IMPORTANT ALERTS:
🔴 **Polymarket Alert** (The Oracle) - HIGH
**New Security Guidelines Released**
🔗 URL: https://news.polymarket.com/p/security-update
📅 Time: Mon, 21 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT
⚡ Importance: 8/10
🏷️ Keywords: security, phishing, credential
---
Data Files
| File | Description |
|---|---|
data/news_state.json |
Seen articles hash (deduplication) |
data/alerts.json |
Important alerts history |
data/monitor.log |
Runtime log |
API Endpoints Used
https://news.polymarket.com/feed- RSS feedhttps://clob.polymarket.com/health- API health
Security
✅ No sensitive data stored
✅ No API keys required
✅ Read-only monitoring
✅ Local data only
Official Sources
- Blog: https://news.polymarket.com/
- Platform: https://polymarket.com
- Docs: https://docs.polymarket.com/
- Twitter: @Polymarket
Disclaimer
This is an unofficial monitoring tool. Always verify information on official Polymarket channels. Not affiliated with Polymarket.
License
MIT - Free for personal and commercial use.
Created for ClawHub 🦞
Version: 1.0.0
Last Updated: 2026-02-21