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Installation

Requirements

Requirement Version Link
Node.js 18+ nodejs.org
Chrome or Edge Any recent google.com/chrome
TradingView account Free or paid tradingview.com
Anthropic API key — console.anthropic.com

Step 1 — Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/brandononchain/opentrade.git
cd opentrade
npm install

Step 2 — Create your .env file

Create a file called .env in the opentrade/ folder:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

Optional settings:

TV_CDP_PORT=9222
TVA_PORT=7842

Your .env is gitignored — it never gets committed.

Get your API key at console.anthropic.com → API Keys → Create Key

Step 3 — Launch TradingView in Chrome with CDP

TradingView must be open in Chrome with the remote debugging port enabled. See Connecting TradingView for full platform instructions.

Quick version (Windows):

& "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --remote-debugging-port=9222 --user-data-dir="C:\ChromeDebug" "https://www.tradingview.com/chart/"

Quick version (Mac):

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --user-data-dir="/tmp/ChromeDebug" "https://www.tradingview.com/chart/"

Log into your TradingView account when Chrome opens.

Step 4 — Run OpenTrade

node src/cli/index.js

You should see the banner, then:

✓ Connected (BTCUSDT)
You ›

Type anything to start.

Optional: Install globally

npm link
opentrade          # now works from anywhere

Verify the connection

node src/cli/index.js health

Expected output:

{
  "success": true,
  "cdp_connected": true,
  "chart_symbol": "BTCUSDT",
  "chart_resolution": "60",
  "api_available": true
}

Troubleshooting

Problem Fix
Could not resolve authentication method Add ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to your .env file
CDP connection failed Make sure Chrome is running with --remote-debugging-port=9222
TradingView not found Navigate to localhost:9222/json/list in browser — should show TradingView
npm install fails Make sure Node.js 18+ is installed: node --version
.msix install fails on Windows See Connecting TradingView — use Chrome instead of TradingView Desktop

Next: Connecting TradingView