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alpaca-trading-example

This Claude Code skill provides a template structure for integrating with the Alpaca trading API, enabling automated trade execution and market data retrieval. Use this when building trading applications that require standardized documentation of prerequisites, workflow steps, output formats, and safety guardrails for financial transactions.

Install in Claude Code
Copy
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-skills /tmp/alpaca-trading-example && cp -r /tmp/alpaca-trading-example/templates/skill ~/.claude/skills/alpaca-trading-example
Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

SKILL.md

# Example Trading API Skill

Replace this title with your skill name.

## Prerequisites

List required tools, authentication, and permissions.

## Workflow

1. Step one
2. Step two
3. Step three

## Output contract

Summarize expected artifacts. Defer schemas and formulas to `reference.md`.

## Guardrails

List anti-patterns and safety rules.

## Related files

- [reference.md](reference.md)