Edge Candidate Agent

Generate and prioritize US equity long-side edge research tickets from EOD observations, then export pipeline-ready candidate specs for trade-strategy-pipeline Phase I. Use when users ask to turn hypotheses/anomalies into reproducible research tickets, convert validated ideas into strategy.yaml + metadata.json, or preflight-check interface compatibility (edge-finder-candidate/v1) before running pipeline backtests.

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Table of Contents

1. Overview

Convert daily market observations into reproducible research tickets and Phase I-compatible candidate specs. Prioritize signal quality and interface compatibility over aggressive strategy proliferation. This skill can run end-to-end standalone, but in the split workflow it primarily serves the final export/validation stage.

2. When to Use

  • Convert market observations, anomalies, or hypotheses into structured research tickets.
  • Run daily auto-detection to discover new edge candidates from EOD OHLCV and optional hints.
  • Export validated tickets as strategy.yaml + metadata.json for trade-strategy-pipeline Phase I.
  • Run preflight compatibility checks for edge-finder-candidate/v1 before pipeline execution.

3. Prerequisites

  • Python 3.9+ with PyYAML installed.
  • Access to the target trade-strategy-pipeline repository for schema/stage validation.
  • uv available when running pipeline-managed validation via --pipeline-root.

4. Quick Start

Recommended split workflow:

  1. skills/edge-hint-extractor: observations/news -> hints.yaml
  2. skills/edge-concept-synthesizer: tickets/hints -> edge_concepts.yaml
  3. skills/edge-strategy-designer: concepts -> strategy_drafts + exportable ticket YAML
  4. skills/edge-candidate-agent (this skill): export + validate for pipeline handoff

5. Workflow

Recommended split workflow:

  1. skills/edge-hint-extractor: observations/news -> hints.yaml
  2. skills/edge-concept-synthesizer: tickets/hints -> edge_concepts.yaml
  3. skills/edge-strategy-designer: concepts -> strategy_drafts + exportable ticket YAML
  4. skills/edge-candidate-agent (this skill): export + validate for pipeline handoff

6. Resources

References:

  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/references/ideation_loop.md
  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/references/pipeline_if_v1.md
  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/references/research_ticket_schema.md
  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/references/signal_mapping.md

Scripts:

  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/scripts/auto_detect_candidates.py
  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/scripts/candidate_contract.py
  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/scripts/export_candidate.py
  • skills/edge-candidate-agent/scripts/validate_candidate.py