Agent skill · data analytics · sickn33
alpha-vantage
Access 20+ years of global financial data: equities, options, forex, crypto, commodities, economic indicators, and 50+ technical indicators.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific API commands and patterns for accessing diverse financial data that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires pandas, requests, uv installed locally. Requires alphavantage account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Alpha Vantage — Financial Market Data Access 20+ years of global financial data: equities, options, forex, crypto, commodities, economic indicators, and 50+ technical indicators. API Key Setup (Required) 1. Get a free key at https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key (premium plans available for higher rate limits) 2. Set as environment variable: Installation Base URL & Request Pattern All requests go to: Quick Start Examples API Categories Category Key Functions ---------- -------------- Time Series (Stocks) GLOBALQUOTE, TIMESERIESINTRADAY, TIMESERIESDAILY, TIMESERIESWEEKLY, TIMESERIESMONTHLY Options REALTIMEOPTIONS, HISTORICALOPTIONS Alpha Intelligence NEWSSENTIMENT, EARNINGSCALLTRANSCRIPT, TOPGAINERSLOSERS, INSIDERTRANSACTIONS, ANALYTICSFIXEDWINDOW Fundamentals OVERVIEW, ETFPROFILE, INCOMESTATEMENT, BALANCESHEET, CASHFLOW, EARNINGS, DIVIDENDS, SPLITS Forex (FX) CURRENCYEXCHANGERATE, FXINTRADAY, FXDAILY, FXWEEKLY, FXMONTHLY Crypto CURRENCYEXCHANGERATE, CRYPTOINTRADAY, DIGITALCURRENCYDAILY Commodities GOLD (WTI spot), BRENT, NATURALGAS, COPPER, WHEAT, CORN, COFFEE, ALLCOMMODITIES Economic Indicators REALGDP, TREASURYYIELD, FEDERALFUNDSRATE, CPI, INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, NONFARMPAYROLL Technical Indicators SMA, EMA, MACD, RSI, BBANDS, STOCH, ADX, ATR, OBV, VWAP, and 40+ more Common Parameters Parameter Values Notes ----------- -------- ------- outputsize compact / full compact = last 100 points; full = 20+ years datatype json / csv Default: json interval 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 60min, daily, weekly, monthly Depends on endpoint adjusted true / false Adjust for splits/dividends Rate Limits Free tier: 25 requests/day (as of 2026) Premium plans: higher limits, real-time data, intraday access HTTP 429 = rate limit exceeded Add delays between requests when processing multiple symbols Error Handling When to Use Use this skill when tackling tasks related to its primary domain or functionality as described above. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/alpha-vantage--da70b9