Alva Skills

Turn your AI agent into a finance powerhouse — access 250+ financial skills, build cloud-side analytics, backtest strategies, and ship live investing playbooks.

Quick Start

1. Install

Claude Code

npx skills add https://github.com/alva-ai/skills

OpenClaw

clawhub install alva

Or manually copy the skill directory:

cp -r skills/alva ~/.openclaw/skills/alva

Other Agents

This skill uses the AgentSkills format. Any agent that supports SKILL.md can load it by pointing to the skills/alva/ directory.

2. Configure

Get an API key at alva.ai, then add it to your agent's environment:

Claude Code

// ~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "env": {
    "ALVA_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
  }
}

OpenClaw

// openclaw.json
{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "alva": {
        "enabled": true,
        "env": { "ALVA_API_KEY": "your_api_key" }
      }
    }
  }
}

Auto-Update

The Alva skill automatically checks for updates on first use each session. If a newer version is available, your agent will display a notification:

Alva skill update available.
  Installed: v1.0.0
  Latest:    v1.2.0
Update with one of:
  npx skills update
  clawhub update alva
  git clone https://github.com/alva-ai/skills ./tmp/alva-skills && cp -r ./tmp/alva-skills/skills/alva/* "<skill-dir>/" && rm -rf ./tmp/alva-skills

The check is silent when your skill is up to date. It runs at most once every 8 hours and fails gracefully offline.

3. Try It

Start with a simple prompt:

Build me an NVDA dashboard with insider trading data and financial metrics

That's it. Your agent now has full access to the Alva platform. By default, the skill builds live playbooks unless you explicitly ask for a static snapshot.

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Example Prompts

Use Case	Example Prompt
Stock Dashboard	"Build a playbook tracking AAPL with price charts, analyst targets, and insider trades"
Crypto Monitor	"Create a BTC/ETH dashboard with funding rates, exchange flows, and on-chain metrics"
Trading Strategy	"Backtest an RSI mean-reversion strategy on BTC with daily rebalancing"
Macro Overview	"Build a macro dashboard with CPI, GDP, Treasury rates, and recession probability"
Screening Tool	"Screen for stocks with PE < 15, ROE > 20%, and positive insider buying"

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Platform Capabilities

Data — 250+ Financial Skills

Unified access to crypto, equities, ETFs, macro, on-chain, and social data through built-in skills:

Category	Highlights
Crypto	Spot & futures OHLCV, funding rates, open interest, long/short ratios, exchange flows, DeFi metrics
Equities	Fundamentals (income, balance sheet, cash flow), analyst estimates, price targets, insider & senator trades
Macro	CPI, GDP, unemployment, fed funds rate, Treasury rates, VIX, consumer sentiment
On-Chain	MVRV, SOPR, NUPL, whale ratio, exchange inflow/outflow
Social & News	Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, podcasts, news feeds, web search
Technical	50+ indicator calculations — RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, VWAP, Ichimoku, and more

For unstructured content, use feed_widgets to subscribe to specific accounts or channels, and unified_search to discover content about a topic.

Compute — Cloud JavaScript Runtime

Write JavaScript that runs on Alva Cloud in a secure V8 isolate. No local dependencies, no infrastructure to manage. Full access to built-in skills, HTTP networking, and LLM APIs.

Pipelines — Feed SDK

Build persistent data pipelines that store time series data. Schedule them as cronjobs for continuous updates — every minute, every hour, or daily.

Backtest — Altra Trading Engine

Event-driven backtesting with historical data and live paper trading. Define strategies, register features, simulate portfolios, and analyze performance.

Deploy & Share — Playbook Web Apps

Turn your work into a hosted web app at https://alva.ai/u/<username>/playbooks/<playbook_name>. Built with the Alva Design System — charts, KPIs, tables, and more. You can also remix published playbooks and add a creator's note after release.

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Architecture at a Glance

┌───────────────┐    ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│   AI Agent    │───▶│                      Alva Cloud                      │
│ (Claude, etc) │    │                                                      │
└───────────────┘    │  ┌──────────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────────┐    │
                     │  │  Skill Hub   │  │   ALFS   │  │  JS Runtime  │    │
                     │  │ 250+ Skills  │  │  Files   │  │  V8 Isolate  │    │
                     │  └──────┬───────┘  └────┬─────┘  └──────┬───────┘    │
                     │         │               │               │            │
                     │  ┌──────▼────────────────▼───────────────▼───────┐   │
                     │  │               Feed SDK + Altra                │   │
                     │  │         Data Pipelines & Backtesting          │   │
                     │  └───────────────────────┬───────────────────────┘   │
                     │                          │                           │
                     │  ┌───────────────────────▼───────────────────────┐   │
                     │  │          Cronjobs · Playbooks · Releases      │   │
                     │  └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
                     └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Available Skills

Skill	Description
alva	Full Alva platform access — data skills, cloud runtime, feeds, backtesting, and playbook deployment. See the skill reference for detailed API docs.

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Links

• Platform: alva.ai
• Skill Reference: skills/alva/SKILL.md
• Issues: github.com/alva-ai/skills/issues