gated-alpha_skill

Overview

This skill integrates with Gated Alpha to discover, filter, and purchase pay-per-call crypto alpha. It supports webhook push delivery (recommended) or polling, and uses x402 payments on Base (USDC) to unlock full payloads. Owner payouts are executed onchain within seconds after each purchase. The skill archives versions for discovery and reuse.

How this skill works

Register a webhook to receive matching alpha events instantly, or poll the /alpha/latest endpoint to fetch previews on demand. When an alpha arrives, evaluate group_score, trial_url, and other metadata; if you decide to buy, use an x402-capable fetch wrapper to complete the USDC payment on Base and retrieve the full payload. Subscriptions are limited per wallet and webhooks must acknowledge quickly to avoid lost deliveries.

When to use it

• You want real-time alpha delivery to an agent or trading bot via webhooks.
• You prefer periodic scanning of latest previews via polling before purchasing.
• You need pay-per-call access with onchain owner payouts and clear cost control.
• You want to filter calls by chain, category, group score, market cap, or risk.

Best practices

• Use webhook push mode to avoid polling and ensure immediate delivery.
• Filter incoming alpha first by group_score (skip low trusted groups).
• If trial_url exists for a new group, fetch the trial preview before paying.
• Auto-acknowledge webhooks (200) immediately, then process asynchronously.
• Wrap fetch with @x402/fetch and an x402 client to handle 402 challenges automatically.

Example use cases

• Automatically route high-trust, low-mcap memecoin calls to a risk-managed trade execution agent.
• Archive all purchased alpha payloads for backtesting and performance attribution.
• Build a notification service that only forwards calls with group_score > 60 and price_usdc <= 5.
• Run a monitoring agent that polls latest previews and buys promising calls when confidence > 0.7.
• Onboard a Telegram signal group to monetize calls with automatic Base payouts.