OKX CEX Bot Trading

Grid and DCA (Spot & Contract Martingale) bot management on OKX. All bots are native OKX server-side — they run on OKX and do not require a local process.

Preflight

Before running any command, follow ../_shared/preflight.md. Use metadata.version from this file's frontmatter as the reference for Step 2.

Prerequisites

npm install -g @okx_ai/okx-trade-cli
okx config init   # select site -> follow browser OAuth flow

Security: NEVER accept credentials in chat. Guide users to okx config init for setup.

Credential & Profile Check

Run before every authenticated command. The auth method is detected during preflight Step 2 and remembered for the session.

Step A — Verify credentials

Run both commands — the apiKey field from okx auth status --json is the auth-binary's internal state and is always false regardless of whether ~/.okx/config.toml has an API-key profile. okx config show --json is the only authoritative source for API-key presence.

okx config show --json      # reveals API-key profiles (TOML config)
okx auth status --json      # reveals OAuth session state (auth-binary state)

Apply in this order — first match wins:

• config show --json has any profile with a non-empty api_key field → API Key mode. Proceed to Step B.
• No API-key profile AND auth status --json returns "status":"logged_in" → OAuth mode. Proceed to Step B.
• No API-key profile AND "status":"pending" — login is in progress, wait for it to complete.
• No API-key profile AND "status":"not_logged_in" — stop, load okx-cex-auth skill and follow login steps, wait for completion.

Step B — Confirm trading mode

Resolution:

1. User intent is clear ("real"/"实盘"/"live" → live; "test"/"模拟"/"demo" → demo) → use it, inform user
2. No explicit declaration → check conversation context for previous choice → reuse if found
3. Nothing found → ask: "Live (实盘) or Demo (模拟盘)?" — wait before proceeding

How to apply the mode depends on auth method (detected in Step A):

• API Key users: run okx config show --json to discover available profile names and their demo settings.
• OAuth users: omit flags for live; add --demo for simulated trading.

After every command: append [mode: live] or [mode: demo]

Handling 401 Errors

Authentication error (error contains "401", "Session expired", or "Run okx auth login first"):

1. Stop immediately
2. Load okx-cex-auth skill and follow re-authentication steps
3. Retry original command

Skill Routing

Command Index

Grid Bot

DCA Bot (Spot & Contract)

Operation Flow

Step 1 — Identify bot type and action

Parse user request → determine module (Grid / DCA) and action (create / stop / list / details).

Step 2 — Execute

READ commands (orders, details, sub-orders): run immediately after profile confirmation.

WRITE commands (create, amend, stop): confirm key parameters with user once before executing.

Step 3 — Verify after writes

• After create → run the corresponding orders command to confirm active
• After amend → run bot grid details to confirm updated config
• After stop → run orders --history to confirm stopped

Key Rules

• Never auto-transfer funds. If balance is insufficient for bot creation, report the shortfall (current available vs required) and ask the user how to proceed: (1) transfer funds manually, (2) reduce size, or (3) cancel.
• algoId is the bot's algo order ID (from create or list output). It is NOT a normal ordId. Never fabricate — always obtain from a prior command.
• algoOrdType for grid must match the bot's actual type. Always use the value from bot grid orders — do not infer from user description alone. Mismatch causes error 50016.
• When operating on existing bots, always list first to get correct IDs, unless the user provides them explicitly.
• TP/SL constraints: tpTriggerPx/tpRatio and slTriggerPx/slRatio are mutually exclusive pairs.

CLI Command Reference

Grid Bot — Create

okx bot grid create --instId <id> --algoOrdType <type> \
  --maxPx <px> --minPx <px> --gridNum <n> \
  [--runType <1|2>] \
  [--quoteSz <n>] [--baseSz <n>] \
  [--direction <long|short|neutral>] [--lever <n>] [--sz <n>] \
  [--basePos] [--no-basePos] \
  [--tpTriggerPx <px>] [--slTriggerPx <px>] [--tpRatio <ratio>] [--slRatio <ratio>] \
  [--algoClOrdId <id>] [--json]

Grid Bot — Amend

okx bot grid amend --algoId <id> \
  [--maxPx <px> --minPx <px> --gridNum <n>] \
  [--instId <id>] \
  [--tpTriggerPx <px>] [--slTriggerPx <px>] \
  [--tpRatio <ratio>] [--slRatio <ratio>] \
  [--topUpAmt <n>] [--json]

Supports two modes that can be combined in one call:

Price-range mode — triggered when --maxPx is provided:

TP/SL mode — triggered when at least one TP/SL param is provided; --instId is also required:

Note: tpTriggerPx/tpRatio are mutually exclusive. Same for slTriggerPx/slRatio.

Grid Bot — Stop

okx bot grid stop --algoId <id> --algoOrdType <type> --instId <id> \
  [--stopType <1|2>] [--json]

--algoId and --algoOrdType must come from bot grid orders output. The algoOrdType must match the bot's actual type — do not guess.

Grid Bot — List Orders

okx bot grid orders --algoOrdType <type> [--instId <id>] [--algoId <id>] [--history] [--json]

Grid Bot — Details

okx bot grid details --algoOrdType <type> --algoId <id> [--json]

Returns: bot config, current PnL (pnlRatio), grid range, number of grids, state, position info.

Grid Bot — Sub-Orders

okx bot grid sub-orders --algoOrdType <type> --algoId <id> [--live] [--json]

DCA Bot — Create (Spot & Contract)

okx bot dca create --algoOrdType <spot_dca|contract_dca> --instId <id> --direction <long|short> \
  --initOrdAmt <n> --maxSafetyOrds <n> --tpPct <ratio> \
  [--lever <n>] [--safetyOrdAmt <n>] [--pxSteps <ratio>] [--pxStepsMult <mult>] [--volMult <mult>] \
  [--slPct <ratio>] [--slMode <limit|market>] [--allowReinvest] \
  [--triggerStrategy <instant|price|rsi>] [--triggerPx <price>] \
  [--triggerCond <cross_up|cross_down>] [--thold <threshold>] [--timeframe <timeframe>] [--timePeriod <period>] \
  [--algoClOrdId <id>] [--reserveFunds <true|false>] [--tradeQuoteCcy <ccy>] [--json]

Conditional required logic:

• Always required: --algoOrdType, --instId, --direction, --initOrdAmt, --maxSafetyOrds, --tpPct
• When algoOrdType=contract_dca: also required --lever
• When maxSafetyOrds > 0: also required --safetyOrdAmt, --pxSteps, --pxStepsMult, --volMult
• --slPct and --slMode must be both set or both omitted

DCA Bot — Stop

okx bot dca stop --algoOrdType <spot_dca|contract_dca> --algoId <id> [--stopType <1|2>] [--json]

DCA Bot — List Orders

okx bot dca orders [--algoOrdType <spot_dca|contract_dca>] [--algoId <id>] [--instId <id>] [--history] [--json]

DCA Bot — Details

okx bot dca details --algoOrdType <spot_dca|contract_dca> --algoId <id> [--json]

Returns: avgPx, upl, liqPx, sz, tpPx, slPx, initPx, fundingFee, fee, fillSafetyOrds, algoClOrdId, baseSz, quoteSz, tradeQuoteCcy.

DCA Bot — Sub-Orders

okx bot dca sub-orders --algoOrdType <spot_dca|contract_dca> --algoId <id> [--cycleId <id>] [--json]

Quickstart

# Spot grid: BTC $90k–$100k, 10 grids, 1000 USDT
okx bot grid create --instId BTC-USDT --algoOrdType grid \
  --minPx 90000 --maxPx 100000 --gridNum 10 --quoteSz 1000

# Contract grid: BTC perp, neutral, 5x, 100 USDT margin
okx bot grid create --instId BTC-USDT-SWAP --algoOrdType contract_grid \
  --minPx 90000 --maxPx 100000 --gridNum 10 \
  --direction neutral --lever 5 --sz 100

# Coin-margined contract grid: BTC inverse perp
okx bot grid create --instId BTC-USD-SWAP --algoOrdType contract_grid \
  --minPx 90000 --maxPx 100000 --gridNum 10 \
  --direction long --lever 5 --sz 0.01

# Contract DCA bot: BTC perp, long, 3x, 3% TP
okx bot dca create --algoOrdType contract_dca --instId BTC-USDT-SWAP --lever 3 --direction long \
  --initOrdAmt 100 --safetyOrdAmt 50 --maxSafetyOrds 3 \
  --pxSteps 0.03 --pxStepsMult 1 --volMult 1 --tpPct 0.03

# Spot DCA bot: BTC spot, long, 5% TP
okx bot dca create --algoOrdType spot_dca --instId BTC-USDT --direction long \
  --initOrdAmt 100 --safetyOrdAmt 50 --maxSafetyOrds 3 \
  --pxSteps 0.03 --pxStepsMult 1.2 --volMult 1.5 --tpPct 0.05

# Amend grid price range
okx bot grid amend --algoId 3486105572796182528 --maxPx 102000 --minPx 88000 --gridNum 14

# Amend grid TP/SL
okx bot grid amend --algoId 3486105572796182528 --instId BTC-USDT --tpTriggerPx 110000 --slTriggerPx 80000

# Amend both in one call (combined mode)
okx bot grid amend --algoId 3486105572796182528 \
  --maxPx 102000 --minPx 88000 --gridNum 14 \
  --instId BTC-USDT --tpTriggerPx 110000 --slTriggerPx 80000

# Clear TP/SL (use =-1 syntax for negative values)
okx bot grid amend --algoId 3486105572796182528 --instId BTC-USDT --tpTriggerPx=-1 --slTriggerPx=-1

# List all active bots
okx bot grid orders --algoOrdType grid
okx bot grid orders --algoOrdType contract_grid
okx bot dca orders --algoOrdType contract_dca
okx bot dca orders --algoOrdType spot_dca

Cross-Skill Workflows

Spot Grid Bot

User: "Start a BTC grid bot between $90k and $100k with 10 grids, invest 1000 USDT"

1. okx-cex-market    okx market ticker BTC-USDT                     → confirm price is in range
2. okx-cex-portfolio okx account balance USDT                       → confirm available funds
        ↓ user approves
3. okx-cex-bot       okx bot grid create --instId BTC-USDT --algoOrdType grid \
                       --minPx 90000 --maxPx 100000 --gridNum 10 --quoteSz 1000
4. okx-cex-bot       okx bot grid orders --algoOrdType grid          → confirm bot is active
5. okx-cex-bot       okx bot grid details --algoOrdType grid --algoId <id> → monitor PnL

Contract DCA Bot

User: "Start a long DCA bot on BTC perp, 3x leverage, $200 initial, 3% TP"

1. okx-cex-market    okx market ticker BTC-USDT-SWAP                → confirm current price
2. okx-cex-portfolio okx account balance USDT                       → confirm margin
        ↓ user approves
3. okx-cex-bot       okx bot dca create --algoOrdType contract_dca --instId BTC-USDT-SWAP \
                       --lever 3 --direction long \
                       --initOrdAmt 200 --safetyOrdAmt 100 --maxSafetyOrds 3 \
                       --pxSteps 0.03 --pxStepsMult 1 --volMult 1 --tpPct 0.03
4. okx-cex-bot       okx bot dca orders --algoOrdType contract_dca   → confirm active
5. okx-cex-bot       okx bot dca details --algoOrdType contract_dca --algoId <id> → monitor PnL

Spot DCA Bot

User: "帮我在现货上 DCA BTC，首单 100 USDT，5% 止盈"

1. okx-cex-market    okx market ticker BTC-USDT                     → confirm current price
2. okx-cex-portfolio okx account balance USDT                       → confirm funds
        ↓ user approves
3. okx-cex-bot       okx bot dca create --algoOrdType spot_dca --instId BTC-USDT \
                       --direction long \
                       --initOrdAmt 100 --safetyOrdAmt 50 --maxSafetyOrds 3 \
                       --pxSteps 0.03 --pxStepsMult 1.2 --volMult 1.5 --tpPct 0.05
4. okx-cex-bot       okx bot dca orders --algoOrdType spot_dca       → confirm active

Edge Cases

Grid Bot

• Price out of range: --minPx must be < current price < --maxPx; check with okx-cex-market first
• Insufficient balance: check okx-cex-portfolio → account balance before creating. If insufficient, do NOT auto-transfer — report the shortfall and ask the user for instructions
• Contract grid direction: long (buys more at lower prices), short (sells at higher), neutral (both). Direction is required for contract grid
• Contract grid basePos: defaults to true — long/short grids automatically open a base position at creation. Neutral direction ignores this. Pass --no-basePos to disable
• Contract grid --sz: investment margin in USDT (USDT-M) or coin (coin-M), not number of contracts
• Coin-margined grids: use inverse instruments (e.g., BTC-USD-SWAP). Margin unit is the base coin (BTC), not USDT
• Stop type: stopType 1 sells/closes all (default); stopType 2 keeps assets as-is (spot grid) or leaves position open for manual close (contract grid)
• TP/SL: tpTriggerPx/tpRatio and slTriggerPx/slRatio are mutually exclusive pairs. Ratio-based TP/SL is contract grid only
• Amend — at least one mode required: must provide either price-range params (--maxPx+--minPx+--gridNum) or TP/SL params; providing neither returns a validation error
• Amend — combined mode: price-range and TP/SL can be combined in one call (two sequential API requests internally)
• Amend — clear TP/SL: pass --tpTriggerPx=-1 or --slTriggerPx=-1 (use = syntax for negative values, not --flag -1)
• Amend — contract grid topUpAmt: if new range requires more margin, provide --topUpAmt; omit to auto-use the minimum required
• Amend — spot grid topUpAmt: not supported; omit --topUpAmt for spot grids
• Already stopped bot: stop returns error — check bot grid orders --history first to confirm state
• Insufficient margin (51340): extract required minimum from error, check balance via okx-cex-portfolio, report shortfall to user — do NOT auto-transfer
• Demo mode: okx --demo bot grid create ... (OAuth) or okx --profile <demo-profile> bot grid create ... (API Key) — safe for testing, no real funds
• algoClOrdId duplicate: if the same algoClOrdId already exists, the API returns error code 51065

DCA Bot

• Spot DCA direction: must always be long. If user says "short spot DCA", explain that spot DCA only supports long direction
• Spot DCA stopType: always ask user whether to sell all tokens (1) or keep them (2) when stopping
• Contract DCA lever: required. If missing, the tool returns a validation error
• pxStepsMult: 1.0 = equal spacing; >1.0 = widen gaps between successive safety orders
• volMult: 1.0 = equal sizes; >1.0 = increase per safety order (Martingale scaling)
• triggerStrategy: instant starts immediately; price waits for trigger price (contract_dca only); rsi waits for RSI condition (both spot_dca and contract_dca)
• Already stopped bot: stop returns error — check bot dca orders --history first
• Demo mode: okx --demo bot dca create ... (OAuth) or okx --profile <demo-profile> bot dca create ... (API Key) — safe testing, no real funds
• INVALID_PRICE_STEPS_MULTIPLIER error: adjust slPct. Recalculate MPD = Σ(pxSteps × pxStepsMult^i) for i = 0..maxSafetyOrds−1, then set slPct > MPD
• algoClOrdId duplicate: error code 51065

Communication Guidelines

• Grid/DCA: use "bot" not "strategy" (e.g., "grid bot", "DCA bot")
• DCA: always say "DCA" or "Martingale" — DCA supports both Spot DCA and Contract DCA
• Chinese: Grid = "网格", Spot DCA = "现货马丁", Contract DCA = "合约马丁"
• Use natural language for parameters — "What price range?" not "Enter minPx and maxPx"
• If the user already provides values, map directly — don't re-ask

Parameter Display Names

{base} and {quote}: extract from instId by splitting on -. E.g., BTC-USDT-SWAP → base=BTC, quote=USDT.

Grid Bot — Spot (algoOrdType=grid)

Grid Bot — Contract (algoOrdType=contract_grid)

DCA Bot (Spot & Contract)

slPct stop-loss logic:

• Long: stop-loss price = initial fill price × (1 − slPct)
• Short: stop-loss price = initial fill price × (1 + slPct) When triggered and position fully closed, the bot ends.

Global Notes

• All bots run on OKX servers — stopping the CLI does not affect them
• Auth method and trading mode are determined in "Credential & Profile Check"; see that section for parameter rules
• --json returns the raw OKX API v5 response by default. Add --env to wrap the output as {"env": "<live|demo>", "profile": "<name>", "data": <response>}
• Rate limit: 20 requests per 2 seconds per UID
• Grid --gridNum range: 2–100