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Stocks
Stock quotes, history, search, compare, crypto via Yahoo
Last registry verification2026-08-18v0.1.0Mibay (Mibayy), Hermes Agent
What does it add to Hermes?
Stock quotes, history, search, compare, crypto via Yahoo
Stocks is a skill related to research and sources. It gives the agent a way to find external information and sources instead of relying only on model memory.
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Do not add it merely to experiment when Hermes already has a simpler path, or when you cannot review its source and permissions.
Best for users who want a repeatable way of working inside Hermes.
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Stock quotes, history, search, compare, crypto via Yahoo
Data source
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Stock quotes, history, search, compare, crypto via Yahoo.
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| Source | Optional — install with hermes skills install official/finance/stocks |
| Path | optional-skills/finance/stocks |
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Author | Mibay (Mibayy), Hermes Agent |
| License | MIT |
| Platforms | linux, macos, windows |
| Tags | Stocks, Finance, Market, Crypto, Investing |
| Related skills | dcf-model, comps-analysis, lbo-model |
Reference: full SKILL.md
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Read-only market data via Yahoo Finance. Five commands: quote, search,
history, compare, crypto. Python stdlib only — no API key, no pip
installs. Yahoo's endpoint is unofficial and may rate-limit or change.
When to Use
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- User asks for a current stock price (AAPL, TSLA, MSFT, ...)
- User wants to look up a ticker by company name
- User wants OHLCV history or performance over a date range
- User wants to compare several tickers side by side
- User asks for a crypto price (BTC, ETH, SOL, ...)
Prerequisites
Settings you configure once. Change one at a time so you can see what each does. Set ALPHA_VANTAGE_KEY in your environment, not in the chat.
Python 3.8+ stdlib only. Optional: set ALPHA_VANTAGE_KEY to enrich
market_cap, pe_ratio, and 52-week levels when Yahoo's crumb-protected
fields come back null. Free key: https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key
How to Run
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Invoke through the terminal tool. Once installed:
SCRIPT=~/.hermes/skills/finance/stocks/scripts/stocks_client.py
python3 $SCRIPT quote AAPLAll output is JSON on stdout — pipe through jq if you want to slice it.
Quick Reference
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python3 $SCRIPT quote AAPL
python3 $SCRIPT quote AAPL MSFT GOOGL TSLA
python3 $SCRIPT search "Tesla"
python3 $SCRIPT history NVDA --range 6mo
python3 $SCRIPT compare AAPL MSFT GOOGL
python3 $SCRIPT crypto BTC ETH SOLCommands
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quote SYMBOL [SYMBOL2 ...]
Current price, change, change%, volume, 52-week high/low.
search QUERY
Find tickers by company name. Returns top 5: symbol, name, exchange, type.
history SYMBOL [--range RANGE]
Daily OHLCV plus stats (min, max, avg, total return %). Ranges: 1mo,
3mo, 6mo, 1y, 5y. Default: 1mo.
compare SYMBOL1 SYMBOL2 [...]
Side-by-side: price, change%, 52-week performance.
crypto SYMBOL [SYMBOL2 ...]
Crypto prices. Pass BTC (the script appends -USD automatically).
Pitfalls
Settings you configure once. Change one at a time so you can see what each does. Set ALPHA_VANTAGE_KEY in your environment, not in the chat.
- Yahoo Finance's API is unofficial. Endpoints can change or rate-limit without notice — if requests start failing, that's why.
market_capandpe_ratiomay return null onquotewhen Yahoo's crumb session isn't established. SetALPHA_VANTAGE_KEYto backfill.- Add a small delay between bulk requests to avoid rate-limiting.
- This is read-only — no order placement, no account integration.
Verification
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python3 ~/.hermes/skills/finance/stocks/scripts/stocks_client.py quote AAPLReturns a JSON object with symbol: "AAPL" and a numeric price field.