perp-cli

Multi-DEX perpetual futures CLI — Pacifica (Solana), Hyperliquid (HyperEVM), Lighter (Ethereum), Aster (BNB Chain).

npm install -g perp-cli       # global install
perp --json portfolio

# Or without global install (restricted environments)
npx -y perp-cli --json portfolio

Features

• 4 Exchanges — trade, bridge, arbitrage across Pacifica, Hyperliquid, Lighter, Aster
• Funding Rate Arb — perp-perp + spot-perp scan & one-command dual-leg execution
• Portfolio — single call returns balances, positions, risk level across all exchanges
• Funds — deposit, withdraw, transfer, multi-provider bridge (cctp/relay/debridge), inter-exchange rebalance — all in one group
• Bots — TWAP, grid, DCA, trailing-stop with background job management
• Agent-First Design — --json, --fields, --ndjson, --dry-run, runtime schema introspection
• Safety — pre-trade validation, response sanitization, client-id deduplication

Setup

# Set exchange keys
perp wallet set pac <SOLANA_KEY>     # Pacifica
perp wallet set hl <EVM_KEY>         # Hyperliquid
perp wallet set lt <EVM_KEY>         # Lighter (API key auto-generated)
perp wallet set aster <API_KEY>      # Aster (BNB Chain)

# Or interactive setup wizard
perp setup

# Verify
perp wallet show

Same EVM key works for both Hyperliquid and Lighter.

Lighter API Key Index: Indexes 0–3 are reserved by Lighter's frontend (web/mobile). perp-cli defaults to index 4. Override with LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX env var, or use perp wallet agent approve lighter --api-key-index <n> for managed agent slots. Valid range: 4–254.

Command Groups

Group	Description
market	Prices, orderbook, funding, klines, HIP-3 dexes
account	Balance, positions, orders, margin
trade	Market/limit/stop orders, close, scale, split execution
outcome	Hyperliquid Outcome (HIP-4) — binary/range contracts, USDH-quoted, no leverage
arb	Funding rate arb — scan, exec, close, monitor (perp-perp & spot-perp)
strategy	19 bot algorithms (grid, dca, twap, APEX, REFLECT, presets) + nested scripted plans
funds	Deposit, withdraw, transfer, cross-chain bridge (multi-provider), inter-exchange rebalance
risk	Risk limits, liquidation distance, guardrails
wallet	Multi-wallet management, agent wallets (wallet agent ...), margin mode / subaccount / API keys (wallet manage ...), on-chain balances
history	Execution log, PnL, performance breakdown
portfolio	Cross-exchange unified overview (replaces former account balance / status / dashboard)
health	Adapter health check across all 4 DEX
settings	CLI settings (referrals, defaults, fees)
backtest	Strategy backtesting
background	Background process supervisor (tmux sessions for strategies, alerts, etc.)
alerts	Funding rate alerts (Telegram / Discord) with background daemon
setup	Interactive setup wizard (alias: init)

Core Commands

# Portfolio (balances + positions + risk across all exchanges)
perp --json portfolio

# Market data
perp --json -e <EX> market list
perp --json -e <EX> market book <SYM>
perp --json -e <EX> market mid <SYM>              # fast mid-price lookup
perp --json -e <EX> market funding <SYM>
perp --json -e <EX> market kline <SYM> 1h          # candlestick data
perp --json -e hl market hip3                       # list HIP-3 deployed dexes

# Trading
perp --json -e <EX> trade buy <SYM> <SIZE>          # shortcut for market buy
perp --json -e <EX> trade sell <SYM> <SIZE>         # shortcut for market sell
perp --json -e <EX> trade market <SYM> buy <SIZE> --smart  # IOC limit (less slippage)
perp --json -e <EX> trade split <SYM> buy 5000      # orderbook-aware split (large orders)
perp --json -e <EX> trade close <SYM>
perp --json -e <EX> trade flatten                    # close ALL positions on exchange
perp --json -e <EX> trade reduce <SYM> 50            # reduce position by 50%
perp --json -e <EX> trade cancel <SYM>               # cancel by symbol (or orderId)
perp --json -e <EX> trade tpsl <SYM> long            # set take-profit / stop-loss
perp --json -e <EX> trade leverage <SYM> <N>

# Account
perp --json -e <EX> account balance
perp --json -e <EX> account positions
perp --json -e <EX> account pnl                      # realized + unrealized + funding
perp --json -e <EX> account funding                  # personal funding payment history
perp --json -e <EX> account settings                 # per-market leverage & margin mode

# Outcome markets (Hyperliquid HIP-4 — fully-collateralized binary contracts, USDH-quoted, $10 min)
perp --json outcome list                                       # active markets + Yes/No mid prices
perp --json outcome view <outcome>                             # symmetric Yes/No book + underlying gap + expiry
perp --json outcome book <outcome> <side>                      # one-side orderbook (e.g. '1 yes' or '1 0')
perp --json outcome positions                                  # open outcome holdings
perp --json outcome orders                                     # open outcome orders
perp --json outcome buy <outcome> <side> <usd> --dry-run       # validate before submit
perp --json outcome buy <outcome> <side> <usd>                 # market buy in USDH notional
perp --json outcome sell <outcome> <side> <usd> --limit <px> --tif gtc
perp --json outcome cancel <outcome> <side> <oid>

# Funding rate arbitrage
perp --json arb scan --min 5                         # perp-perp opportunities
perp --json arb scan --mode spot-perp                # spot+perp opportunities
perp --json arb scan --rates                         # funding rates across all exchanges
perp --json arb scan --basis                         # cross-exchange basis opportunities
perp --json arb scan --gaps                          # cross-exchange price gaps
perp --json arb scan --hip3                          # HIP-3 cross-dex funding spreads
perp --json arb scan --live                          # continuous live monitoring
perp --json arb exec <SYM> <longEx> <shortEx> <$>   # perp-perp dual-leg entry
perp --json arb exec <SYM> spot:<exch> <perpEx> <$>  # spot+perp entry
perp --json arb config                               # show arb defaults
perp --json arb history                              # past arb trade performance (alias: log)

# Funds (deposit, withdraw, transfer, bridge, rebalance)
perp --json funds deposit hyperliquid 100
perp --json funds withdraw pacifica 50
perp --json funds transfer 100 <ADDRESS>             # HL internal transfer (instant)
perp --json funds bridge quote --from solana --to arbitrum --amount 100
perp --json funds bridge send --from solana --to arbitrum --amount 100   # auto-cheapest provider
perp --json funds bridge exchange --from pacifica --to hyperliquid --amount 100
perp --json funds rebalance check                    # balances across exchanges
perp --json funds rebalance plan                     # compute optimal moves
perp --json funds rebalance execute --auto-bridge    # withdraw → bridge → deposit
perp --json funds info                               # all routes & limits

# Risk
perp --json risk limits --max-leverage 5
perp --json risk liquidation-distance

# Strategies (19 bot algorithms + nested scripted plans)
perp strategy list-strategies                        # list all available strategies
perp strategy run <strategy> [symbol]                # run any strategy
perp strategy apex [symbol]                          # APEX autonomous orchestrator
perp strategy reflect                                # trading performance analysis
perp strategy preset-list                            # list strategy presets
perp --json strategy twap <SYM> buy <SIZE> 30m
perp --json strategy grid <SYM> --range 5 --grids 10 --size 100
perp strategy plan example                           # scripted multi-step plan format
perp --json strategy plan validate <FILE>            # validate scripted plan
perp --json strategy plan execute <FILE> --dry-run   # dry-run scripted plan

# Background process supervisor (tmux)
perp background list                                 # list running jobs
perp background stop <ID>                            # stop a job
perp background logs <ID> -f                         # follow logs

Telegram Alerts

Funding rate alerts via Telegram with background daemon support.

# Interactive setup (BotFather token + chat ID auto-detection)
perp alerts setup

# Add alert rules
perp alerts add ETH 30              # alert when ETH funding > 30% annualized
perp alerts add --all 50            # alert for any symbol > 50%

# Test & manage
perp alerts test                    # send test message
perp alerts list                    # show active rules

# Run daemon
perp alerts start                   # foreground
perp alerts start --background      # tmux background daemon
perp alerts stop                    # stop background daemon

Setup flow: BotFather token → bot validation → send /start to bot → auto-detect chat ID → test message.

Exchange flag: -e hyperliquid / -e pacifica / -e lighter / -e aster (aliases: hl, pac, lt).

Global flags: --json, --fields <f>, --ndjson, --dry-run, --dex <name> (HIP-3), -w, --wallet <name>.

MCP Server

perp-cli includes a full-featured MCP server (18 tools, 3 resources, 2 prompts) for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

No API keys required for market data — explore prices, orderbooks, funding rates, and arb opportunities without any setup. Add keys only when you want to trade.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perp-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "-p", "perp-cli", "perp-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Optional: add keys for trading and account data:

{
  "env": {
    "PACIFICA_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-solana-key",
    "HYPERLIQUID_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-evm-key",
    "LIGHTER_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-evm-key",
    "ASTER_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
  }
}

Read-only tools (no keys): get_markets, get_orderbook, get_funding_rates, get_prices, arb_scan, health_check

Account & trading tools (keys required): get_balance, get_positions, portfolio, trade_preview, trade_execute, trade_close, get_funding_analysis, get_pnl_analysis, get_arb_compare

Resources: market://prices, market://funding-rates, perp://schema

Prompts: trading-guide, arb-strategy

AI Agent Skill

Drop-in skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other agent CLIs. Bundles a non-interactive command guide, ops playbook, strategy framework, and reusable shell scripts (preflight, arb monitor, validation) so your agent stops at the right confirmation points and never wedges on interactive wizards.

Install

# Claude Code — slash command
/install-skill hypurrquant/perp-cli

# Cursor / Codex / generic agent CLIs — via npx
npx skills add hypurrquant/perp-cli

# Manual install (any agent that reads a Skills directory)
git clone https://github.com/hypurrquant/perp-cli.git
cp -R perp-cli/skills/perp-cli ~/.claude/skills/        # or your CLI's skills dir

The skill ships inside the npm package (perp-cli/skills/perp-cli), so a global install also makes it available locally:

npm install -g perp-cli@latest
ls "$(npm root -g)/perp-cli/skills/perp-cli"

What's in the skill

File	Purpose
SKILL.md	Top-level agent guide — rules, workflows, examples
references/commands.md	Full non-interactive command reference (every group)
references/agent-operations.md	Setup flows, idempotency, error handling, common mistakes
references/strategies.md	Funding-arb decision framework + risk management
scripts/preflight.sh	Install + wallet + connectivity + risk readiness check
scripts/arb-monitor.sh	Live monitor for open arb positions
scripts/spot-perp-scan.sh	Scan spot+perp opportunities with balance context
scripts/funding-analysis.sh	Cross-exchange funding overview / per-symbol drilldown
scripts/validate-arb.sh	Pre-execution validation (price / balance / risk / dry-run)

See skills/perp-cli/SKILL.md for the full agent guide.

Agent-First CLI Design

Built following agent-first CLI principles:

# Every command returns structured JSON envelope
perp --json portfolio
# → { "ok": true, "data": {...}, "meta": { "timestamp": "..." } }

# Filter output to specific fields (saves tokens)
perp --json --fields totalEquity,risk portfolio

# Stream large lists as NDJSON (one JSON per line)
perp --json --ndjson -e hl market list

# Pre-validate before executing
perp --json -e hl trade check BTC buy 0.01
perp --json --dry-run -e hl trade market BTC buy 0.01

# Idempotent orders with client ID
perp --json -e hl trade market BTC buy 0.01 --client-id my-unique-id

All responses are auto-sanitized (control chars stripped, prompt injection patterns blocked). Errors include retryable flag — only retry when true.

License

MIT