| name | trade-discussion |
| description | 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. |
| triggers | ["market commentary","trade discussion","observation","just thinking","market thought","log a thought"] |
| argument-hint | <topic> |
| cost-receipt | false |
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
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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.
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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
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Confirm. Report back: "Note saved to <path>. Tagged <tags>. No trade fired. If this hardens into a plan, run /trade-strategy <topic>."
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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
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