name	tradecat-public
description	TradeCat public Hermes skill: Agent/Hermes paper-trading runtime using public online sheet signals, bundled Binance public-readonly resources, schema-audited context, and local paper/watch execution.

tradecat-public Skill

Use this skill when Hermes/Agent needs to operate TradeCat from the embedded Skill package at skills/tradecat-public/. The Python project root is the repository root two levels above this Skill directory; the Skill package provides activation rules, Agent role profiles, references, and the canonical manifest.

When to Use This Skill

The task mentions TradeCat public sheet signals, signal_flow, anomaly_panel, Agent trading loops, paper/watch, paper ledger, replay/backtest, health/daily/alert reports, or autonomous paper ops.
The task mentions Binance public/read-only Agent market context, K lines, order book, funding, open interest, long/short ratio, context audit, or trade thesis.
The task needs the Agent machine contract, role profile, safety boundary, Hermes/OpenAI adapter config, or Skill/package governance.

Not For / Boundaries

Do not read Binance keys, secrets, listen keys, account state, balances, positions, or orders.
Do not sign requests, call private account/order/leverage/margin endpoints, or place real orders.
Do not invent sizing, leverage, stop loss, take profit, or time-stop defaults; Agent thesis must explicitly provide them.
Do not restore the retired local TUI, installer, watchdog, or cache-browser product line.
Do not write runtime, cache, logs, ledgers, audit journals, .env, .venv, .tradecat, .runtime, .hermes, or .tools into git.
TradeCat may write local paper/watch state only under ignored .runtime/.

Quick Reference

From the repository root:

python3 -m json.tool skills/tradecat-public/agents/manifest.json >/dev/null
python3 scripts/request.py --datasets --format json
python3 scripts/request.py signal_flow --format json --limit 5
python3 scripts/request.py anomaly_panel --format json --limit 0
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh soft-layer --json
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh paper-report --json
bash scripts/start-auto-paper.sh status --json

From this Skill directory, use the local wrapper:

bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh soft-layer --json

Agent-supplied market context:

bash scripts/binance-public-bundle.sh --symbols BTCUSDT,ETHUSDT --json
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh agent-market-context --symbol BTCUSDT --json
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh context-audit --input /path/to/agent-market-context.json --json
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh run-context --input /path/to/agent-market-context.json --mode paper --json
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh replay-report --archive-path .runtime/auto-paper/cycles.jsonl --ledger-path .runtime/auto-paper/paper_ledger.json --json
bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh strategy-review --ledger-path .runtime/auto-paper/paper_ledger.json --archive-path .runtime/auto-paper/cycles.jsonl --json

Validation:

bash scripts/agent-smoke.sh
bash scripts/verify.sh
bash scripts/validate-skill.sh --strict
bash scripts/security-scan.sh
bash scripts/supply-chain-audit.sh

Examples

Example 1: Inspect Public Signals

Run python3 scripts/request.py signal_flow --format json --limit 5, then inspect anomaly_panel with python3 scripts/request.py anomaly_panel --format json --limit 0.

Example 2: Audit Agent Market Context

Run bash scripts/run-tradecat.sh context-audit --input context.json --json. Only if the audit passes and the Agent supplied explicit paper sizing/exits should paper/watch execution continue.

Example 3: Operate Paper Runtime

Run bash scripts/start-auto-paper.sh ops-check --json, then bash scripts/start-auto-paper.sh status --json. For long-lived operation, use bash scripts/start-auto-paper.sh systemd-install --json so the user systemd service is the only paper loop owner. Use python3 scripts/serve-auto-paper-monitor.py --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8765 only for local runtime observation.

Example 4: Change Project Code

Edit root src/, tests/, contracts/, resources/, or scripts/; keep Skill activation files under skills/tradecat-public/. Update AGENTS.md and manifest paths when architecture changes.

References

agents/manifest.json: canonical machine contract, stored inside this Skill package.
references/index.md: reference navigation.
references/skill-package-governance.md: embedded Skill package governance.
references/hermes-agent-guide.md: Hermes/Agent operating guide.
references/agent-contract.md: Agent command and JSON contract.
references/private-executor-boundary.md: public/private real-execution boundary.

Maintenance

Manifest paths are repository-root relative unless explicitly documented otherwise.
The project root must remain a normal Python project; the Skill package must remain under skills/tradecat-public/.
Keep all safety fields real_orders=false, signed_requests=false, and reads_api_keys=false for public repo entrypoints.

name	tradecat-public
description	TradeCat public Hermes skill: Agent/Hermes paper-trading runtime using public online sheet signals, bundled Binance public-readonly resources, schema-audited context, and local paper/watch execution.