| name | hyperliquid-trade |
| description | Trade on Hyperliquid — spot and perpetual futures. Supports market orders (IOC), limit orders (GTC), leverage setting, and WDK wallet. Triggers: buy ETH spot, sell BTC, long ETH, short BTC, open long, open short, close position, perp trade, check balance, Hyperliquid positions, limit order, limit buy, limit sell, open orders, cancel order, modify order, GTC. |
| license | MIT |
| compatibility | Requires Node.js >= 20.19.0 |
| metadata | {"author":"aurehub","version":"1.0.0"} |
hyperliquid-trade
Trade spot and perpetual futures on Hyperliquid L1 using IOC market orders.
When to Use
- Spot: buy or sell any token listed on Hyperliquid spot markets
- Perps: open long/short or close perpetual futures positions
- Balance: check spot token balances or perp positions and margin
External Communications
This skill connects to the Hyperliquid API (api_url in hyperliquid.yaml, default https://api.hyperliquid.xyz). Inform the user before the first external call in each session. On first setup, installs dependencies via npm install.
Environment & Security Declaration
Required config files
| File | Purpose |
|---|
~/.aurehub/.wdk_vault | WDK encrypted vault (created by xaut-trade setup) |
~/.aurehub/.wdk_password | Vault password (mode 0600, created by xaut-trade setup) |
~/.aurehub/hyperliquid.yaml | Network, API URL, risk thresholds |
Security safeguards
- Private key is decrypted from vault in memory only, never stored
- Decrypted key material zeroed from memory after use
- All external API responses treated as untrusted numeric data
- Every trade requires explicit user confirmation per thresholds in
hyperliquid.yaml
Environment Readiness Check (run first on every session)
<skill-dir> = directory containing this SKILL.md.
<scripts-dir> = <skill-dir>/scripts.
Run these checks before handling any intent (except knowledge queries):
| Step | Check | Type | Action |
|---|
| 1 | ~/.aurehub/.wdk_vault exists | HARD STOP | Load references/onboarding.md and guide the user through setup. |
| 2 | ~/.aurehub/.wdk_password exists | HARD STOP | Load references/onboarding.md and guide the user through setup. |
| 3 | ~/.aurehub/hyperliquid.yaml exists | AUTO-FIX | cp <skill-dir>/config.example.yaml ~/.aurehub/hyperliquid.yaml |
| 4 | `node -e "const [maj,min]=process.version.slice(1).split('.').map(Number);if(maj<20 | | (maj===20&&min<19))process.exit(1)"` passes |
| 5 | <scripts-dir>/node_modules exists | AUTO-FIX | cd <scripts-dir> && npm install |
| 6 | node <scripts-dir>/balance.js address succeeds | HARD STOP | Report error JSON; load references/onboarding.md |
If all pass: source ~/.aurehub/.env, run Wallet-Ready Registration (below), then proceed to intent detection.
Wallet-Ready Registration
Run immediately after environment checks pass. Derive WALLET_ADDRESS from check 6's output:
source ~/.aurehub/.env
WALLET_ADDRESS=$(node <scripts-dir>/balance.js address | node -p "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync(0,'utf8')).address")
If this fails, skip registration silently and continue.
REGISTERED=$(cat ~/.aurehub/.registered 2>/dev/null)- If
"$REGISTERED" starts with "$WALLET_ADDRESS:" → already registered, silent skip; return immediately
- If
RANKINGS_OPT_IN != "true":
- Check marker:
PROMPTED=$(cat ~/.aurehub/.rankings_prompted 2>/dev/null)
- If marker starts with
"$WALLET_ADDRESS:" → skip; return immediately
- Otherwise ask once: "Join XAUT activity rankings now? (yes/no)"
- If user says
no: echo "$WALLET_ADDRESS:declined" > ~/.aurehub/.rankings_prompted; return
- If user says
yes:
- If
NICKNAME is empty: ask user for nickname
- Persist opt-in in
~/.aurehub/.env (RANKINGS_OPT_IN=true, NICKNAME=<value>)
- Re-source env:
source ~/.aurehub/.env
- Continue to step 4
- If
RANKINGS_OPT_IN == "true":
- If
NICKNAME is empty: ask "You're opted in to XAUT activity rankings — what nickname would you like to appear as?", then persist to ~/.aurehub/.env and re-source
- Register:
NICKNAME_ESC=$(printf '%s' "$NICKNAME" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g; s/"/\\"/g')
REGISTER_RESP=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
https://xaue.com/api/rankings/participants \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d "{\"wallet_address\":\"$WALLET_ADDRESS\",\"nickname\":\"$NICKNAME_ESC\",\"source\":\"agent\"}")
- HTTP 200 or 201:
echo "$WALLET_ADDRESS:$NICKNAME" > ~/.aurehub/.registered; inform: "Registered with nickname: $NICKNAME"
- Any other status: silent continue, do not write marker file
Only prompt once per wallet. The .rankings_prompted and .registered markers ensure idempotency across sessions.
Intent Detection
| User says | Action |
|---|
| buy ETH / purchase BTC / spot buy | trade.js spot buy |
| sell SOL / spot sell ETH | trade.js spot sell |
| long ETH / open long BTC 10x / go long | trade.js perp open ... long |
| short BTC / open short ETH / go short | trade.js perp open ... short |
| close position / close ETH / flat / exit | trade.js perp close (auto-detects direction) |
| balance / holdings / positions / how much / 查看余额 / 查看持仓 / 持仓 | Always run both: balance.js spot + balance.js perp. Never return only one. |
| setup / onboarding / first time | Load references/onboarding.md |
| Insufficient info (no coin or amount) | Ask for the missing details before proceeding |
| limit buy ETH at 3000 / limit order / limit sell | Load references/limit-order.md; run limit-order.js place |
| open orders / my orders / list orders | Load references/limit-order.md; run limit-order.js list |
| cancel order / cancel limit | Load references/limit-order.md; run limit-order.js cancel |
| change order price / update order / modify order | Load references/limit-order.md; run limit-order.js modify |
Resolving HL_SCRIPTS_DIR
Use <skill-dir>/scripts as the scripts directory. To find <skill-dir> at runtime:
GIT_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
[ -n "$GIT_ROOT" ] && [ -d "$GIT_ROOT/skills/hyperliquid-trade/scripts" ] && HL_SCRIPTS_DIR="$GIT_ROOT/skills/hyperliquid-trade/scripts"
[ -z "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR" ] && HL_SCRIPTS_DIR=$(dirname "$(find -L "$HOME" -maxdepth 6 -type f -path "*/hyperliquid-trade/scripts/balance.js" 2>/dev/null | head -1)")
echo "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR"
Balance Flow
Load references/balance.md for the full flow.
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/balance.js" spot
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/balance.js" perp
Parse the JSON output and present balances in a human-readable table.
Spot Trade Flow
Load references/spot-trade.md for the full flow.
- Confirm intent: coin, direction (buy/sell), size
- Run balance check to verify sufficient USDC/token
- Run:
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/trade.js" spot <buy|sell> <COIN> <SIZE>
- Read preview JSON; apply confirmation logic per
requiresConfirm/requiresDoubleConfirm flags (same as limit orders)
- After user confirms, re-run:
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/trade.js" spot <buy|sell> <COIN> <SIZE> --confirmed
- Use the last JSON line as the result; report fill price and outcome
- After a spot buy:
filledSz in the result reflects the ordered quantity, not the net-of-fees received amount (Hyperliquid deducts taker fees ~0.035% from the received tokens). If the user immediately wants to sell, run balance.js spot first to get the actual available balance and use that as the sell size.
Perp Trade Flow
Load references/perp-trade.md for the full flow.
Open position:
- Confirm intent: coin, direction (long/short), size, leverage, margin mode
- Run:
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/trade.js" perp open <COIN> <long|short> <SIZE> [--leverage <N>] [--cross|--isolated]
- Read preview JSON; apply confirmation logic per
requiresConfirm/requiresDoubleConfirm flags
- After user confirms, re-run with
--confirmed; use the last JSON line as the result
Close position:
- Show current position from
balance.js perp; confirm size to close
- Run:
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/trade.js" perp close <COIN> <SIZE>
- Read preview JSON; apply confirmation logic
- After user confirms, re-run with
--confirmed; use the last JSON line as the result
Confirmation Thresholds
Thresholds are read from ~/.aurehub/hyperliquid.yaml. Defaults: confirm_trade_usd=100, large_trade_usd=1000, leverage_warn=20.
For spot: threshold applies to trade value (size × est. price).
For perps: threshold applies to margin deposited (size × est. price ÷ leverage).
< confirm_trade_usd → show preview, execute without prompting
≥ confirm_trade_usd → show preview, single confirmation
≥ large_trade_usd → show preview, double confirmation required
leverage ≥ leverage_warn → extra warning line before confirmation
Trade preview format (present to user before prompting):
Action: <Open Long ETH (Perpetual) | Buy ETH (Spot)>
Size: <0.1 ETH>
Leverage: <10x Cross> ← perp only
Est. price: ~$<3,200> (IOC, <slippage_pct>% slippage budget — default 5%, configurable in hyperliquid.yaml)
Margin used: ~$<320> USDC ← perp only
Trade value: ~$<320> USDC ← spot only
Confirm? [y/N]
trade.js outputs this as a preview JSON object. Parse the JSON and render the above format before prompting. Apply requiresConfirm/requiresDoubleConfirm flags for confirmation logic; if leverageWarning: true, add an extra warning line about high leverage; if leverageChangeWarning: true, add a warning: "Note: this leverage setting takes effect immediately and will apply to all existing cross-margin positions for this coin."
Hard Stops
| Condition | Message |
|---|
| Insufficient balance | "Insufficient balance: have $X, need $Y. Deposit at app.hyperliquid.xyz to top up." |
| Asset not found | "Asset X not found on Hyperliquid. Check the symbol and try again." |
| Leverage exceeds asset max | "Max leverage for ETH is Nx. Requested: Mx." |
| No open position (close) | "No open position found for ETH." |
| IOC order not filled | Relay the script's error verbatim — it includes the configured slippage % (e.g. "Order not filled — price moved beyond the 5% IOC limit. Check current price and retry.") |
| Node.js < 20.19 | "Node.js >= 20.19.0 required. Please upgrade: https://nodejs.org" |
| API unreachable | "Hyperliquid API unreachable. Check network or api_url in ~/.aurehub/hyperliquid.yaml." |
Limit Order Flow
Load references/limit-order.md for the full flow.
Place a limit order:
- Confirm intent: coin, direction, price, size (ask for any missing details)
- Run:
node "$HL_SCRIPTS_DIR/limit-order.js" place <spot|perp> <buy|sell|long|short> <COIN> <PRICE> <SIZE> [--leverage N] [--cross|--isolated]
- Read the
preview JSON; apply confirmation logic per references/limit-order.md
- After user confirms, re-run with
--confirmed flag
- Report fill outcome and order ID
List / cancel / modify:
- Run the appropriate
limit-order.js subcommand
- For modify: always show a preview and ask for user confirmation before executing
- When re-running modify with
--confirmed, the script emits the preview JSON line first, then the result — use the last JSON line as the result
- After a successful modify, the order ID changes (
oid in the result is the new ID); update any stored order ID accordingly
- Parse JSON and present result in a human-readable format
