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Alpaca Trading

⬇ 2.9K downloads ★ 3 stars Version 1.0.0 Rank #3347 of 10,000+
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What this skill does

Trade stocks and crypto via Alpaca API. Use for market data (quotes, bars, news), placing orders (market, limit, stop), checking positions, portfolio management, and account info. Supports both paper and live trading. Use when user asks about stock prices, wants to buy/sell securities, check portfolio, or manage trades.

Alpaca Trading is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

Alpaca Trading is ranked #3347 by downloads in the OpenClaw skill catalog (2.9K total downloads, 3 stars). It belongs to the Research & Knowledge category alongside 1934 other top-10000 skills.

How to install Alpaca Trading

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

  1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
  2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
  3. Search for alpaca and click Install.
  4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Alpaca Trading with a single command:

openclaw skills add alpaca

This pulls alpaca from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/alpaca/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Alpaca Trading

Once installed, Alpaca Trading activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

  1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab alpaca-1.0.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
  2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/alpaca/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
  3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Alpaca Trading?

Install Alpaca Trading in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for alpaca, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add alpaca. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/alpaca/.

Is Alpaca Trading free?

Yes. Alpaca Trading is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Alpaca Trading do?

Trade stocks and crypto via Alpaca API.

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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models