TradeCat — Public Terminal Skill

What it does

The TradeCat public skill equips an agent to operate and validate the bundled TradeCat consumer project. It provides commands and workflows for running the CLI/TUI, inspecting cache snapshots (Google Sheets CSV), validating installers, and enforcing the project's cache-first, no-database contract.

When to use it

Trigger this skill when tasks mention installing, running, debugging, or validating TradeCat; when inspecting cache paths or latest.* snapshot files; or when auditing the Skill wrapper and project boundary. Avoid server-side or database write operations per the skill boundaries.

What's included

• Scripts: numerous helper scripts under scripts/ (verify.sh, bootstrap-dev.sh, run-tradecat.sh) and a scripts/project/ folder with the source, tests, and request utilities.
• References: detailed references/ docs covering architecture, cache contracts, quality gates, and onboarding.
• Instructions: quick commands for validating the skill, running smoke checks, inspecting caches, and bootstrapping development. The SKILL.md lists validation and supply-chain audit commands.

Compatible agents

Best for agents that can run shell commands and inspect filesystem artifacts (Python-capable runners, Codex-style CLI agents, and maintenance automation bots).