Alpaca Trading

What this skill does

Trade stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto via Alpaca's REST API using curl.

Alpaca Trading is part of the Data & APIs category — data and API skills that fetch, query, and work with external data sources. You can install it on its own or alongside other data & apis skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

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-trading 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-trading

This pulls alpaca-trading from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/alpaca-trading/. 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-trading-2.1.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/alpaca-trading/ (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-trading, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add alpaca-trading. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/alpaca-trading/.

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, ETFs, options, and crypto via Alpaca's REST API using curl.

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