# trader-portfolio-cg

Solves mean-variance optimization with conjugate gradients instead of the Neumann series. Useful when you recompute portfolio weights often and latency gets in the way.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 513 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-portfolio-cg/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trader-portfolio-cg

## What it does

The skill solves `Σ · x = μ` with conjugate gradients. The covariance matrix Σ is symmetric positive-definite by construction, so CG converges in at most n iterations with no preconditioning, and usually well under that when eigenvalues cluster. The claimed speedup over the legacy Neumann path is 40-60×, with parity within 1e-4 on a fixed seed.

Inside sits `sublinearAdapter`, which picks the backend on its own: it probes for the native `mcp__ruflo-sublinear__solve` and drops to an embedded ~50-line JS CG when that tool is unreachable. Same math either way. The artifact metadata keeps `method` — `cg-sublinear-native`, `cg-local` or `neumann-fallback` — so you can tell which backend ran.

Before you start, check where Σ and μ come from: `neural-trader` 2.8.11 does not return them, and `--portfolio current` runs an equal-weight demo. You supply the returns matrix yourself or pull it from AgentDB where a prior run stored it. Weights go to the `trading-risk` namespace with no TTL, because they are the audit trail. If the new weights differ from the historical median by more than 30% in any single asset, the skill suggests flagging them for human review.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ruvnet/ruflo trader-portfolio-cg
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill trader-portfolio-cg -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-portfolio-cg/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compute optimal portfolio weights on a 256×256 covariance matrix
- speed up mean-variance recomputation without changing the math
- compare CG against the legacy Neumann path on one seed
- store weights together with method and iteration count
- catch a new weight set drifting from the historical median

## Example prompts
- compute optimal portfolio weights with trader-portfolio-cg, tolerance 1e-6
- run trader-portfolio-cg on the covariance matrix stored in AgentDB
- compare trader-portfolio-cg output against the Neumann fallback

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: trader-portfolio-cg
description: Mean-variance portfolio optimization via Conjugate Gradient — 40-60× faster than the legacy Neumann path (ADR-126 Phase 3, ADR-123 Wedge 8)
allowed-tools: Bash Read mcp__ruflo-sublinear__solve 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-search
argument-hint: "[--portfolio-id ID] [--tolerance 1e-6]"
---
Solve the mean-variance optimization `Σ · x = μ` via Conjugate Gradient instead of the legacy Neumann series.

**Why CG instead of Neumann (ADR-123 Wedge 8):**
- Neumann series: ~50 µs at n=256 (legacy `npx neural-trader --portfolio optimize`)
- Conjugate Gradient: ~816 ns at n=256 (this skill)
- Measured speedup: 40-60×; parity within 1e-4 on a fixed seed.

The covariance matrix Σ is symmetric positive-definite by construction (it's a Gram matrix on real returns), so CG is provably optimal — it converges in at most n iterations with no preconditioning, and typically far fewer when eigenvalues cluster.

**Disable flag**: set `RUFLO_NEURAL_TRADER_DISABLE_CG=1` to skip the CG path entirely and fall through to step 4's legacy Neumann route. Useful for A/B validation or when an upstream covariance regression breaks SPD.

**Native dispatch flag**: set `RUFLO_SUBLINEAR_NATIVE=1` to force the adapter to attempt the native `mcp__ruflo-sublinear__solve` path even when `globalThis` doesn't expose the tool (e.g. when the harness mounts it via a different transport). On any native-dispatch failure the adapter cleanly falls back to the local JS CG and records `method: 'cg-local'` in the artifact metadata — so the regression is auditable.

Steps:

1. **Ensure neural-trader is available**:
   ```bash
   npm ls neural-trader 2>/dev/null || npm install --ignore-scripts neural-trader
   ```

2. **Read the current covariance matrix Σ and expected-return vector μ** from neural-trader's portfolio API:
   ```bash
   # neural-trader 2.8.11 does NOT return Σ or μ: `--portfolio current` runs the equal-weight demo
   # (symbols, weights, a risk figure and a note that the returns matrix is not wired).
   # Take Σ and μ from the user (a returns matrix they provide), or from AgentDB if a prior run stored them:
   ```
   ```text
````
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