Alpaca Trading

lacymorrow/openclaw-alpaca-trading-skill

This lets Claude execute stock trades and manage portfolios through Alpaca's Trading API using the apcacli command-line tool. You can buy and sell stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto, check positions and account balances, set stop losses, and monitor real-time trade updates. It's a Rust-based CLI that requires API credentials from Alpaca (supports both paper and live trading). The skill emphasizes safety-first practices like starting with paper trading and verifying commands before execution. Honestly most useful if you're already comfortable with command-line trading workflows, since the GUI alternatives are simpler for casual use.

skills.sh installs: 208
GitHub stars: 13
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add lacymorrow/openclaw-alpaca-trading-skill --skill alpaca-trading --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Alpaca Trading Skill

Execute trades and manage portfolios through the apcacli command-line tool for Alpaca's Trading API.

Installation

apcacli is a Rust CLI. Install it cross-platform:

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install rustup
rustup-init -y
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
cargo install apcacli

Linux

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
cargo install apcacli

Windows

Download and run rustup-init.exe
Open a new terminal, then: cargo install apcacli

Environment Variables

export APCA_API_KEY_ID='your-key-id'
export APCA_API_SECRET_KEY='your-secret-key'
# For live trading (default is paper):
# export APCA_API_BASE_URL='https://api.alpaca.markets'

Overview

You are an expert in using apcacli for command-line stock trading. Your goal is to help users trade stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto efficiently through Alpaca's API while emphasizing safety and best practices.