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Smarkets

  • 13 installs
  • 610 repo stars
  • Updated June 26, 2026
  • alsk1992/cloddsbot

Smarkets is a Claude Code skill for the clodds bot that integrates the Smarkets betting exchange for market data and order placement.

About

Smarkets is a clodds skill that integrates the Smarkets betting exchange for politics, sports, and entertainment markets. Developers use it to search markets, view prices and orderbooks, place buy and sell orders, and check balance via chat commands. It matters for accessing exchange betting at lower fees than Betfair. Requires a SMARKETS_SESSION_TOKEN.

  • Full Smarkets betting-exchange integration with 2% commission vs Betfair's 5%
  • Market search, prices, orderbook, buy/sell, cancel, and balance commands
  • Politics, sports, and entertainment markets with real-time WebSocket price updates

Smarkets by the numbers

  • 13 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #759 of 1,106 Finance & Trading skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

smarkets capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities
betting exchange · order placement · market data
Use cases
trading
Pricing
Bring your own API key
From the docs

What smarkets says it does

Full integration with Smarkets, a betting exchange with lower fees than Betfair (2% vs 5%). Politics, sports, and entertainment markets.
SKILL.md
npx skills add https://github.com/alsk1992/cloddsbot --skill smarkets

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Installs13
repo stars610
Last updatedJune 26, 2026
Repositoryalsk1992/cloddsbot

What it does

Search Smarkets markets and place buy or sell exchange bets on politics, sports, or entertainment.

Who is it for?

Placing exchange bets on Smarkets politics, sports, and entertainment markets at 2% commission.

Skip if: Crypto or DeFi trading, or exchanges other than Smarkets.

When should I use this skill?

You want to search Smarkets markets or place a buy/sell order on the exchange.

What you get

You can search markets, read prices and orderbooks, and place or cancel orders on Smarkets.

  • market data
  • placed orders
  • account balance

By the numbers

  • 2% commission vs Betfair 5%
  • 5 market domains (politics, sport, entertainment, current_affairs, esports)

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Smarkets Exchange

Full integration with Smarkets, a betting exchange with lower fees than Betfair (2% vs 5%). Politics, sports, and entertainment markets.

Quick Start

# Set credentials
export SMARKETS_SESSION_TOKEN="your-session-token"

# Search markets
/sm markets election

# Get market prices
/sm prices 12345

# Place buy order
/sm buy 12345 67890 0.55 10

# Place sell order
/sm sell 12345 67890 0.60 10

Commands

Market Data

CommandDescription
/sm markets [query]Search markets
/sm market <id>Get market details
/sm prices <marketId>Current prices
/sm book <marketId> <contractId>Show orderbook

Trading

CommandDescription
/sm buy <marketId> <contractId> <price> <quantity>Place buy order
/sm sell <marketId> <contractId> <price> <quantity>Place sell order
/sm cancel <orderId>Cancel order
/sm cancelall [marketId]Cancel all orders
/sm orders [marketId]List open orders

Examples:

/sm buy 123 456 0.55 10    # Buy at 55% price, £10
/sm sell 123 456 0.60 10   # Sell at 60% price, £10
/sm cancel abc123          # Cancel specific order

Account

CommandDescription
/sm balanceCheck account balance

Configuration

# Required for trading
export SMARKETS_SESSION_TOKEN="your-session-token"

# Optional - API token for market data only
export SMARKETS_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"

Features

  • Low Fees - 2% commission vs Betfair's 5%
  • Politics Markets - UK, US, EU elections
  • Sports - Football, tennis, horse racing
  • Entertainment - TV, music, awards
  • Real-time Streaming - WebSocket price updates

Market Types

DomainExamples
politicsElections, referendums
sportFootball, tennis, cricket
entertainmentOscars, Eurovision, reality TV
current_affairsEconomic events, news
esportsCS:GO, League of Legends

Trading Notes

1. Prices: Expressed as percentages (0.55 = 55%) 2. Quantities: In GBP 3. Buy: Betting FOR an outcome 4. Sell: Betting AGAINST an outcome

Resources

Related skills

FAQ

Why use Smarkets over Betfair?

The docs cite 2% commission versus Betfair's 5%, with politics, sports, and entertainment markets.

What is required to trade?

A SMARKETS_SESSION_TOKEN environment variable; an optional SMARKETS_API_TOKEN covers market data only.

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