hummingbot-developer

name	hummingbot-developer
description	Developer skill for running Hummingbot and Gateway from source, building wheel and Docker images, and testing against Hummingbot API running from source. Use this skill when a developer wants to build, run, or test Hummingbot components locally.
metadata	{"author":"hummingbot"}
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hummingbot-developer

Developer workflow skill for building and running the full Hummingbot stack from source.

Commands (run as /hummingbot-developer <command>):

Command	Description
start	Check dev environment status
select-branches	Pick branches for all 3 repos
install-all	Install all 3 repos in order
build-all	Build wheel + all Docker images
verify-build	Verify builds are correct + in sync
run-dev-stack	Start full stack from source
setup-hummingbot	Install Hummingbot from source
run-hummingbot	Run Hummingbot CLI from source
build-hummingbot	Build wheel + Docker image
setup-gateway	Install Gateway from source
run-gateway	Run Gateway in dev mode
build-gateway	Build Gateway Docker image
setup-api-dev	Wire API to local Hummingbot source
run-api-dev	Run API from source with hot-reload
test-integration	Smoke test the full stack

Typical dev workflow:

install-deps → select-branches → install-all → build-all → verify-build → run-dev-stack → test-integration

Repo locations (all in workspace):

Repo	Path
hummingbot	~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot
gateway	~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-gateway
hummingbot-api	~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-api

Override with env vars: HUMMINGBOT_DIR, GATEWAY_DIR, HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR, or WORKSPACE.

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Command: install-deps

Auto-install all missing dev dependencies. Safe to re-run — skips anything already installed.

bash scripts/install_deps.sh

Installs (only if missing):

• Homebrew (macOS)
• Xcode Command Line Tools (macOS — needed for Cython build_ext)
• Miniconda (conda)
• Node.js v22 (via nvm, Homebrew, or installs nvm)
• pnpm (via npm or Homebrew)
• Git
• Docker Desktop (macOS — via Homebrew cask or opens download page)

Options:

--check         # check only, don't install anything
--conda         # only install conda
--node          # only install node + nvm
--pnpm          # only install pnpm

After installing, restart your terminal (or source ~/.zshrc) to apply PATH changes, then run check_env.sh to confirm.

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Command: select-branches

Interactively pick a branch for each repo, checkout, and save to .dev-branches.

bash scripts/select_branches.sh

Non-interactive options:

# Use development for all
bash scripts/select_branches.sh --defaults

# Specify each branch
bash scripts/select_branches.sh \
  --hummingbot development \
  --gateway core-2.7 \
  --api development

Branch selections are saved to $WORKSPACE/.dev-branches and automatically loaded by install_all.sh, build_all.sh, and verify_build.sh.

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Command: install-all

Install all three repos in the correct order. Requires select-branches first (or pass --defaults).

bash scripts/install_all.sh

What it does (in order):

1. Removes solders from environment.yml (pip-only)
2. make install in hummingbot → conda env hummingbot
3. pip install solders>=0.19.0 into hummingbot env
4. pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm run setup:with-defaults for gateway
5. conda env create for hummingbot-api
6. pip install -e <hummingbot_dir> --no-deps → wires local source into API env

Options:

--skip-hbot      # skip hummingbot conda install
--skip-gateway   # skip gateway pnpm install
--skip-api       # skip hummingbot-api install
--no-local-hbot  # use PyPI hummingbot in API env instead of local source

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Command: build-all

Build hummingbot wheel and all Docker images in the correct order.

bash scripts/build_all.sh

Build order:

1. hummingbot wheel (dist/*.whl) via python setup.py bdist_wheel
2. hummingbot/hummingbot:dev Docker image
3. hummingbot/gateway:dev Docker image (also rebuilds dist/)
4. hummingbot/hummingbot-api:dev Docker image

Each image is also tagged with the branch name (e.g., hummingbot/gateway:core-2.7).

Options:

--wheel-only     # only build hummingbot wheel, no Docker
--no-docker      # skip all Docker builds
--no-hbot        # skip hummingbot builds
--no-gateway     # skip gateway builds
--no-api         # skip hummingbot-api builds
--tag <name>     # Docker tag (default: dev)

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Command: verify-build

Verify that all builds are correct and in sync.

bash scripts/verify_build.sh

Checks:

1. Each repo is on the expected branch (from .dev-branches)
2. Hummingbot wheel exists in dist/
3. Gateway dist/ is built and not stale vs source
4. Local hummingbot source is active in hummingbot-api env
5. Docker images exist with correct branch labels
6. Running services (API + Gateway) are reachable
7. API → Gateway connectivity

bash scripts/verify_build.sh --no-docker   # skip Docker checks
bash scripts/verify_build.sh --no-running  # skip service checks
bash scripts/verify_build.sh --json        # JSON output

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Command: run-dev-stack

Start the full dev stack from source.

bash scripts/run_dev_stack.sh

Start order:

1. Docker infra (postgres + EMQX) via docker compose up emqx postgres -d
2. Gateway from source in background (node dist/index.js --passphrase=hummingbot --dev)
3. Hummingbot API from source in foreground (uvicorn main:app --reload)

Options:

--no-gateway           # skip gateway start
--passphrase <pass>    # gateway passphrase (default: hummingbot)
--stop                 # stop everything
--status               # show running status

Logs:

• Gateway logs: tail -f ~/.openclaw/workspace/.gateway.log
• API logs: printed to terminal (foreground)

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Command: start

Check the full dev environment and show a status summary.

Step 1: Run environment check

bash scripts/check_env.sh --json

Step 2: Check repo branches

bash scripts/check_repos.sh --json

Step 3: Check running services

bash scripts/check_api.sh --json
bash scripts/check_gateway.sh --json

Step 4: Show status checklist

Present a checklist like:

Dev Environment Status
======================
  [x] Prerequisites     — conda, node, pnpm, docker, git OK
  [x] Hummingbot repo   — branch: development, env: hummingbot (installed)
  [x] Gateway repo      — branch: development, built: yes
  [x] Hummingbot API    — running at http://localhost:8000
  [x] Gateway           — running at http://localhost:15888
  [ ] Local hummingbot  — hummingbot-api NOT using local source

Next: run /hummingbot-developer setup-api-dev to wire API to local source

Adapt to actual state. If all good, show the test command.

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Command: setup-hummingbot

Install Hummingbot from source on the development branch.

Step 1: Check prereqs

bash scripts/check_env.sh

Step 2: Checkout development branch

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>
git fetch origin
git checkout development
git pull origin development

Step 3: Remove solders from environment.yml (pip-only package)

sed -i '' '/solders/d' setup/environment.yml 2>/dev/null || sed -i '/solders/d' setup/environment.yml

Step 4: Install conda environment

make install

This creates the hummingbot conda env. Takes 3-10 minutes on first run.

Step 5: Install solders via pip (not on conda)

conda run -n hummingbot pip install "solders>=0.19.0"

Interpreting output

Output	Meaning	Next step
conda develop . succeeds	Dev install registered	Proceed
PackagesNotFoundError: solders	Forgot step 3	Run sed + reinstall
Error: Conda is not found	conda not in PATH	source ~/.zshrc or install Anaconda
build_ext errors	Missing build tools	Install Xcode CLT: xcode-select --install

After setup

  [x] conda env "hummingbot" created
  [x] solders installed via pip
  Run hummingbot: /hummingbot-developer run-hummingbot
  Build image:    /hummingbot-developer build-hummingbot

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Command: run-hummingbot

Run the Hummingbot CLI from source.

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>
conda activate hummingbot
./bin/hummingbot_quickstart.py

Or via make:

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>
make run

Note: This opens the interactive Hummingbot CLI. Use exit to quit.

To run with a specific config:

make run ARGS="--config-file-name conf_pure_mm_1.yml"

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Command: build-hummingbot

Build a Hummingbot wheel and/or Docker image from source.

Build wheel (for local pip installs)

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>
conda activate hummingbot
pip install build wheel  # if not already installed
python -m build --wheel --no-isolation

Wheel is output to dist/hummingbot-*.whl.

Important: The wheel must be built with Python 3.12 to match hummingbot-api's environment.

Use this wheel to install into other envs:

pip install dist/hummingbot-*.whl --force-reinstall --no-deps

Build Linux wheel for Docker

When building hummingbot-api Docker images, you need a Linux wheel (not macOS/Windows). Build inside Docker to ensure compatibility:

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>

# Build Linux wheel using Docker (Python 3.12 to match hummingbot-api)
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/hummingbot -w /hummingbot continuumio/miniconda3 bash -c "
  apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq gcc g++ build-essential > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
  conda create -n build python=3.12 cython numpy -y -q &&
  conda run -n build pip install -q build wheel &&
  conda run -n build python -m build --wheel
"

# Verify the Linux wheel was created
ls dist/*linux*.whl
# Example: hummingbot-20260126-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl

Platform wheel suffixes:

• linux_x86_64 — Linux AMD/Intel 64-bit
• linux_aarch64 — Linux ARM64 (Apple Silicon Docker, AWS Graviton)
• macosx_11_0_arm64 — macOS Apple Silicon (native only, NOT for Docker)
• macosx_10_9_x86_64 — macOS Intel (native only, NOT for Docker)

Build Docker image

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>
docker build -t hummingbot/hummingbot:dev -f Dockerfile .

Or with make (also cleans first):

make build TAG=:dev

Tag for use with hummingbot-api:

docker build -t hummingbot/hummingbot:development -f Dockerfile .

Interpreting output

Output	Meaning
Successfully built + wheel path	Wheel ready in dist/
Successfully tagged hummingbot/hummingbot:dev	Docker image ready
build_ext error	Cython compile issue — check conda env is active
OOM during Docker build	Add --memory 4g flag

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Command: setup-gateway

Install and configure Gateway from source.

Step 1: Check prereqs

Requires Node.js 20+, pnpm, and git.

bash scripts/check_env.sh

Step 2: Checkout development branch

cd <GATEWAY_DIR>
git fetch origin
git checkout development
git pull origin development

Step 3: Install dependencies

cd <GATEWAY_DIR>
pnpm install

If you see USB HID errors on macOS:

pnpm install --force

Step 4: Build TypeScript

pnpm build

Step 5: Run setup

# Non-interactive with defaults (recommended for dev)
pnpm run setup:with-defaults

# Interactive (choose which configs to update)
pnpm run setup

Setup creates:

• conf/ — chain, connector, token, and RPC configs
• certs/ — TLS certificates (self-signed for dev)

Interpreting output

Output	Meaning	Next step
Gateway setup complete	Ready to start	run-gateway
tsc errors	TypeScript compile error	Check Node version (node --version ≥ 20)
pnpm: command not found	pnpm not installed	npm install -g pnpm
ENOSPC	Disk space	Free up space

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Command: run-gateway

Run Gateway from source in dev mode (HTTP, no TLS).

cd <GATEWAY_DIR>
pnpm start --passphrase=<PASSPHRASE> --dev

Default passphrase matches hummingbot-api setup: hummingbot

pnpm start --passphrase=hummingbot --dev

What --dev does:

• Runs in HTTP mode (no TLS) on port 15888
• Enables verbose logging
• Hummingbot API auto-connects at http://localhost:15888

Verify it's running:

curl http://localhost:15888/

Watch logs for startup sequence:

Gateway listening on port 15888
Solana mainnet-beta initialized
...

Configure custom RPC (recommended to avoid rate limits):

# After gateway is running, update RPC via API
curl -X POST http://localhost:15888/network/config \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"chain": "solana", "network": "mainnet-beta", "nodeURL": "https://your-rpc.com"}'

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Command: build-gateway

Build a Gateway Docker image from source.

cd <GATEWAY_DIR>
docker build \
  --build-arg BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) \
  --build-arg COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD) \
  --build-arg BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) \
  -t hummingbot/gateway:dev \
  -f Dockerfile .

Tag as development for use with hummingbot-api:

docker tag hummingbot/gateway:dev hummingbot/gateway:development

Verify image:

docker run --rm hummingbot/gateway:dev node -e "console.log('OK')"

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Command: setup-api-dev

Configure Hummingbot API to use a local Hummingbot source build instead of the PyPI package.

This lets you make changes to Hummingbot and immediately test them via the API without rebuilding Docker images.

Step 1: Install hummingbot-api conda environment

cd <HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR>
make install

This creates the hummingbot-api conda env with the PyPI version of hummingbot.

Step 2: Install local Hummingbot into hummingbot-api env

Option A — Editable install (recommended for active development):

conda run -n hummingbot-api pip install -e <HUMMINGBOT_DIR> --no-deps

Changes to hummingbot source are reflected immediately (no reinstall needed).

Option B — Wheel install (for testing a specific build):

# First build the wheel
cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR> && conda run -n hummingbot python setup.py bdist_wheel

# Install into hummingbot-api env
conda run -n hummingbot-api pip install <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>/dist/hummingbot-*.whl --force-reinstall --no-deps

Step 3: Verify local version is active

conda run -n hummingbot-api python -c "import hummingbot; print(hummingbot.__file__)"

Should print a path inside <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>, not site-packages.

Step 4: Install solders

conda run -n hummingbot-api pip install "solders>=0.19.0"

Interpreting output

Output	Meaning
Path inside your hummingbot dir	✅ Local source active
Path inside anaconda3/.../site-packages	❌ Still using PyPI version
ImportError: No module named hummingbot	pip install failed — retry

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Command: run-api-dev

Run Hummingbot API from source with hot-reload, using local Hummingbot.

Step 1: Start infrastructure (postgres + EMQX via Docker)

cd <HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR>
docker compose up emqx postgres -d

Verify they're healthy:

docker compose ps

Step 2: Run the API with uvicorn hot-reload

cd <HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR>
conda run --no-capture-output -n hummingbot-api uvicorn main:app --reload

Or via make:

make run

API is available at http://localhost:8000 Swagger UI at http://localhost:8000/docs

What hot-reload means: Changes to *.py files in hummingbot-api are applied immediately. Changes to hummingbot source (editable install) are also picked up on reload.

Step 3: Confirm local hummingbot is in use

curl -s http://localhost:8000/health | python3 -m json.tool

Check API logs for hummingbot version on startup.

Useful dev commands

# Watch logs
conda run -n hummingbot-api uvicorn main:app --reload --log-level debug

# Run on different port
conda run -n hummingbot-api uvicorn main:app --reload --port 8001

# Check what's running
docker compose ps
curl http://localhost:8000/health

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Command: test-integration

Smoke test the full dev stack — API, Gateway, and Hummingbot connectivity.

bash scripts/check_api.sh
bash scripts/check_gateway.sh
python scripts/test_integration.py

What gets tested

Test	Checks
API health	GET /health returns 200
API version	Confirms hummingbot source path (not PyPI)
Gateway health	GET / on port 15888 returns 200
API→Gateway	API can reach Gateway (/gateway/status)
Connectors	At least one connector visible via API
Wallets	Gateway wallet list accessible

Interpreting results

Output	Meaning	Fix
✓ API running	API up	—
✓ Gateway running	Gateway up	—
✓ API→Gateway connected	Full stack wired	—
✗ API not running	Start with run-api-dev	—
✗ Gateway not running	Start with run-gateway	—
✗ API→Gateway: connection refused	Gateway URL mismatch	Check .env GATEWAY_URL=http://localhost:15888
✗ Local hummingbot not active	Using PyPI version	Run setup-api-dev

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Docker-Based API Development

For testing with Docker containers (instead of source), build a custom hummingbot-api image with your hummingbot wheel.

Step 1: Build Linux wheel for Docker

cd <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>

# Build Linux wheel using Docker (Python 3.12)
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/hummingbot -w /hummingbot continuumio/miniconda3 bash -c "
  apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq gcc g++ build-essential > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
  conda create -n build python=3.12 cython numpy -y -q &&
  conda run -n build pip install -q build wheel &&
  conda run -n build python -m build --wheel
"

ls dist/*linux*.whl

Step 2: Build hummingbot-api Docker image

cd <HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR>

# Copy wheel to API directory
cp <HUMMINGBOT_DIR>/dist/hummingbot-*-cp312-*-linux_*.whl .

# Update environment.docker.yml with wheel filename
# Then build using Dockerfile.dev
docker build -f Dockerfile.dev -t hummingbot/hummingbot-api:dev .

Step 3: Deploy with docker-compose.dev.yml

cd <HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR>
docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d

Step 4: Verify development features

# Check lp_executor is available (only in development hummingbot)
curl -s -u admin:admin http://localhost:8000/executors/types/available | grep lp_executor

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Deploying Bots with Custom Images

When deploying bots via the API, specify which hummingbot Docker image to use.

Deploy with development image

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/bot-orchestration/deploy-v2-controllers \
  -u admin:admin \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "instance_name": "my-bot",
    "credentials_profile": "master_account",
    "controllers_config": ["my_controller.yml"],
    "image": "hummingbot/hummingbot:development"
  }'

Available hummingbot images

Image	Description
hummingbot/hummingbot:latest	Stable PyPI release (default)
hummingbot/hummingbot:development	Development branch from Docker Hub
hummingbot/hummingbot:dev	Locally built image

DEX connectors require Gateway

For connectors like meteora/clmm, Gateway must be running:

docker run -d --name gateway -p 15888:15888 \
  -e GATEWAY_PASSPHRASE=admin \
  hummingbot/gateway:development

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Quick Reference

Full Dev Setup (first time)

# 1. Setup repos
cd ~/Documents/hummingbot && git checkout development && git pull
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-gateway && git checkout development && git pull

# 2. Install hummingbot
cd ~/Documents/hummingbot
sed -i '' '/solders/d' setup/environment.yml
make install
conda run -n hummingbot pip install "solders>=0.19.0"

# 3. Install gateway
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-gateway
pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm run setup:with-defaults

# 4. Wire hummingbot-api to local source
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-api
make install
conda run -n hummingbot-api pip install -e ~/Documents/hummingbot --no-deps
conda run -n hummingbot-api pip install "solders>=0.19.0"

# 5. Start everything
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-gateway
pnpm start --passphrase=hummingbot --dev &

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-api
docker compose up emqx postgres -d
make run

Testing a Hummingbot Change

# 1. Make changes in hummingbot source
# 2. If editable install: just save the file (hot-reload picks it up)
# 3. If wheel install: rebuild and reinstall
cd ~/Documents/hummingbot
conda run -n hummingbot python setup.py bdist_wheel
conda run -n hummingbot-api pip install dist/hummingbot-*.whl --force-reinstall --no-deps
# 4. Restart API
# 5. Run tests
python scripts/test_integration.py

Repo Paths (defaults)

Component	Default path
Hummingbot	~/Documents/hummingbot
Gateway	~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-gateway
Hummingbot API	~/.openclaw/workspace/hummingbot-api

Override by setting env vars:

export HUMMINGBOT_DIR=~/code/hummingbot
export GATEWAY_DIR=~/code/gateway
export HUMMINGBOT_API_DIR=~/code/hummingbot-api

Scripts Reference

Script	Purpose
check_env.sh	Verify prereqs (conda, node, pnpm, docker, git)
check_repos.sh	Show branch + build status for each repo
check_api.sh	Check if Hummingbot API is running
check_gateway.sh	Check if Gateway is running
test_integration.py	End-to-end smoke tests