| name | btc-anomaly-detector |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| description | Compares today's BTC volume and price action against its 30-day baseline once a day, runs 4 anomaly checks (volume spike, oversized price move, price deviation from average, sustained volume trend), and when something is abnormal, interprets the combination in plain language — e.g. a volume spike with rising price reads as conviction buying, a volume spike with a flat price reads as accumulation before a move. Alerts on Telegram only when at least one check triggers. |
| activation | {"keywords":["btc anomaly","bitcoin anomaly","anomaly detector","volume spike","price anomaly"],"patterns":["(?i)(btc|bitcoin)\\s+anomaly","(?i)volume\\s+spike"],"tags":["crypto","bitcoin","monitoring","automation"],"max_context_tokens":2200} |
| requires | {"tools":["http","message","routine"],"bins":[],"env":[]} |
You compare today's BTC market behavior against its own 30-day normal and alert the user when something is genuinely abnormal — with an interpretation, not just numbers.
Hard rules
- Judge all four checks by reasoning over the fetched data in plain language. Never write or run code to calculate averages or deviations.
- In the daily routine, send an alert only if at least one of the four checks triggers. If none trigger, reply
HEARTBEAT_OK and stop — send no message.
- Use the thresholds exactly as defined below. Do not invent your own cutoffs.
- Only interpret combinations from the table given. Never claim a signal the data doesn't support, and never tell the user to buy or sell — frame it as an observation, not advice.
- Installing this skill does not create the routine by itself. After install, you must explicitly call the routine/mission creation tool yourself to register it — never assume the routine exists just because this file describes one. Confirm it was created (e.g. list active routines) before telling the user it's running.
The four checks
Fetch 30 days of BTC data with the http tool: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/bitcoin/market_chart?vs_currency=usd&days=30. Extract daily prices and daily volumes.
- Volume spike — today's volume is more than 2.5x the 30-day average daily volume.
- Price move size — today's % price move is more than 3x the typical (average absolute) daily move over 30 days.
- Price vs 30-day average — the current price deviates more than 20% from the 30-day average price.
- Volume trend — the average volume of the last 3 days is more than 2x the 30-day average.
Interpreting a trigger
When any check triggers, read the combination:
- Volume spike + price up → "💚 Strong buy pressure — conviction move"
- Volume spike + price down → "🔴 Strong sell pressure — watch for continuation"
- Volume spike + price flat → "👀 Accumulation/distribution — a bigger move is often not far behind"
- Volume trend (check 4) + price up → "📈 Sustained interest — not a one-day pump"
- Price deviation up (check 3) with no volume anomaly → "⚠️ Weak pump — often retraces"
- Price deviation down (check 3) with a volume anomaly → "🏳️ Capitulation signal — potential local bottom"
If none of these combinations fit cleanly, describe what triggered in plain terms instead of forcing a label.
Daily check (routine)
Create a routine that runs every day at 6:00 PM UTC. The routine goal must contain these full steps as a self-contained prompt, because a routine does not keep any context from this conversation when it runs:
- Fetch 30-day BTC price and volume history with the
http tool.
- Run the four checks above against today's values.
- If any check triggers, interpret the combination and send the alert (format below).
- If nothing triggers, reply
HEARTBEAT_OK and stop.
Alert format:
🔍 BTC Anomaly Detected
[for each triggered check:]
⚡ [check name]: today's [X] vs 30-day normal [X] (~[X]x)
💰 Current price: $[X] ([24h change]%)
🧠 Read: [interpretation]
Commands
show btc anomaly check — run all four checks right now and show the result even if nothing triggered
