Reported issues for Kalshi Kernel
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proposal: paper ledger and fill simulator (paper-mode write path)
User problem
The kernel has no paper-trading capability: get_portfolio,
place_order, amend_order, and cancel_order fail closed with
capability_not_ready. An agent cannot rehearse a trading workflow
end-to-end before any live deployment, which the README explicitly
names as the design goal ("paper mode by default"). Today there is no
safe way to test order construction, idempotency, fee accounting, or
position lifecycle through the MCP boundary.
Proposed behavior
Add a local
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · closed · 1 comment
feat: expose get_weather_index MCP tool (GET /live_data/weather_index/{city})
Summary
Promote Kalshi's GetWeatherIndex REST operation (specs/trade.yaml:3046, GET /trade-api/v2/live_data/weather_index/{city}) into the curated MCP tool surface as get_weather_index.
The endpoint returns the Kalshi-computed city temperature index: the canonical minute-resolution °F series behind hourly temperature markets (KXHIGH lane).
Why
- Our primary trading lane is KXHIGH weather, yet the kernel cannot read the index those markets settle against.
detailed=trueretur
Read the thread · 2026-08-24 · closed · 0 comments
design: live execution adapter (gated, staged)
Context
All read-only market-data tools are live (PRs #7/#12/#15) and the paper ledger + fill simulator is merged (#10). The curated surface already declares place_order / amend_order / cancel_order with CreateOrderV2 / AmendOrderV2 / CancelOrderV2 (+ margin twins) sources; in live mode they currently return typed capability_not_ready. This issue proposes the design for connecting a real execution backend.
This is REAL MONEY. The design must satisfy docs/ARCHITECTURE.md ("gate
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · closed · 0 comments
proposal: live last-price / quote snapshot tool
Summary
Add get_last — a single compact call that returns the live pricing snapshot for one market, so an agent can answer "what is this trading at right now?" without paging through full market metadata or order books.
Per product family:
- event: from
GetMarket—last_price_dollars, bestyes_bid_dollars/yes_ask_dollars(+sizes),no_bid_dollars/no_ask_dollars,volume_24h_fp,status, timestamps. - perp: from
GetMarginMarket—price(mark),bid,ask, `refer
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · closed · 0 comments
proposal: candles and trade-tape tools (read-only history)
Summary
Extend the read-only market-data surface with historical tools so agents can do time-series analysis without raw REST access:
- get_candles — OHLC candlesticks for a market.
- Sources:
tradeGetMarketCandlesticks(/series/{series_ticker}/markets/{ticker}/candlesticks) andperpscandlesticks endpoint (/margin/markets/{ticker}/candlesticks). - Inputs:
product(event|perp),ticker,start_ts,end_ts,period_interval(1|60|1440 minutes), optional `include_la
- Sources:
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · closed · 0 comments
proposal: paper ledger + fill simulator (paper-only write)
User problem
The kernel has no paper-trading capability: get_portfolio,
place_order, amend_order, and cancel_order fail closed with
capability_not_ready. An agent cannot rehearse a trading workflow
end-to-end before any live deployment, which the README explicitly
names as the design goal ("paper mode by default"). Today there is no
safe way to test order construction, idempotency, fee accounting, or
position lifecycle through the MCP boundary.
Proposed behavior
Add a local
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · closed · 0 comments
proposal: market-data read adapter (search_markets / get_market / get_orderbook)
User problem
The v0.1.1 kernel exposes kernel_status only; every market-data tool
(search_markets, get_market, get_orderbook) fails closed with
capability_not_ready. Agent harnesses therefore cannot perform any
read-only research workflow — the highest-value, zero-financial-risk
capability class — even though the generated REST clients already exist
from the upstream OpenAPI contracts.
Concrete missing workflows for a quant-research agent:
- discover open markets by series/event
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · closed · 0 comments
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