gate-exchange-futures

name	gate-exchange-futures
version	2026.4.23-1
updated	2026-04-23
description	Gate Exchange USDT perpetual futures trading skill. Use when the user wants to trade contracts, open/close perpetual positions, or manage futures leverage. Triggers on 'open long', 'close short', 'USDT perpetual', 'futures TP/SL'.
user-invocable	true
disable-model-invocation	false
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Resolving gate-cli (binary path)

Resolve gate-cli in order: (1) command -v gate-cli and gate-cli --version succeeds; (2) ${HOME}/.local/bin/gate-cli if executable; (3) ${HOME}/.openclaw/skills/bin/gate-cli if executable. Canonical rules: exchange-runtime-rules.md §4 (or gate-runtime-rules.md §4).

Gate Futures Trading Suite

General Rules

⚠️ STOP — You MUST read and strictly follow the shared runtime rules before proceeding. Do NOT select or call any tool until all rules are read. These rules have the highest priority. → Read gate-runtime-rules.md

• Only use the gate-cli commands explicitly listed in this skill. Commands not documented here must NOT be run for these workflows, even if other interfaces expose them.

Skill Dependencies

gate-cli commands used

Query Operations (Read-only)

• gate-cli cex futures account get
• gate-cli cex futures market contract
• gate-cli cex futures position get-dual
• gate-cli cex futures order get
• gate-cli cex futures market orderbook
• gate-cli cex futures position get
• gate-cli cex futures price-trigger get
• gate-cli cex futures market tickers
• gate-cli cex futures order list
• gate-cli cex futures position list
• gate-cli cex futures price-trigger list

Execution Operations (Write)

• gate-cli cex futures order amend
• gate-cli cex futures order cancel
• gate-cli cex futures order cancel
• gate-cli cex futures price-trigger cancel
• gate-cli cex futures price-trigger cancel-all
• gate-cli cex futures order add; gate-cli cex futures order close; gate-cli cex futures order long; gate-cli cex futures order remove; gate-cli cex futures order short
• gate-cli cex futures price-trigger create
• gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-cross-mode
• gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-leverage
• gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode
• gate-cli cex futures position update-leverage
• gate-cli cex futures price-trigger update

Authentication

• Interactive file setup: when GATE_API_KEY and GATE_API_SECRET are not both set on the host, run gate-cli config init to complete the wizard for API key, secret, profiles, and defaults (see gate-cli).
• Env / flags: gate-cli config init is not required when credentials are already supplied — e.g. both GATE_API_KEY and GATE_API_SECRET set on the host, or --api-key / --api-secret where supported — never ask the user to paste secrets into chat.
• Permissions: Fx:Write
• Portal: create or rotate keys outside the chat: https://www.gate.com/myaccount/profile/api-key/manage

Installation Check

• Required: gate-cli (run sh ./setup.sh from this skill directory if missing; optional GATE_CLI_SETUP_MODE=release).
• Add $HOME/.openclaw/skills/bin to PATH if you invoke gate-cli by name (or the directory where setup.sh installs it).
• Credentials: When GATE_API_KEY and GATE_API_SECRET are both set (non-empty) for the host, do not require gate-cli config init — that is equivalent valid config for gate-cli. When both are unset or empty, remind the operator to run gate-cli config init or to configure GATE_API_KEY / GATE_API_SECRET in the matching skill from the skill library (never ask the user to paste secrets into chat).
• Sanity check: Do not proceed with authenticated calls until the CLI behaves as expected (e.g. gate-cli --version or a read-only gate-cli cex ... command from this skill); confirm credentials resolve before mutating operations.

Execution mode

Read and strictly follow references/gate-cli.md, then execute module-specific routes in this SKILL.md.

• SKILL.md keeps routing logic (Open/Close/Cancel/Amend/TP-SL/Conditional/Manage).
• references/gate-cli.md is the authoritative gate-cli execution contract for tool contracts, mode switching safeguards, confirmation gates, and degraded handling.

Module overview

Module	Description	Trigger keywords
Open	Limit/market open long or short, cross/isolated mode, top gainer/loser order	long, short, buy, sell, open, top gainer, top loser
Close	Full close, partial close, reverse position	close, close all, reverse
Cancel	Cancel one or many orders	cancel, revoke
Amend	Change order price or size	amend, modify
TP/SL	Attach take-profit or stop-loss to an existing position; fires a close/reduce order when price is reached	take profit, stop loss, TP, SL, 止盈, 止损
Conditional Open	Place a pending open order that triggers when price hits a level	conditional order, when price reaches, breakout buy, dip buy, 条件单, 触价开仓
Manage Triggers	List, cancel, or amend open price-triggered orders	list triggers, cancel TP, cancel SL, amend trigger, 查询条件单, 取消止盈止损

Routing rules

Intent	Example phrases	Route to
Open position	"BTC long 1 contract", "market short ETH", "10x leverage long", "top gainer long 10U"	Read references/open-position.md
Close position	"close all BTC", "close half", "reverse to short", "close everything"	Read references/close-position.md
Cancel orders	"cancel that buy order", "cancel all orders", "list my orders"	Read references/cancel-order.md
Amend order	"change price to 60000", "change order size"	Read references/amend-order.md
Set TP/SL	"Set BTC TP at 70000", "SL at 58000 for my long", "止损60000"	Read references/tp-sl.md
Conditional open	"Buy BTC when it drops to 60000", "Open short if price breaks above 68000", "条件单做多"	Read references/conditional.md
Manage triggered orders	"List my TP/SL orders", "Cancel that stop loss", "Amend trigger price", "查询条件单"	Read references/manage.md
Unclear	"help with futures", "show my position"	Clarify: query position/orders, then guide user

gate-cli command index

#	Tool	Purpose
1	gate-cli cex futures market tickers	Get all futures tickers (for top gainer/loser sorting)
2	gate-cli cex futures market contract	Get single contract info (precision, multiplier, etc.)
3	gate-cli cex futures market orderbook	Get contract order book (best bid/ask)
4	gate-cli cex futures account get	Get futures account (position mode: single/dual)
5	gate-cli cex futures position list	List positions (dual mode)
6	gate-cli cex futures position get-dual	Get dual-mode position for a contract
7	gate-cli cex futures position get	Get single-mode position for a contract
8	gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-cross-mode	Switch margin mode (cross/isolated, dual mode)
9	gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode	Switch margin mode in single mode (do NOT use in dual)
10	gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-leverage	Set leverage (dual mode)
11	gate-cli cex futures position update-leverage	Set leverage (single mode, do NOT use in dual)
12	gate-cli cex futures order add; gate-cli cex futures order close; gate-cli cex futures order long; gate-cli cex futures order remove; gate-cli cex futures order short	Place order (open/close/reverse)
13	gate-cli cex futures order list	List orders
14	gate-cli cex futures order get	Get single order detail
15	gate-cli cex futures order cancel	Cancel single order
16	gate-cli cex futures order cancel	Cancel all orders for a contract
17	gate-cli cex futures order amend	Amend order (price/size)

Execution workflow

1. Intent and parameters

• Determine module (Open/Close/Cancel/Amend/TP-SL/Conditional/Manage).
• Extract: contract, side, size, price, leverage (for Open/Close); trigger_price, trigger_rule, order_size, order_price, order_tif (for TP/SL/Conditional).
• Top gainer/loser: if user requests "top gainer" / "top loser" (or equivalent) instead of a specific contract, call gate-cli cex futures market tickers, sort by changePercentage (descending for gainer, ascending for loser), pick the top contract. Then continue the open flow with that contract.
• Missing: if required params missing (e.g. size), ask user (clarify mode).

2. Pre-flight checks

• Contract: call gate-cli cex futures market contract to ensure contract exists and is tradeable.

• Account: check balance and conflicting positions (e.g. when switching margin mode).

• Risk: do not pre-calculate valid limit price from order_price_deviate (actual deviation limit depends on risk_limit_tier). On PRICE_TOO_DEVIATED, show the valid range from the error message.

• Settle currency: always usdt unless user explicitly specifies BTC-settled contract.

• Margin mode vs position mode (only when user explicitly requested a margin mode and it differs from current): call gate-cli cex futures account get to get position mode. From response position_mode: single = single position mode, dual = dual (hedge) position mode. Margin mode from position: use position query per dual/single above → pos_margin_mode (cross/isolated). If user did not specify margin mode, do not switch; place order in current mode.

• Single position (position_mode === "single"): do not interrupt. Prompt user: "You already have a {currency} position; switching margin mode will apply to this position too. Continue?" (e.g. currency from contract: BTC_USDT → BTC). Wait for user confirmation, then continue.

• Dual position (position_mode === "dual"): interrupt flow. Tell user: "Please close the position first, then open a new one."

• Dual mode vs single mode (API choice): call gate-cli cex futures account get first. If position_mode === "dual" (or in_dual_mode === true):

• Position / leverage query: use gate-cli cex futures position list or gate-cli cex futures position get-dual. Do not use gate-cli cex futures position get in dual mode (that is the single-mode API and returns the wrong schema).

• Margin mode switch: use gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-cross-mode (do not use gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode in dual mode; that is the single-mode API).

• Leverage: use gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-leverage (do not use gate-cli cex futures position update-leverage in dual mode; that is the single-mode API and returns the wrong schema). If single mode: use gate-cli cex futures position get for position; gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode for mode switch; gate-cli cex futures position update-leverage for leverage.

3. Module logic

Module A: Open position

1. Unit conversion: if user does not specify size in contracts, distinguish between USDT cost ("spend 100U") and USDT value ("100U worth"), get quanto_multiplier from gate-cli cex futures market contract and best bid/ask from gate-cli cex futures market orderbook:

• USDT cost (margin-based): open long: contracts = cost / (0.0015 + 1/leverage) / quanto_multiplier / order_price; open short: contracts = cost / (0.0015 + 1.00075/leverage) / quanto_multiplier / max(order_price, best_bid). order_price: limit → specified price; market → best ask (long) or best bid (short). leverage must come from the current position query (step 5); do not assume a default.
• USDT value (notional-based): buy/open long: contracts = usdt_value / price / quanto_multiplier; sell/open short: contracts = usdt_value / max(best_bid, order_price) / quanto_multiplier. price: limit → specified price; market → best ask (buy) or best bid (sell).
• Base (e.g. BTC, ETH): contracts = base_amount ÷ quanto_multiplier
• Floor to integer; must satisfy order_size_min.

2. Mode: Switch margin mode only when the user explicitly requests it: switch to isolated only when user explicitly asks for isolated (e.g. "isolated"); switch to cross only when user explicitly asks for cross (e.g. "cross"). If the user does not specify margin mode, do not switch — place the order in the current margin mode (from position pos_margin_mode). If user explicitly wants isolated, check leverage.
3. Mode switch: only when user explicitly requested a margin mode and it differs from current (current from position: pos_margin_mode), then before calling gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-cross-mode/gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode: get position mode via gate-cli cex futures account get → position_mode (single/dual); if position_mode === "single", show prompt "You already have a {currency} position; switching margin mode will apply to this position too. Continue?" and continue only after user confirms; if position_mode === "dual", do not switch—interrupt and tell user "Please close the position first, then open a new one."
4. Mode switch (no conflict): only when user explicitly requested cross or isolated and that target differs from current: if no position, or single position and user confirmed, call gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-cross-mode (dual) or gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode (single) with mode "cross" or "isolated". Do not switch if the user did not explicitly request a margin mode.
5. Leverage: if user specified leverage and it differs from current (from position query per dual/single above), call gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-leverage in dual mode or gate-cli cex futures position update-leverage in single mode first, then proceed. If user did not specify leverage, do not change it — use the current leverage from the position query for all calculations (e.g. USDT cost formula). Do not default to any value (e.g. 10x or 20x).
6. Pre-order confirmation: get current leverage from position query (dual: gate-cli cex futures position list or gate-cli cex futures position get-dual; single: gate-cli cex futures position get) for contract + side. Show final order summary (contract, side, size, price or market, mode, leverage, estimated margin/liq price). Ask user to confirm (e.g. "Reply 'confirm' to place the order."). Only after user confirms, place order.
7. Place order: call gate-cli cex futures order add; gate-cli cex futures order close; gate-cli cex futures order long; gate-cli cex futures order remove; gate-cli cex futures order short (market: tif=ioc, price=0).
8. Verify: confirm position via position query (dual: gate-cli cex futures position list or gate-cli cex futures position get-dual; single: gate-cli cex futures position get).

Module B: Close position

1. Position: get current size and side via position query (dual: gate-cli cex futures position list or gate-cli cex futures position get-dual; single: gate-cli cex futures position get).
2. Branch: full close (query then close with reduce_only); partial (compute size, gate-cli cex futures order add; gate-cli cex futures order close; gate-cli cex futures order long; gate-cli cex futures order remove; gate-cli cex futures order short reduce_only); reverse (close then open opposite in two steps).
3. Verify: confirm remaining position via same position query as step 1.

Module C: Cancel order

1. Locate: by order_id, or gate-cli cex futures order list and let user choose.
2. Cancel: single gate-cli cex futures order cancel only (no batch cancel).
3. Verify: finish_as == cancelled.

Module D: Amend order

1. Check: order status must be open.
2. Precision: validate new price/size against contract.
3. Amend: call gate-cli cex futures order amend to update price or size.

Module E: Take Profit / Stop Loss

Read references/tp-sl.md for full logic. Key points:

1. Position check: get current position to confirm side and size (dual/single mode rules from pre-flight checks apply).
2. Trigger rule auto-selection:

• Long TP: trigger_rule = ">=" (price rises to TP level)
• Long SL: trigger_rule = "<=" (price falls to SL level)
• Short TP: trigger_rule = "<=" (price falls to TP level)
• Short SL: trigger_rule = ">=" (price rises to SL level)

3. Close flags (close, auto_size, and order_type depend on position mode and side):

• Single mode, full close long: order_type = "close-long-position", close = true, no auto_size, order_reduce_only = true.
• Single mode, full close short: order_type = "close-short-position", close = true, no auto_size, order_reduce_only = true.
• Single mode, partial close long: order_type = "plan-close-long-position", close = false, no auto_size, order_reduce_only = true.
• Single mode, partial close short: order_type = "plan-close-short-position", close = false, no auto_size, order_reduce_only = true.
• Dual mode, full close long: order_type = "close-long-position", close = false, auto_size = "close_long", order_reduce_only = true.
• Dual mode, full close short: order_type = "close-short-position", close = false, auto_size = "close_short", order_reduce_only = true.
• Dual mode, partial close long: order_type = "plan-close-long-position", close = false, no auto_size, order_reduce_only = true.
• Dual mode, partial close short: order_type = "plan-close-short-position", close = false, no auto_size, order_reduce_only = true.

4. Size: if user says "close all" or does not specify size, use full close (size = 0) with mode-appropriate flags above; if partial, compute size and set order_reduce_only = true.
5. Market vs limit: if user does not specify execution price, use market (order_price = "0", order_tif = "ioc"); otherwise limit (order_tif = "gtc").
6. Confirmation: show summary (contract, side, trigger price, trigger rule, execution type, size or "close all") and ask user to confirm before calling gate-cli cex futures price-trigger create.

Module F: Conditional Open

Read references/conditional.md for full logic. Key points:

1. No position required: this opens a new position when triggered.
2. Trigger rule: user specifies direction — "buy when drops to X" → trigger_rule = "<=", "buy when breaks above X" → trigger_rule = ">=".
3. Size conversion: same unit conversion rules as Module A (contracts, USDT cost, USDT value, base amount). Use gate-cli cex futures market contract for quanto_multiplier and gate-cli cex futures market orderbook for best bid/ask. For cost-based conversion, use trigger_price as reference order_price when user has not specified an execution limit price.
4. Order size sign: positive = long, negative = short.
5. Confirmation: show full summary before placing.

Module G: Manage Triggered Orders

Read references/manage.md for full logic. Supports:

• List: gate-cli cex futures price-trigger list
• Get detail: gate-cli cex futures price-trigger get
• Cancel single: gate-cli cex futures price-trigger cancel
• Cancel all: gate-cli cex futures price-trigger cancel-all
• Amend: gate-cli cex futures price-trigger update

Amend limitation: only TP/SL orders (order_type contains plan-close-* or has reduce_only/close flag) support direct amendment via gate-cli cex futures price-trigger update. Conditional open orders created via API return APIOrderNotSupportUpdateTouchOrder and cannot be amended — must cancel and re-create instead.

Report template

After each operation, output a short standardized result.

For price-triggered orders:

✓ [Operation] [Contract]
 Trigger: [rule] [trigger_price]
 Execute: [market/limit price] × [size or "close all"] [reduce_only/close]
 Order ID: [id]

Domain Knowledge

• USDT perpetual futures: linear contracts settled in USDT. Position size is measured in contracts; each contract represents quanto_multiplier units of the base asset (e.g. 0.001 BTC).
• Cross vs Isolated margin: cross mode shares the entire account balance as margin; isolated mode limits margin to the amount allocated to this position.
• Single vs Dual position mode: single mode holds one net position per contract; dual mode (hedge) allows simultaneous long and short positions on the same contract. API endpoints differ between modes.
• Price-triggered orders: conditional orders that fire when market price crosses a trigger level. Used for TP/SL (close existing position) and conditional open (open new position). The trigger is server-side; no client needs to be online.
• Reduce-only: ensures the order only reduces an existing position and does not accidentally open a new one. Always set for TP/SL orders.
• Order size sign: for price-triggered close orders, negative size = sell (close long), positive size = buy (close short). For open orders, positive = long, negative = short.

Safety rules

Confirmation

• Open: show final order summary (contract, side, size, price/market, mode, leverage, estimated liq/margin), then ask for confirmation before gate-cli cex futures order add; gate-cli cex futures order close; gate-cli cex futures order long; gate-cli cex futures order remove; gate-cli cex futures order short. Do not add text about mark price vs limit price, order_price_deviate, or suggesting to adjust price. Example: "Reply 'confirm' to place the order."
• Close all, reverse, batch cancel: show scope and ask for confirmation. Example: "Close all positions? Reply to confirm." / "Cancel all orders for this contract. Continue?"
• Create TP/SL / Conditional: show full summary (contract, trigger rule + price, execution price/type, size), then ask "Reply 'confirm' to place this order."
• Cancel all triggered orders: show scope (contract or all) and ask "Cancel all triggered orders for [contract]? Reply to confirm."
• Amend triggered order: show old vs new values and ask for confirmation.

Order ID precision

Gate order IDs are 64-bit integers that exceed Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER (2^53-1). Standard JSON parsers silently corrupt them.

• Always pass order_id as a string (e.g. "728451920374819843", not 728451920374819843).
• When reading an order ID from an API response, copy it as the raw string token, never as a parsed number.
• When displaying order IDs to the user, always render as a string with no formatting (no commas or scientific notation).

Errors

Code	Action
BALANCE_NOT_ENOUGH	Suggest deposit or lower leverage/size.
PRICE_TOO_DEVIATED	Extract actual valid price range from the error message and show to user (do not rely on contract order_price_deviate; actual limit depends on risk_limit_tier).
POSITION_HOLDING (mode switch)	API returns this (not POSITION_NOT_EMPTY). Ask user to close position first.
CONTRACT_NOT_FOUND	Contract invalid or not tradeable. Confirm contract name (e.g. BTC_USDT) and settle; suggest listing contracts.
ORDER_NOT_FOUND	Order already filled, triggered, cancelled, or wrong order_id. Suggest checking order history or listing triggered orders.
APIOrderNotSupportUpdateTouchOrder	API-created conditional open orders cannot be amended. Cancel and re-create instead. TP/SL orders are not affected and can be amended normally.
SIZE_TOO_LARGE	Order size exceeds limit. Suggest reducing size or check contract order_size_max.
ORDER_FOK	FOK order could not be filled entirely. Suggest different price/size or use GTC/IOC.
ORDER_POC	POC order would have taken liquidity; exchange rejected. Suggest different price for maker-only.
INVALID_PARAM_VALUE	Often in dual mode when wrong API or params used (e.g. gate-cli cex futures position update-cross-mode or gate-cli cex futures position update-leverage in dual — those are single-mode APIs). Use dual-mode APIs: gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-cross-mode, gate-cli cex futures position update-dual-leverage; for position use gate-cli cex futures position list or gate-cli cex futures position get-dual. For price-triggered orders: check trigger_rule, order_size sign, order_price format.