lib-freqtradelisted
Install: claude install-skill howard-lynn-ye/fin-skills
# freqtrade
A live-first retail crypto bot that ships **the best bias-detection tooling in the entire domain** —
and an optimistic backtester whose assumptions it is honest enough to publish in full.
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| pip / import | `freqtrade` — a CLI first (`freqtrade trade`, `backtesting`, `hyperopt`); strategies subclass `IStrategy` |
| Version | 2026.8 (2026-08-31) · 98 releases · monthly `YYYY.M` scheme · repo pushed 2026-09-04 |
| Licence | **GPL-3.0** (PyPI `GPLv3` + GitHub `spdx_id` agree) |
| Python | `requires_python >=3.11` · pure-python wheel + sdist — installs cleanly on Windows |
| Status | Very active. 54,007★ with only 23 open issues. Exchange layer is `ccxt`, so every ccxt venue quirk applies |
**GPL-3.0 is the strongest copyleft in this catalog.** A strategy file freqtrade loads at runtime is
one thing; **shipping a product built on freqtrade is another** — distribution obliges you to release
source under the same terms. Internal and personal use is unaffected. If the deliverable is
proprietary, use `jesse` (MIT) or build on `ccxt` directly.
## The trap that costs you money
**Zero slippage. Always.** Every order fills at the requested price provided that price sits inside
the candle's high/low. Real fees are charged (pulled from ccxt); **market impact is exactly zero**. On
thin alts this is the single largest source of phantom P&L.
Its twin: **stoploss exits fill exactly at the stoploss price, even when the candle's low was lower.**
A gap straight thr