Krellbot
Open Crypto Automation, Simplified.
Lightweight. Easy to install in one line. Designed for the agentic AI era, with security baked in from the ground up. Open platform. Open source code.
Open Crypto Automation, Simplified.
Lightweight. Easy to install in one line. Designed for the agentic AI era, with security baked in from the ground up. Open platform. Open source code.
The market moves 24/7, and in the age of AI, you definitely don't need a PhD in algorithmic analysis to keep up. Instead of promising impossible overnight returns, we provide meticulously researched trading strategies. These are battle-proven strategies with real test data. Sign up, choose a pack, and Krellbot autonomously executes the strategy on your Kraken or Coinbase account. No emotion, no guesswork, just informed decisions at machine speed, using free and open source software, powered by world-class intelligence.
The most successful trading strategies shouldn't be locked behind expensive SaaS subscriptions or complex, black-box algorithms. Krellbot is a transparent, open-source trading engine that puts professional-grade automation right on your desktop. We provide the intelligence. You keep 100% of your trades.
Your machine. Your keys. The client is open source. It runs on your computer. When you add a Kraken or Coinbase key, trade stays on and withdraw stays off. The key never leaves your machine. We never receive it.
curl -fsSL https://krellbot.dev/api/install?os=mac | sh
Open Terminal. On a Mac, press Command-Space, type Terminal, and press Return. Paste the command. Press Return.
irm https://krellbot.dev/api/install?os=win | iex
Open PowerShell. Press the Windows key, type PowerShell, and press Enter. Right-click in the window to paste. Press Enter. Python has to be installed first.
After the install, open a new terminal window.
See what is installed
krellbot list
Add your activation key. This downloads the packs we maintain.
krellbot setup <activation-key>
Save your exchange key in a text file. Line one is the key. Line two is the secret. Trade on. Withdraw off.
krellbot keys add kraken --file key.txt
Backtest a pack against cached candles
krellbot backtest pack.json --venue kraken
Arm a pack in paper mode. No order leaves your machine.
krellbot arm pack.json --venue kraken --mode paper
Install the hourly tick schedule under your OS scheduler
krellbot service install
Open the local dashboard
krellbot ui
Write your own pack as a JSON file in ~/.krellbot/packs/. It needs an id and a public_label.
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