Polymarket Prediction Trading for Openclaw

A comprehensive tool for monitoring odds and executing trades on the world's largest prediction market directly from your AI agent.

mvanhorn
v1.2.1
Mar 7, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install polymarket

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install polymarket 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 Polymarket Prediction Trading?

The Polymarket skill is a specialized integration for Openclaw Skills designed to bridge the gap between AI agents and decentralized prediction markets. It allows users to browse trending events, search for specific markets, and analyze real-time odds for everything from global elections to crypto price movements.

Beyond simple data retrieval, this skill facilitates on-chain trading for US-based and international developers. By wrapping the official Polymarket CLI, it provides a secure way to manage wallets, check balances, and execute limit or market orders on the Polygon network. It is an essential component for any developer looking to build automated trading bots or data-driven research agents using Openclaw Skills.

Polymarket Prediction Trading Use Cases

  • Tracking real-time betting odds for political, financial, and cultural events.
  • Automating searches for niche prediction markets using keyword queries.
  • Analyzing market depth and liquidity through detailed order book data.
  • Executing buy or sell orders on the blockchain using USDC.
  • Monitoring active trading positions and managing open orders without a web browser.

How Polymarket Prediction Trading Works

  1. Public market data is fetched via the Gamma API, allowing for read-only operations like searching and browsing without authentication.
  2. For trading and account-specific actions, the skill utilizes the Polymarket CLI Rust binary to interact with the Polygon blockchain.
  3. The user interacts through a Python-based wrapper that handles command parsing and data formatting.
  4. Secure on-chain execution is triggered only when the --confirm flag is provided, ensuring financial safety for users of Openclaw Skills.
  5. Transaction gas fees and token approvals are handled on the Polygon network using MATIC and USDC respectively.

Polymarket Prediction Trading Setup

Read-only commands function immediately without installation. For trading and price history, install the Polymarket CLI:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Polymarket/polymarket-cli/main/install.sh | sh

Configure your wallet to enable trading features within Openclaw Skills:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/polymarket.py wallet-setup

Ensure your private key is correctly configured in ~/.config/polymarket/config.json for persistent access.

Polymarket Prediction Trading Data Schema & Taxonomy

Component Description
Configuration Wallet and environment settings stored in ~/.config/polymarket/config.json.
Token Identifiers Specific IDs used to target "Yes" or "No" outcomes in any given market.
Market Metadata Slug-based identifiers for fetching specific event details from the Gamma API.
Trade Logs Execution previews and confirmations generated during the trading lifecycle.

Polymarket Prediction Trading Advanced Features

  • Support for market and limit orders with configurable pricing and sizing.
  • Real-time price history retrieval with custom interval settings (e.g., 1d, 1h).
  • Automated balance tracking for both outcome tokens and native assets like USDC and MATIC.
  • Full order management including individual or bulk cancellation of open limit orders.
  • Seamless integration for US-based developers through official CLI wrapping.

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