How do I install the Trade Discussion skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/trade-discussion in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Trade Discussion safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Trade Discussion?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Trade Discussion free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Trade Discussion?

tomevault-io (@tomevault-io) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Trade Discussion by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Trade Discussion
Author: tomevault-io

Trade Discussion

Record market commentary, hypotheses, or open observations as a structured note — no trade fired, no position sized. Lighter than /trade-strategy. Saves to ~/.blockrun/notes/ for future reference. Use when the user wants to think out loud about the market. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

You are running inside Franklin on {{wallet_chain}}. This skill is the lightest of the three trading skills — no trade, no full strategy doc, just a short observation with enough structure to be useful later.

Workflow

Gather context only if cheap or asked. Don't burn $0.005 on a chain query for a discussion note unless the user requested data. Default: write the note from what you already know.
Write the note. Use the Write tool to create:
- Path: ~/.blockrun/notes/<YYYY-MM-DD>-<slug>-discussion.md
- Slug: 3–5-word kebab-case (e.g. etf-flow-divergence-watch)
- Content template:

# Discussion — <Title>

**Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD>
**Author:** Franklin (skill: /trade-discussion)

## Observation

<1–3 paragraphs.>

## Symbols mentioned

`<SYMBOL1>` `<SYMBOL2>` (etc.)

## Tags

`<sentiment>` `<watch>` `<thesis-fragment>` (etc.)

## Open questions

- <Question 1 — what would confirm or invalidate this?>
- <Question 2>

## Possible follow-ups

- `/surf-market` for <specific data>
- `/surf-social` for <specific KOL or mindshare check>
- `/trade-strategy` if this matures into a plan
- `/trade-signal` if a clear entry emerges

Confirm. Report back: "Note saved to <path>. Tagged <tags>. No trade fired. If this hardens into a plan, run /trade-strategy <topic>."
Do not call TradingOpenPosition. Discussion notes are explicitly trade-free.

When this skill fits vs the alternatives

/trade-discussion — open-ended observation, hypothesis, "what if". Cheapest, least structured.
/trade-strategy — committed plan with entry/exit/sizing. Reach for this when an observation has hardened.
/trade-signal — the actual trade. Fires TradingOpenPosition, hits the wallet (paper trading) and the journal.

The user said

$ARGUMENTS

Source: BlockRunAI/Franklin — distributed by TomeVault.

---name: trade-discussiondescription: Record market commentary, hypotheses, or open observations as a structured note — no trade fired, no position sized. Lighter than /trade-strategy. Saves to ~/.blockrun/notes/ for future reference. Use when the user wants to think out loud about the market. Use when this capability is needed.---You are running inside Franklin on **{{wallet_chain}}**. This skill is the lightest of the three trading skills — no trade, no full strategy doc, just a short observation with enough structure to be useful later.## Workflow1. **Gather context only if cheap or asked.** Don't burn $0.005 on a chain query for a discussion note unless the user requested data. Default: write the note from what you already know.2. **Write the note.** Use the `Write` tool to create: - Path: `~/.blockrun/notes/<YYYY-MM-DD>-<slug>-discussion.md` - Slug: 3–5-word kebab-case (e.g. `etf-flow-divergence-watch`) - Content template:```markdown# Discussion — <Title>**Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD>**Author:** Franklin (skill: /trade-discussion)## Observation<1–3 paragraphs.>## Symbols mentioned`<SYMBOL1>` `<SYMBOL2>` (etc.)## Tags`<sentiment>` `<watch>` `<thesis-fragment>` (etc.)## Open questions- <Question 1 — what would confirm or invalidate this?>- <Question 2>## Possible follow-ups- `/surf-market` for <specific data>- `/surf-social` for <specific KOL or mindshare check>- `/trade-strategy` if this matures into a plan- `/trade-signal` if a clear entry emerges```3. **Confirm.** Report back: "Note saved to `<path>`. Tagged `<tags>`. No trade fired. If this hardens into a plan, run `/trade-strategy <topic>`."4. **Do not call `TradingOpenPosition`.** Discussion notes are explicitly trade-free.## When this skill fits vs the alternatives- **`/trade-discussion`** — open-ended observation, hypothesis, "what if". Cheapest, least structured.- **`/trade-strategy`** — committed plan with entry/exit/sizing. Reach for this when an observation has hardened.- **`/trade-signal`** — the actual trade. Fires `TradingOpenPosition`, hits the wallet (paper trading) and the journal.## The user said$ARGUMENTS---> Source: [BlockRunAI/Franklin](https://github.com/BlockRunAI/Franklin) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).

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