TradingView Reader (Read-Only)

Reads TradingView's desktop macOS app for quotes, options chains, and chart state via opencli and a CDP attach to the running TradingView.app process. Powered by the

tradingview

plugin in this repo's

opencli-plugins/tradingview

tree (a separate plugin from opencli's built-in adapters, installed via opencli's monorepo subpath syntax).

This skill is read-only. Designed for analysis: pulling options chains, checking IV/greeks, capturing chart state. It does NOT place trades, post ideas, modify watchlists, or change chart layouts.

Important: Unlike browser-based opencli readers (twitter, linkedin), this one talks directly to a running TradingView desktop app over Chrome DevTools Protocol. The user must (a) have

TradingView.app

installed, and (b) be logged in inside that app. The plugin handles relaunching with the debug port.

How it works: data commands harvest session cookies via CDP

Storage.getCookies

, then fire HTTP requests from Node directly. Page-context fetch is blocked by browser CORS preflight even from TradingView's own pages — the desktop app uses Electron's main process (Node network stack) to bypass this, and we replicate that path. No Browser Bridge extension required, no

apps.yaml

registration needed.

Step 1: Ensure opencli + Plugin Are Installed and Ready

Current environment status:

!`(command -v opencli && opencli tradingview status 2>&1 | head -5 && echo "READY" || echo "SETUP_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"`

If the status above shows

READY

, skip to Step 2. Otherwise:

NOT_INSTALLED — Install opencli

bash

npm install -g @jackwener/opencli

Requires Node.js >= 21 (or Bun >= 1.0).

SETUP_NEEDED — Install the TradingView plugin and launch with CDP

The TradingView adapter is not built into opencli — it's a separate plugin:

bash

# Install the plugin
opencli plugin install github:himself65/finance-skills/tradingview

# Relaunch TradingView.app with CDP enabled (one-time per session)
opencli tradingview launch

The

launch

step quits the running TradingView and reopens it with

--remote-debugging-port=9222

. Warn the user to save chart layouts first if they have unsaved drawings.

Common setup issues

Symptom	Fix
`opencli: command not found`	`npm install -g @jackwener/opencli` (Node ≥ 22 for built-in WebSocket)
`Unknown command: tradingview`	`opencli plugin install github:himself65/finance-skills/tradingview`
`Cannot reach CDP at http://127.0.0.1:9222`	App not launched with debug port — run `opencli tradingview launch`
`No tradingview.com cookies found`	App is open but logged out — log in inside the desktop app
`No TradingView tab found`	Open any chart or symbol page in TradingView, then retry
Empty chain / 0 contracts	Subscription tier on the logged-in account doesn't include options for this symbol

Step 2: Identify What the User Needs

Setup / chart inspection

User Request	Command	Key Flags
Setup / connection check	`opencli tradingview status`	—
Relaunch app with CDP	`opencli tradingview launch`	`--port 9222`
What's on the chart	`opencli tradingview chart-state`	`--tab <id>`
Screenshot a chart	`opencli tradingview screenshot --output ~/charts/nvda.png`	`--tab <id>`

Quotes + options

User Request	Command	Key Flags
Spot quote	`opencli tradingview quote --ticker X`	`--exchange NASDAQ`
Options chain (full)	`opencli tradingview options-chain --ticker X`	`--exchange`
Options chain (one expiry, ATM band)	`opencli tradingview options-chain --ticker X --expiry YYYY-MM-DD`	`--type call\|put` , `--strikes-around-spot N`
List expiries	`opencli tradingview options-expiries --ticker X`	—

Screener

User Request	Command	Key Flags
Generic screener (stocks/crypto/forex/futures/bonds)	`opencli tradingview screener --market america --columns ...`	`--filter <json>` , `--sort field:desc` , `--limit N` , `--label-product`
US stocks with RSI < 30, sorted by volume	`opencli tradingview screener --market america --columns "name,close,RSI\|60,volume" --filter '[{"left":"RSI\|60","operation":"less","right":30}]' --sort volume:desc`	—
Top crypto by market cap	`opencli tradingview screener --market coin --columns "name,close,change,market_cap_calc" --sort market_cap_calc:desc --limit 50`	—
Symbol search / autocomplete	`opencli tradingview search --query "nvidia"`	`--type stock\|funds\|crypto\|...` , `--exchange` , `--country`

News

User Request Command Key Flags

Global news headlines

User Request	Command	Key Flags
Global news headlines	`opencli tradingview news --limit 25`	`--category` , `--area` , `--section` , `--provider`
News for a specific ticker	`opencli tradingview news --symbol NASDAQ:AAPL`	`--limit` , `--section analysis\|press_release\|...`
Full story by id	`opencli tradingview news --id <story-id>`	`--lang en`

opencli tradingview news --limit 25

--category

--area

--section

--provider

News for a specific ticker

opencli tradingview news --symbol NASDAQ:AAPL

--limit

--section analysis|press_release|...

Full story by id

opencli tradingview news --id <story-id>

--lang en

Watchlists + alerts

User Request	Command	Key Flags
List all watchlists	`opencli tradingview watchlists`	—
Symbols in one watchlist	`opencli tradingview watchlists --id <wl-id>`	—
Colored-flag list (red/orange/yellow/green/blue/purple)	`opencli tradingview watchlists --color red`	—
List all alerts	`opencli tradingview alerts --type list`	—
Active alerts	`opencli tradingview alerts --type active`	—
Recently triggered alerts	`opencli tradingview alerts --type triggered`	—
Alerts that fired while offline	`opencli tradingview alerts --type offline`	—
Full alert log	`opencli tradingview alerts --type log`	—

Step 3: Execute the Command

General pattern

bash

# Use -f json or -f yaml for structured output
opencli tradingview options-chain --ticker SNDK --expiry 2026-05-22 -f json
opencli tradingview options-chain --ticker NVDA --strikes-around-spot 8 -f csv
opencli tradingview quote --ticker SPY --exchange NYSEARCA -f json

Key rules

Run
opencli tradingview status
first if connectivity is uncertain — it reports CDP connection state and active TradingView tabs.
Use
-f json
for programmatic processing (LLM context, downstream skills).
Filter by expiry and
--strikes-around-spot
— full chains can be 3,000+ rows; an unfiltered dump is rarely what the user wants.
Default
--exchange NASDAQ
for US equities; require explicit
```
--exchange
```
for ETFs (e.g. SPY = NYSEARCA, QQQ = NASDAQ) or non-US listings.
For
screener
,
--columns
is critical — it controls both the request and the output table. Include
```
name
```
and any field used in
```
--filter
```
or
```
--sort
```
. Append
```
|TF
```
for an indicator's timeframe, e.g.
```
RSI|60
```
for 1-hour RSI. The default columns are sensible for stocks but should be replaced for crypto / forex / futures (different field catalogs).
For
screener
,
--filter
is JSON — array of
```
{left, operation, right}
```
clauses. Always single-quote the JSON in shell to avoid escaping issues. See
```
references/commands.md
```
for the operations cheat sheet.
For
news
, narrow the feed early — the global feed is firehose-level. Use
```
--symbol
```
,
```
--category
```
,
```
--section
```
, or
```
--provider
```
before raising
```
--limit
```
.
For
search
, prefer it over guessing — when the user gives an ambiguous ticker (e.g. "SPY" without exchange), run
```
search --query SPY
```
first to confirm the listing, then pass
```
--exchange
```
to subsequent commands.
For
watchlists
and
alerts
, default to summary — a user asking "what's in my watchlists?" wants list names + counts, not every symbol.
NEVER call any write operation. This skill is read-only — no trades, no watchlist edits, no alert creation/deletion, no chart writes. The plugin intentionally does not expose write endpoints (
```
/append
```
,
```
/replace
```
,
```
/create_alert
```
, etc.).

Output format flag (

-f

)

Format	Flag	Best for
Table	`-f table` (default)	Human-readable terminal output
JSON	`-f json`	Programmatic processing, LLM context
YAML	`-f yaml`	Structured output, readable
Markdown	`-f md`	Documentation, reports
CSV	`-f csv`	Spreadsheet export

Output columns

quote

—

symbol

close

change

change_abs

currency

time

options-chain

—

expiry

dte

strike

type

bid

ask

mid

iv

delta

gamma

theta

vega

rho

theo

bid_iv

ask_iv

symbol

options-expiries

—

expiry

dte

contracts_count

screener

— dynamic; one column per

--columns

entry, plus

symbol

. (Default:

name

close

change

volume

market_cap_basic

sector.tr

search

—

symbol

description

type

exchange

country

currency

news

(list mode) —

id

published

provider

title

urgency

related_symbols

link

news

(story mode,

--id

set) —

id

published

provider

title

body

tags

link

```
watchlists
```
—
```
id
```
,
```
name
```
,
```
symbol_count
```
,
```
symbols
```

alerts

—

id

name

symbol

type

condition

value

active

status

fired_at

```
chart-state
```
—
```
layout_id
```
,
```
symbol
```
,
```
interval
```
,
```
url
```
```
screenshot
```
—
```
path
```
,
```
bytes
```

Step 4: Present the Results

Lead with the structure summary — for an options chain, state spot price, expiry being shown, ATM strike, and IV regime first; then the table. For a screener, lead with the count of matches and the filters applied.
Filter aggressively before showing — never paste a 3,000-row chain or a 500-row screener. Default to ATM ± 6 strikes per expiry for chains; for screeners cap to top 20 unless the user asks for more.
Highlight skew — when showing both calls and puts, note IV skew direction if material.
For chart-state, report layout id + symbol + interval + URL succinctly; offer to screenshot.
For news (list mode), group by provider and lead with timestamps in the user's likely timezone (or always UTC ISO if uncertain). Include the link so the user can open the story. For story mode (
```
--id
```
set), the body is plain text — present it as-is, optionally trimmed.
For watchlists, summarize counts before listing symbols (e.g. "3 watchlists: Earnings (24 syms), AI plays (12 syms), Hedges (8 syms)"). Don't dump 100-symbol watchlist contents unless asked.
For alerts, group by status (active vs triggered/fired) and order recent firings by
```
fired_at
```
desc. Don't expose alert ids unless the user explicitly asks.
For screener results, surface the top movers / extreme values in plain prose first (e.g. "highest market cap NVDA at $4.2T, 12 names below the RSI<30 threshold"), then the table.
Treat sessions as private — never expose CDP target IDs, cookies, or layout IDs unless the user asks.
Cross-reference with Funda when the user is making a trade decision — TradingView's options/screener data is convenient but can lag; for trade entry analysis, also fetch from the
```
funda-data
```
skill and reconcile.

Step 5: Diagnostics

bash

opencli tradingview status

Returns CDP connection state and active TradingView tabs. If CDP is down, run

opencli tradingview launch

to relaunch with the debug port.

Error Reference

Error	Cause	Fix
`Unknown command: tradingview`	Plugin not installed	`opencli plugin install github:himself65/finance-skills/tradingview`
`Cannot reach CDP at http://127.0.0.1:9222`	App launched without debug port	`opencli tradingview launch`
`No tradingview.com cookies found`	Logged out of TradingView	Log in inside the desktop app
`No TradingView tab found`	App open but no TradingView page loaded	Open any chart or symbol page, then retry
`scanner 400 / Empty chain / totalCount=0`	Subscription tier doesn't cover this symbol's options	Check account tier in the desktop app
`Symbol not found`	Wrong exchange	Pass `--exchange` explicitly, or run `opencli tradingview search --query <name>` first
Rate limited	Too many requests	Wait a few seconds, then retry

Reference Files

```
references/commands.md
```
— Every command with all flags, output examples, and analyst workflows

tradingview-reader

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

TradingView Reader (Read-Only)

Step 1: Ensure opencli + Plugin Are Installed and Ready

NOT_INSTALLED — Install opencli

SETUP_NEEDED — Install the TradingView plugin and launch with CDP

Common setup issues

Step 2: Identify What the User Needs

Setup / chart inspection

Quotes + options

Screener

News

Watchlists + alerts

Step 3: Execute the Command

General pattern

Key rules

Output format flag (
`-f`
)

Output columns

Step 4: Present the Results

Step 5: Diagnostics

Error Reference

Reference Files

tradingview-reader

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

TradingView Reader (Read-Only)

Step 1: Ensure opencli + Plugin Are Installed and Ready

NOT_INSTALLED — Install opencli

SETUP_NEEDED — Install the TradingView plugin and launch with CDP

Common setup issues

Step 2: Identify What the User Needs

Setup / chart inspection

Quotes + options

Screener

News

Watchlists + alerts

Step 3: Execute the Command

General pattern

Key rules

Output format flag (-f)

Output columns

Step 4: Present the Results

Step 5: Diagnostics

Error Reference

Reference Files

Output format flag (
`-f`
)