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Simmer Skill Builder

v1.2.3

Generate complete, installable OpenClaw trading skills from natural language strategy descriptions. Use when your human wants to create a new trading strateg...

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byAD88@adlai88
MIT-0
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LicenseMIT-0 · Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.
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Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose (generate runnable Simmer trading skills) aligns with the included templates, examples, and helper scripts which legitimately need the Simmer SDK and SIMMER_API_KEY. However the registry metadata (requirements reported earlier) lists no env vars or credentials while the included clawhub.json and SKILL.md repeatedly require SIMMER_API_KEY and simmer-sdk. That mismatch is unexpected and worth investigating.
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Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs the agent to create full skill folders on disk (SKILL.md, clawhub.json, Python script, scripts/status.py), copy boilerplate verbatim, fetch external API docs if needed, and use the SIMMER_API_KEY from the environment. Those actions are coherent for a skill-generator but they grant the skill the ability to write executable code and potentially fetch arbitrary external docs — a broader scope than a read-only helper. Also the SKILL.md template explicitly expects automaton entrypoints and environment tunables; the included clawhub.json in this package does not match that expectation (it has automaton.entrypoint null), an internal inconsistency.
Install Mechanism
No install spec / no network download or third-party package installation specified by the registry. The skill is instruction-driven and contains local helper scripts only (status.py, validate_skill.py). No suspicious external archive downloads or URL-based installers were found.
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Credentials
The actual files (clawhub.json, SKILL.md templates, and scripts) require SIMMER_API_KEY and pip dependency simmer-sdk. The registry-level requirements reported earlier showed none — that's an inconsistency. The Simmer SDK docs inside references also note additional sensitive env vars (WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY, SOLANA_PRIVATE_KEY) are required for some 'real' venues; the builder could generate skills that request those keys later. Asking for SIMMER_API_KEY is proportional for a trading-skill generator, but you should NOT provide live wallet private keys or other secrets unless you fully audit the generated skill.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request always:true and does not appear to modify other skills or system-wide agent settings. It will create skill folders and files (normal for a generator) and includes a validate script; these are legitimate for its purpose but you should restrict where it can write and run code.
What to consider before installing
What to check before installing or giving credentials: - Reconcile the mismatch: the registry metadata reported no required env vars but the package contains a clawhub.json and templates that require SIMMER_API_KEY and the simmer-sdk. Assume the skill needs SIMMER_API_KEY unless the publisher explicitly confirms otherwise. - Do NOT supply live wallet private keys (WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY, SOLANA_PRIVATE_KEY) or other private signing keys to this skill or to generated skills unless you fully audited the generated code. The Simmer docs note those are only required for specific real venues; generated skills could include them. - Audit the generated skill folder before running it. The generator will write Python scripts and config files to disk and may instruct the agent to run them. Run scripts in a sandbox or review code manually (look for network endpoints, unexpected POSTs, or obfuscated behavior). - Use a limited (paper/sim) API key or a read-only credential when testing. The Simmer client supports simulated ('sim') venues — prefer those for initial testing. - Run scripts/validate_skill.py on any generated skill folder; it includes checks for common pitfalls. Also inspect clawhub.json to ensure automaton.managed and entrypoint are set as you expect. - Limit the agent's file-write and network permissions if possible; avoid letting it autonomously install or execute newly generated code until you verify it. Confidence notes: The package contents and templates strongly match the claimed purpose (generating Simmer trading skills), but clear inconsistencies between registry-declared requirements and the included files (and between the templates' expectations and the included clawhub.json) make the package suspicious until those mismatches are explained by the publisher.

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MIT-0
Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.

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