setup

Crypto Trading Desk - Setup

Run environment detection and dependency setup. This skill makes the plugin work on any platform.

Workflow

Step 1: Detect Environment

Run these checks in parallel using Bash:

• uname -s (or ver on Windows) to detect OS
• python3 --version or python --version to check Python
• which uv or where uv to check if uv is installed
• Check if .venv directory exists in the plugin root
• Check if data/db/ directory exists

Step 2: Install uv (if missing)

Based on detected OS:

macOS / Linux:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Windows (PowerShell):

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

After installing, verify uv is accessible. If it's installed to ~/.local/bin/ but not in PATH (common on macOS GUI apps), offer to create a symlink:

sudo ln -sf ~/.local/bin/uv /usr/local/bin/uv

If the user declines sudo, tell them to restart their terminal and try again.

Step 3: Install Python dependencies

uv sync --project <plugin_root>

This creates .venv/ and installs all packages from uv.lock (fastmcp, ccxt, numpy, pandas, requests).

If uv sync fails, try without --frozen:

uv sync --project <plugin_root>

Step 4: Create data directories

mkdir -p data/trades data/reports data/logs data/db .claude/agent-memory/portfolio-manager

The SQLite database (data/db/learning.db) is created automatically by the crypto-learning-db MCP server on first use. No manual initialization needed.

Step 5: Verify MCP servers work

Test that one MCP server can start by running:

uv run --frozen --project <plugin_root> python -c "import fastmcp; import ccxt; import numpy; import pandas; print('OK')"

If this fails, diagnose and fix. Common issues:

• Python version too old → tell user to install Python 3.11+
• Missing system dependencies → platform-specific guidance

Step 6: Check recommended settings

Read ~/.claude/settings.json and check if MCP tool permissions are allowed.

If not, show the user what to add and offer to configure it.

Step 7: Report

Present a clear status report:

Crypto Trading Desk - Setup Complete

  OS:           macOS 15.3 (arm64)
  Python:       3.12.8
  uv:           0.6.13
  Dependencies: 5/5 installed
  MCP Servers:  7/7 ready
  Data dirs:    Created
  Database:     SQLite ready ($20,000 paper trading)

  Ready to use:
    /crypto-trading-desk:quick BTC     (fast market check)
    /crypto-trading-desk:analyze ETH   (full 5-agent analysis)

If anything failed, show exactly what went wrong and how to fix it.