satoshi-api

What This Skill Does

The satoshi-api skill serves as a direct bridge between your OpenClaw agent and the Bitcoin blockchain, providing real-time intelligence without the overhead of maintaining a local node. By leveraging the Satoshi API, this tool allows users to query current network congestion, transaction fees, market prices, and specific address data. It is an essential utility for anyone interacting with Bitcoin, as it helps users avoid overpaying for transactions by providing accurate fee estimation based on current mempool conditions. Whether you are checking the health of the network or tracking your personal balance, this skill provides instant, reliable, and data-driven insights directly in your chat interface.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw command-line interface. Run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bortlesboat/satoshi-api

Ensure that you have the necessary environment permissions to allow network requests, as the skill fetches data from external endpoints at bitcoinsapi.com. Once installed, the skill is immediately available for invocation via your agent.

Use Cases

This skill is highly versatile and serves several distinct user profiles:

• Individual Investors: Quickly check the current BTC price and verify address balances without needing to open a web browser or exchange dashboard.
• Transaction Planning: Determine the optimal time to send a transaction by analyzing current mempool congestion levels, ensuring you pay the minimum necessary fee to avoid long confirmation times.
• Technical Research: Retrieve block height and halving countdown data for educational or developmental purposes.
• Wallet Management: Effortlessly lookup address history or balances for cold storage or public addresses during financial audits.

Example Prompts

1. "What are the current high-priority fees for Bitcoin, and is it a good time to send a transaction?"
2. "Check the balance of address bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh and let me know if it has any confirmed transactions."
3. "How many blocks are left until the next Bitcoin halving, and what is the current block height?"

Tips & Limitations

• Fee Optimization: Always check the mempool status before broadcasting a transaction; the fee recommendation provided is a snapshot and can fluctuate rapidly during high network activity.
• Privacy: While this tool is free and requires no API key, be mindful that querying specific addresses shares those addresses with the underlying API provider. Use this for public addresses only.
• No Node Required: This tool relies on public API infrastructure. For mission-critical infrastructure requiring 100% uptime guarantees, consider running a private indexer alongside this skill.