Research
Skill for market discovery and analysis — find markets, analyze oracle data, track prices, and simulate trades.
Claude Code: /context:research · Codex: $context-research · API/Cursor/ChatGPT: Load full.md as system prompt
What it covers
| Domain | SDK methods | MCP tools |
|---|
| Market discovery | ctx.markets.list | list_markets, search_markets |
| Market details | ctx.markets.get | get_market |
| Price data | ctx.markets.quotes, priceHistory | get_quotes, get_price_history |
| Oracle analysis | ctx.markets.oracle, oracleQuotes | get_oracle_data |
| Trade simulation | ctx.markets.simulate | simulate_trade |
| Activity feeds | ctx.markets.activity, globalActivity | N/A (SDK only) |
| Orderbook analysis | ctx.markets.orderbook | get_orderbook |
Prerequisites
- Context MCP server
- No API key needed for read-only data
Installation
# 1. Clone the skills repository
git clone https://github.com/contextwtf/context-skills.git
# 2. Install the research skill
cd context-skills && ./install.sh research
# 3. Add the Context MCP server
claude mcp add context-markets -- npx @contextwtf/mcp
Example prompts
- “Find all active markets about technology”
- “What’s the oracle’s probability estimate for market abc123?”
- “Show the price history for market xyz789 over the last week”
- “Simulate buying $100 of YES on market abc123 — what’s the slippage?”
- “Which markets have the highest volume today?”
- “Compare the oracle estimate vs the current market price for market abc123”
- “Show me the orderbook depth for market xyz789”
- “What markets were recently created?”
Composite workflows
Market scanner
Discover active markets, rank by volume and liquidity, analyze spreads and oracle alignment.
Oracle arbitrage finder
Compare oracle probability estimates against current market prices, flag significant deviations for potential trading opportunities.
Portfolio research
Analyze existing positions, check resolution status, find exit opportunities by simulating sells.
What’s included
| File | Description |
|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point — market data APIs, oracle system, search patterns |
prompts/openai.developer.md | OpenAI-formatted system prompt |
prompts/claude.system.md | Claude-formatted system prompt |
prompts/full.md | Universal format |
references/markets.md | Full markets API reference |
references/oracle.md | Oracle resolution system guide |
references/price-data.md | Price history and quote patterns |
references/simulation.md | Trade simulation guide |
