hummingbot-heartbeat
OpenClaw cron job that delivers hourly Hummingbot status updates to your chat — API health, Gateway container, active bots/controllers, executors, and portfolio balances.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/hummingbot/skills --skill hummingbot-heartbeatIs this agent skill safe to install?
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This skill provides a heartbeat monitoring service for Hummingbot instances, checking API health, Docker gateway status, active trading bots, and portfolio balances. It follows security best practices by using environment variables for credentials and performing read-only status checks.
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What does this agent skill do?
hummingbot-heartbeat
An OpenClaw cron skill that runs every hour and delivers a formatted Hummingbot status report to your connected chat channel (Telegram, Discord, etc.). Covers API health, Gateway container, active bots/controllers, executors, and portfolio balances.
Installation
clawhub install hummingbot-heartbeat
Or manually clone into your skills directory.
Quick Start
1. Set up the OpenClaw cron job
Ask your OpenClaw agent:
"Set up the hummingbot-heartbeat cron job"
The agent will resolve the skill path and register it with openclaw cron. Or do it manually:
# Replace <SKILL_PATH> with the actual installed path
openclaw cron add \
--name "hummingbot-heartbeat" \
--description "Hourly Hummingbot status check" \
--every 1h \
--announce \
--channel telegram \
--message "Run this and send output verbatim: python3 <SKILL_PATH>/scripts/bot_status.py"
2. Run manually (debug)
python3 scripts/bot_status.py
python3 scripts/bot_status.py --json
Configuration
Set via environment variables or a .env file in the skill directory:
# .env (optional — defaults shown)
HUMMINGBOT_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
API_USER=admin
API_PASS=admin
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
HUMMINGBOT_API_URL | http://localhost:8000 | Hummingbot API base URL |
API_USER | admin | API username |
API_PASS | admin | API password |
Requirements
- Python 3.9+
- Hummingbot API running (see
hummingbot-deployskill) - Docker (optional — Gateway status check skipped if Docker unavailable)
Sample Output
🤖 Hummingbot Status — Feb 28, 2026 09:06 AM
**Infrastructure**
API: ✅ Up (v1.0.1)
Gateway: ✅ Up 17 hours
**Active Bots:** none
**Active Executors:** none
**Portfolio** (total: $187.23)
Token Units Price Value
------------ ----------- ---------- ----------
SOL 2.0639 $81.4996 $168.20
USDC 19.0286 $1.0000 $19.03
What It Checks
| Check | Endpoint | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| API health | GET / | Returns version |
| Gateway | docker ps | grep gateway | Skipped if Docker unavailable |
| Active bots | GET /bot-orchestration/status | Lists controller configs |
| Active executors | POST /executors/search | Filters out CLOSED/FAILED |
| Portfolio | POST /portfolio/history | Latest balances with prices |
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
<a href="https://skillzs.dev/skills/hummingbot/skills/hummingbot-heartbeat">View hummingbot-heartbeat on skillZs</a>