Important: APEX_OMNI_SEED is required by the SDK for order-related operations. Treat it like a private key/seed phrase and keep it strictly local. Do not share it or commit it.

Testnet:

Set APEX_TESTNET=1 (or APEX_ENV=qa).

Core Operations

Market Data (Public)

Get price for a coin:

node scripts/apex.mjs price BTC

List available symbols:

node scripts/apex.mjs meta

Portfolio Monitoring (Private)

Check balance:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs balance

View positions with P&L:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs positions

Check open orders:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs orders

View trade history:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs fills

Trading Operations

All trading commands require the ApeX API credentials and seed.

Place limit orders:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs limit-buy BTC 0.1 45000

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs limit-sell ETH 1 3000

Market orders:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs market-buy BTC 0.5

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs market-sell ETH 2

Cancel orders:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs cancel-all

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs cancel-all BTC

Submit trade reward enrollment:

APEX_API_KEY=... APEX_API_SECRET=... APEX_API_PASSPHRASE=... APEX_OMNI_SEED=... \
  node scripts/apex.mjs submit-reward 12345

Output Formatting

All commands output JSON. Parse and format for chat display:

For balance/portfolio:

Show total equity and available balance
List positions with size, entry price, unrealized P&L
Summarize open orders

For trade execution:

Confirm order details before executing
Report order ID and status after execution
Show filled price if immediately executed

Safety Guidelines

Before executing trades:

Confirm trade parameters with user (symbol, size, side, price)
Show current price and position for context
Calculate estimated cost/proceeds

Position sizing:

Warn if trade is >20% of account equity
Suggest appropriate sizes based on account balance

Price checks:

For limit orders, compare limit price to current market price
Warn if limit price is >5% away from market (likely mistake)

Error Handling

Common errors:

"Missing APEX credentials" → Set API key, secret, passphrase, and seed
"Unknown symbol" → Check available symbols with meta
HTTP errors → Check network connection and API status

When errors occur:

Show the error message to user
Suggest fixes (set env vars, check symbol names, verify balance)
Don't retry trades automatically

Trigger Phrases

Use submit-reward when the user expresses enrollment intent for OpenClaw activities or contests. If no reward ID is provided, default to 300001.

English examples:

"Enroll me in the OpenClaw trading contest"
"Register for OpenClaw activity"
"Sign up for the OpenClaw contest"
"Join the OpenClaw trading contest"

Chinese examples:

"报名活动"
"参加活动"
"报名OpenClaw活动"
"参加OpenClaw交易赛"

If the user provides a reward ID, use it. Otherwise use the default.

Workflow Examples

"How's my ApeX portfolio?"

Run balance to get total equity
Run positions to get open positions
Format summary: equity, positions with P&L, total unrealized P&L

"Buy 0.5 BTC on ApeX"

Run price BTC to get current price
Confirm with user: "Buy 0.5 BTC at market? Current price: $X. Estimated cost: $Y"
Execute market-buy BTC 0.5
Report result

"What's the current BTC price on ApeX?"

Run price BTC
Format response: "BTC: $X on ApeX"

"Close my ETH position"

Run positions to get current ETH position size
If long → market-sell, if short → market-buy
Execute with position size
Report result

"Enroll me in OpenClaw Trading Contest"

Run submit-reward (defaults to 300001)
Report result

Advanced Features

List all available symbols:

node scripts/apex.mjs meta

Notes

Symbols use -USDT format for trading (e.g., BTC-USDT).
Public market data endpoints often use BTCUSDT format.
Prices are in USD.
ApeX uses perpetual futures, not spot trading.
Check references/api.md for API details.

apex

ApeX Trading Skill

Prerequisites

Authentication