Crypto Prices

Fetch live cryptocurrency and commodity prices from verified sources with caching and fallback, ensuring accurate and up-to-date market data.

Skill: crypto-prices

Purpose

Fetch live cryptocurrency and commodity prices using the local crypto_prices.py module. This is your single source of truth for all price data — never use web search for prices.

When to Use

• Boss Man asks "what's BTC at?" or "price of gold" or any price query
• You need current prices for market analysis, morning protocol, or any report
• Anytime you're about to quote a price in conversation

How to Execute

Single Price Lookup

cd ~/clawd && python3 -c "
from crypto_prices import fetch_live_price, format_price_text
data = fetch_live_price('COIN_NAME')
if data:
    print(format_price_text(data))
    # Full details available in data dict:
    # data['price'], data['change_24h'], data['change_7d'], data['change_30d']
    # data['market_cap'], data['volume_24h'], data['high_24h'], data['low_24h']
    # data['ath'], data['ath_change_pct'], data['source']
else:
    print('Price unavailable — all providers failed')
"

Multiple Price Lookup (Batch)

cd ~/clawd && python3 -c "
from crypto_prices import fetch_multiple_prices, format_prices_block
prices = fetch_multiple_prices(['bitcoin', 'ethereum', 'xrp', 'sui', 'gold', 'silver'])
print(format_prices_block(prices))
"

Quick Price (Minimal Output)

cd ~/clawd && python3 -c "
from crypto_prices import fetch_live_price
d = fetch_live_price('COIN_NAME')
if d: print(f\"{d['symbol']}: \${d['price']:,.6g} ({d['change_24h']:+.2f}%)\")
"

Supported Assets

Input	Resolves To	Source
btc, bitcoin	bitcoin	CoinGecko
eth, ethereum	ethereum	DexScreener → CoinGecko
xrp, ripple	ripple	DexScreener → CoinGecko
sui	sui	CoinGecko
sol, solana	solana	CoinGecko
gold, xau	gold	Yahoo Finance → CoinGecko
silver, xag	silver	Yahoo Finance → CoinGecko
doge, ada, dot, avax, link, matic	various	CoinGecko

Provider Chain

1. Cache (60s TTL) — serves instantly if fresh
2. Yahoo Finance — metals only (gold/silver), most reliable for commodities
3. CoinGecko full — comprehensive data (price, 24h/7d/30d change, ATH/ATL, market cap)
4. CoinGecko simple — lighter endpoint if full is rate-limited
5. DexScreener — DEX-based failover for crypto (ETH and XRP try this first)

Rules

• NEVER use Brave Search for prices — it returns stale article snippets, not live data
• NEVER guess or hallucinate prices — if all providers fail, say "price unavailable"
• Cache is 60 seconds — calling twice within a minute is free
• Rate limits: CoinGecko ~10 req/min, DexScreener ~60 req/min
• For batch queries, the module handles delays automatically