# trader-cloud-backtest

Sends heavy neural-trader work — walk-forward, Monte-Carlo, parameter sweeps, model training — to a Managed Agent container instead of your own machine.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 599 installs · ★ 79357
- Author: ruvnet
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/HEAD/plugins/ruflo-neural-trader/skills/trader-cloud-backtest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trader-cloud-backtest

## What it does

The skill hands a `neural-trader` job to a cloud container through `managed_agent_create` and `managed_agent_prompt`. It earns its keep on long runs: multi-year walk-forward, large Monte-Carlo path counts, a grid sweep, or training an LSTM, Transformer or N-BEATS model. For a quick sanity check, the local `trader-backtest` skill is the cheaper route.

It starts with a cost estimate, then provisions the environment and installs `neural-trader` from npm via `initScript` so the agent does not reinstall mid-run. A smoke pass goes first, one Monte-Carlo path over a short window, which surfaces a bad strategy name or ticker in seconds. Every config in a sweep rides in a single prompt against one container.

Running it takes `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or `CLAUDE_API_KEY` plus Managed Agents beta access. Without them the `managed_agent_*` call stops at a key requirement. Metrics come back in the agent reply, while `equity.csv` and `trades.csv` sit under `/tmp`. Artifacts are signed with Ed25519 and checked against the key pinned in project config, never against the `witnessPublicKey` field carried inside the artifact; if that check fails, the skill refuses to promote the strategy live. A container bills until it is terminated, so the session is shut down the moment results land.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill trader-cloud-backtest -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill trader-cloud-backtest -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill trader-cloud-backtest -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ruvnet/ruflo trader-cloud-backtest
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/trader-cloud-backtest/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill trader-cloud-backtest -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo --path plugins/ruflo-neural-trader/skills/trader-cloud-backtest
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill trader-cloud-backtest -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/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/HEAD/plugins/ruflo-neural-trader/skills/trader-cloud-backtest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- run a walk-forward over several years without tying up your laptop
- sweep a parameter grid inside one container instead of N sessions
- train an LSTM or Transformer model on a ticker's price history
- pull Sharpe, Sortino, drawdown, win rate and CVaR out of a finished run
- verify the artifact signature before a strategy goes live

## Example prompts
- Run `backtest` for `multi-indicator` on `SPY` over 2020-2024 with 1000 Monte-Carlo paths in the cloud and report Sharpe, Sortino, max drawdown and CVaR.
- Run `sweep` for `multi-indicator` on `SPY` in one container and give me the metrics per config.
- Train an `lstm` model on `SPY` for 2020-2024 and write the equity curve to `/tmp/equity.csv`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: trader-cloud-backtest
description: Run a heavy neural-trader job (long walk-forward, big Monte-Carlo, parameter sweep, model training) on the Anthropic Managed Agent cloud runtime instead of locally
allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__managed_agent_create mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__managed_agent_prompt mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__managed_agent_events mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__managed_agent_status mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__managed_agent_terminate mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_retrieve mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-store Bash Read
argument-hint: "<backtest|train|sweep> <strategy-or-model> --symbol <TICKER> [--period 2020-2024] [--mc-paths 1000]"
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# Cloud backtest / train (neural-trader on a Managed Agent)

Dispatch a **heavy** `neural-trader` job to an Anthropic Claude Managed Agent (cloud container) instead of running it locally. See project ADR-117 (recipe + cost rules) and ADR-115 (the `managed_agent_*` runtime).

## When to use this vs `trader-backtest` (local)

| Job | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Quick sanity check; one short backtest (< ~1 min) | local — use the `trader-backtest` skill |
| Multi-year **walk-forward**, big **Monte-Carlo** count, **parameter sweep** over a grid, or **model training** (LSTM/Transformer/N-BEATS) | **cloud — this skill** |

Prereq: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` (or `CLAUDE_API_KEY`) + Managed Agents beta access. If `managed_agent_*` returns "needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", fall back to the local `trader-backtest` skill.

## Steps

1. **Estimate first.** From the job size, print an estimated cost (≈ container-minutes × rate + tokens) — a long sweep is a deliberate choice, not a default.

2. **Provision (or reuse) the container** — install neural-trader at container start so the agent doesn't reinstall mid-run:
   ```
   managed_agent_create({
     name: "nt-cloud",
     model: "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",            // orchestration only — the compute is the Rust engine, not the LM (ADR-026)
````
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