# order-lifecycle

A skill that guides order lifecycle design in trading systems: the order state machine, FIX application messages, cancel and replace handling. Built for OMS and EMS work.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 743 installs · ★ 218
- Author: JoelLewis
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/trading-operations/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/order-lifecycle

## What it does

The skill lays out the order state machine: which states an order can occupy and which transitions are legal. Terminal states (Filled, Canceled, Replaced, Rejected, Expired) sit alongside in-flight ones like Pending New, Pending Cancel and Pending Replace. The race condition gets its own treatment — a fill can still arrive while a cancel is pending, so Pending Cancel -> Filled is a valid path, not a bug.

On top of the state machine, it covers the FIX application layer: NewOrderSingle, ExecutionReport, cancel/replace, ClOrdID and OrigClOrdID chaining, and aggregation of partial fills. Pre-submission validation is spelled out too — buying power, position limits, restricted lists — along with order type and time-in-force selection. CAT-compliant audit trails are part of the scope.

Order state has to be persisted durably before you acknowledge anything to the originator. Skip that and a crashed OMS cannot reconstruct which orders are live. Recovery leans on idempotent handling of duplicate execution reports plus reconciliation against venue order status. FIX session management — logon, sequence gaps, disconnects — lives in a separate skill, exchange-connectivity.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill order-lifecycle -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/order-lifecycle/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill order-lifecycle -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill order-lifecycle -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JoelLewis/finance_skills order-lifecycle
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill order-lifecycle -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills --path plugins/trading-operations/skills/order-lifecycle
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill order-lifecycle -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/trading-operations/skills/order-lifecycle/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build an order state machine for an OMS or EMS
- handle the cancel/replace race with late fills
- define pre-submission validation rules
- chain ClOrdID and OrigClOrdID across a replace
- recover order state after an OMS crash

## Example prompts
- Design the order state machine for our OMS and list every valid transition
- A fill arrived while the order was in Pending Cancel — what should the state machine do?
- Walk me through ClOrdID and OrigClOrdID chaining for a cancel/replace

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: order-lifecycle
description: "Guide the design and implementation of order lifecycle management in trading systems. Owns FIX application-layer message flows (NewOrderSingle, ExecutionReport, cancel/replace) and order state. Use when building an order state machine for an OMS or EMS, handling cancel/replace race conditions, defining pre-submission validation rules (buying power, position limits, restricted lists), selecting order types and time-in-force instructions, designing multi-leg or OCO or bracket orders, building CAT-compliant audit trails, troubleshooting order rejections or unexpected state transitions, hardening an OMS against edge cases, or implementing order persistence and recovery for failover. Also covers execution-report handling, ClOrdID chaining, and partial fill aggregation. For FIX session management (logon, sequence gaps, disconnects) see exchange-connectivity."
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# Order Lifecycle

## Core Concepts

### Order State Machine
The order state machine is the central abstraction in any order management system. It defines every state an order can occupy and every valid transition between states. A correctly implemented state machine prevents impossible transitions (such as filling a canceled order), ensures audit trail completeness, and provides the foundation for order status reporting to clients, counterparties, and regulators.

**Canonical order states:**

- **New:** The order has been created internally but not yet transmitted to an execution venue. This is the initial state in the OMS after order entry and validation.
- **Pending New:** The order has been transmitted to the execution venue but no acknowledgment has been received. The order is in flight. This state exists because network latency and venue processing time create a window between submission and acceptance.
- **Accepted (New on venue):** The execution venue has acknowledged receipt of the order and placed it on the order book. The FIX ExecType=New / OrdStatus=New acknowledgment has been received.
- **Partially Filled:** The order has received one or more executions but the full quantity has not yet been filled. The cumulative filled quantity is greater than zero but less than the order quantity.
- **Filled:** The order has been completely executed. The cumulative filled quantity equals the order quantity. This is a terminal state.
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