polymarket-signal-sniper

What This Skill Does

The polymarket-signal-sniper is a sophisticated trading automation tool designed to bridge the gap between real-time information streams and Polymarket execution. At its core, the skill functions as an intelligent pipeline that ingests data from RSS feeds—or custom sources like APIs and webhooks—and runs it through a robust set of 'Trading Agent-grade' safeguards before executing trades. Rather than reacting blindly, the agent evaluates market context, checks for existing positions, calculates slippage, and performs sentiment analysis on incoming news to determine the optimal trade direction.

Installation

To install this skill, use the ClawHub CLI inside your OpenClaw environment: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/adlai88/polymarket-signal-sniper

Ensure that you have your SIMMER_API_KEY configured in your environment variables, as the skill relies on the Simmer Markets SDK for all interaction with Polymarket's order book and your personal portfolio data.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for traders who want to capitalize on information asymmetry. Common use cases include:

• News-based scalp trading: Automatically entering positions when breaking news regarding specific political figures or events hits RSS news aggregators.
• Market discovery: Using keyword-based auto-discovery to find relevant markets when news is published without manual interaction.
• Safeguarded automation: Users who want to delegate the 'plumbing' of trade validation—such as ensuring they don't overexpose themselves or trade into low-liquidity markets—to an automated system.

Example Prompts

1. "Snipe any breaking news about the upcoming elections from this RSS feed: https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/politics/rss.xml"
2. "Watch for articles mentioning 'SpaceX' and execute a trade on the SpaceX launch probability market if confidence is above 0.8"
3. "Run a diagnostic check on my current positions and summarize my exposure using the status tool"

Tips & Limitations

• Dry Run First: Always use the --dry-run flag when setting up new feeds to ensure your keywords and market matching logic behave as expected without risking capital.
• Polymarket Constraints: Remember that Polymarket requires a minimum of 5 shares per order. The skill will reject any trades that fall below this threshold.
• Safeguards: Do not treat this as a 'set and forget' system. While it includes safeguards like flip-flop detection and time-decay analysis, market volatility can bypass even the most well-configured automated agents.