VT Trades — Polymarket Trading Skill

A Polymarket prediction market trading skill for OpenClaw. Browse markets, execute trades via split + CLOB strategy, track positions with P&L, and discover hedging opportunities through LLM analysis.

Setup

Prerequisites

•Python 3.11+ with uv package manager
•Polygon RPC node (Chainstack recommended)
•Wallet with USDC.e on Polygon
•OpenRouter API key (for hedge discovery)

Install

bash

cd /path/to/polymarket-arb-bot
uv sync
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your credentials

First-time wallet approval

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py wallet approve

Commands

Browse Markets

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py markets trending
uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py markets search "election"
uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py markets detail <condition_id>

Check Wallet

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py wallet status

Trade

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py buy <condition_id> YES 50
uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py buy <condition_id> NO 25

Positions

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py positions

Arbitrage Scanner

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py scan

Hedge Discovery

bash

uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py hedge scan --limit 10
uv run python scripts/polyclaw.py hedge analyze <condition_id_1> <condition_id_2>

Natural Language Prompts

When connected to OpenClaw, use these prompts:

•"What's trending on Polymarket?"
•"Buy $50 YES on market <id>"
•"Show my positions"
•"Find hedging opportunities"
•"Scan for arbitrage"
•"What's my wallet balance?"

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`CHAINSTACK_NODE`	Yes (trading)	Polygon RPC URL
`POLYCLAW_PRIVATE_KEY`	Yes (trading)	EVM private key (hex)
`POLYMARKET_API_KEY`	Yes (trading)	CLOB API key
`POLYMARKET_API_SECRET`	Yes (trading)	CLOB API secret
`POLYMARKET_PASSPHRASE`	Yes (trading)	CLOB passphrase
`OPENROUTER_API_KEY`	Yes (hedge)	OpenRouter API key
`HTTPS_PROXY`	Recommended	Residential proxy for CLOB
`WEBHOOK_URL`	No	Discord/Slack notification webhook
`DRY_RUN`	No	Set `true` to log without trading (default: true)