# trading-skills-navigator

Recommends trading workflows and skill bundles based on your goals. Identifies setup steps and separates free workflows from those requiring paid APIs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3000 installs · ★ 3267
- Author: tradermonty
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/trading-skills-navigator/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trading-skills-navigator

## What it does

The skill acts as an interactive router across 74 skills and 12 workflows in the tradermonty/claude-trading-skills repository. It accepts natural-language goals, experience levels, and daily time constraints (15m, 30m, 60m, or 90m). You get a specific workflow suggestion rather than searching manually.

Behind the scenes, a Python recommender runs `scripts/recommend.py`. In Claude Code, the script parses `skills-index.yaml` and `workflows/*.yaml` directly. When evaluated, it explicitly flags whether a workflow functions without paid API keys or requires paid services like FMP.

It never executes trades or places orders automatically. It only guides your setup. For example, if a goal requires an unshipped workflow like CSV portfolio reviews, the tool directly reports that requirement as blocked.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill trading-skills-navigator -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill trading-skills-navigator -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill trading-skills-navigator -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install tradermonty/claude-trading-skills trading-skills-navigator
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill trading-skills-navigator -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --path skills/trading-skills-navigator
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill trading-skills-navigator -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/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/trading-skills-navigator/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find relevant trading workflows by natural-language description
- filter out workflows that require paid API keys
- select setup bundles based on a daily time budget
- check workflow prerequisites before configuring tools

## Example prompts
- Where do I start if I want to swing trade without paid API keys?
- Which workflow fits a dividend investor with a 30m daily time budget?
- Recommend skills for evaluating market regime as a beginner.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: trading-skills-navigator
description: >-
  Recommend the right trading workflow, skillset, API profile, and setup path
  from a natural-language goal. Use this as the on-ramp when a user expresses a
  trading or investing goal and needs to know which skill/workflow to use, where
  to start, or whether something works without paid API keys — e.g. "where do I
  start", "which skill should I use", "I want to swing trade only when the market
  is favorable", "what works without API keys", "どれを使えばいい", "API キー無しで
  使えるものは". Routes and explains only; it never executes trades or auto-runs
  other skills, and it is honest when no workflow has shipped yet.
---

# Trading Skills Navigator

The interactive on-ramp for this repository. It turns a user's goal into a
concrete recommendation: which **workflow** to run, which **skillset**
(skills-index category) it belongs to, the **API requirement**, and the
**setup path** for Claude Web App or Claude Code.

A new user faces 74 skills + 12 workflows with no router. This skill is that
router. It is **deterministic** — a Python recommender (`scripts/recommend.py`)
consumes the repo metadata; this SKILL.md narrates the result conversationally.

## When to Use

- The user expresses a trading/investing goal and asks where to start or which
  skill/workflow to use ("どれを使えばいい", "where do I start").
- The user asks what works **without paid API keys**.
- The user wants the no-API vs API path separated, or a beginner path.
- The user describes a persona ("part-time swing trader", "dividend investor",
  "I want to short", "I want to backtest ideas") and needs routing.

Do **not** use this skill to execute trades, place orders, or auto-run other
skills. It recommends and explains only.

## Workflow

### Step 1 — Capture the goal and constraints

From the user's message, extract:

- The natural-language **goal** (verbatim is fine).
- Optional constraints: **no-API** only? a daily **time budget**
  (15m/30m/60m/90m)? **experience** level (beginner/intermediate/advanced)?

Ask at most one brief clarifying question only if the goal is empty or has no
discernible intent. Otherwise proceed — the recommender degrades gracefully.

### Step 2 — Run the recommender

```bash
python3 skills/trading-skills-navigator/scripts/recommend.py \
  --query "<the user's goal, verbatim>" \
  --format json
  # optional: --no-api  --time-budget 15m|30m|60m|90m|any
  #           --experience beginner|intermediate|advanced
```

- In **Claude Code** the script reads the repo-root SSoT
  (`skills-index.yaml` + `workflows/*.yaml`) automatically.
````
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