| name | opentradex-buy |
| description | Open a paper long position on any enabled rail — Kalshi, Polymarket, Alpaca, or Coinbase. Invoke when the user says "buy", "go long", "paper long", "yes on <market>", or confirms a suggested entry. Requires rail, symbol, qty; price is optional (defaults to a mid-market mark). |
| allowed-tools | Bash(node *tradex.js buy:*), Bash(node *tradex.js scan:*), Bash(node *tradex.js status:*), Bash(node *tradex.js positions:*) |
| argument-hint | <rail> <symbol> <qty> [price] |
OpenTradex — Paper Buy
Open a long paper position.
User arguments: $ARGUMENTS — expected form <rail> <symbol> <qty> [price].
Flow
- Validate the user gave you all four pieces (
rail, symbol, qty, optional price). If anything is missing, ask for exactly what's missing in one short sentence — don't re-ask fields the user already gave.
- Pre-trade risk check: quote the open position count and current exposure:
!
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/tradex.js" risk
If openPositions ≥ 5 or dailyTotal ≤ -50, warn the user and confirm before proceeding.
- Place the paper buy:
!
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/tradex.js" buy $ARGUMENTS
- Echo the fill price, position id, and remind the user: "To close:
/opentradex-trade:sell <position-id>."
Rules
- This is paper-only. Never claim real fills.
- Price units: prediction markets (Kalshi/Polymarket) use 0–1 (probability); stocks (Alpaca) and crypto (Coinbase) use raw currency.
- If the rail isn't enabled, tell the user to run
/opentradex-trade:onboard first.
