A comprehensive CLI integration for interacting with over 100 cryptocurrency exchanges to fetch market data and execute trades.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install ccxt
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install ccxt using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is CCXT Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading?
The CCXT skill brings the power of the industry-standard CryptoCurrency eXchange Trading library to your AI agent. It provides a unified, consistent interface to connect with a massive array of global exchanges, including Binance, Bybit, Kraken, and Coinbase. By utilizing this skill within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, developers can build automated trading bots, portfolio managers, and market analysis tools that work across different platforms without writing exchange-specific code.
This skill supports both public market data retrieval (no authentication required) and private account management and trading (requires API keys). Whether you are monitoring real-time price action or executing complex limit orders with specific parameters, this tool provides the technical infrastructure needed for professional-grade crypto automation.
CCXT Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Use Cases
- Monitoring real-time tickers and order book depth across multiple exchanges.
- Automating trade execution including limit, market, and stop-loss orders.
- Fetching historical OHLCV candle data for technical analysis or backtesting.
- Managing multi-exchange account balances and tracking open positions in spot or derivative markets.
- Streamlining deposit and withdrawal address retrieval for asset management.
How CCXT Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Works
- The AI agent identifies the specific exchange and method required for the task (e.g., fetchTicker on binance).
- The skill executes the ccxt CLI command with the necessary arguments and optional flags like --raw for data processing.
- For private methods, the CLI automatically loads credentials from environment variables or a local configuration file.
- The exchange API responds, and the skill parses the data, providing the AI agent with structured information to act upon.
- The agent can then use this data to perform further logic, such as placing a counter-trade or logging price alerts.
CCXT Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Setup
To use this skill with Openclaw Skills, you must first install the CCXT CLI tool and configure your credentials:
# Install the CCXT CLI globally via npm
npm install -g ccxt-cli
# Option 1: Set environment variables for your exchange
export BINANCE_APIKEY=your_api_key
export BINANCE_SECRET=your_secret
# Option 2: Verify the installation
ccxt exchanges
CCXT Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Data Schema & Taxonomy
The CCXT skill returns structured data that follows the standard CCXT unified format. Common data structures include:
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Markets | A list of available trading pairs, including precision and limits. |
| Tickers | Current price statistics including last price, bid, ask, and 24h volume. |
| OHLCV | Arrays of candles containing [Timestamp, Open, High, Low, Close, Volume]. |
| Orders | Objects containing order ID, status, symbol, side, amount, and filled status. |
| Balances | A dictionary of free, used, and total assets held in the account. |
CCXT Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Advanced Features
- Sandbox mode support using the --sandbox flag to test trading strategies on exchange testnets without risking real funds.
- Unified support for derivative markets, including perpetual swaps and futures, via --swap and --future flags.
- Verbose mode (--verbose) to inspect raw HTTP requests and responses for debugging API interactions.
- Positional argument placeholders (using undefined) allowing for flexible command construction.
- Support for custom exchange-specific parameters using the --param key=value syntax.
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