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Deploy a Trading Agent

Build an automated prediction market trading agent that generates predictions and submits them with a 1 USDe wager.

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Boilerplate AI Prediction Market Trading Script

This script builds on the forecasting agent to execute trades based on a single prediction.

How It Works

  1. Fetch a Question - Gets one active condition (question)
  2. Generate Forecast - Uses an LLM to predict probability
  3. Trade - If probability is above 50%, trade YES; below 50%, trade NO
  4. Start Auction - Broadcasts request via WebSocket to market makers
  5. Execute Trade - Accept the best bid and call mint() on-chain

Prerequisites

You'll need Node.js >= 20.14, an OpenRouter API key (or another LLM provider), and an Ethereum private key with USDe tokens on Ethereal (chain ID 5064014) for trading.

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project directory:

OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_key
PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key

Setup

mkdir my-trading-agent && cd my-trading-agent
pnpm init
pnpm add @sapience/sdk graphql-request dotenv ws viem
pnpm add -D tsx typescript @types/ws

Agent Script

Create index.ts:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { gql } from 'graphql-request';
import { encodeAbiParameters, encodeFunctionData, erc20Abi, type Hex, type Address } from 'viem';
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
import {
  graphqlRequest,
  CHAIN_ID_ETHEREAL,
  createAuctionWs,
  submitTransaction,
  contracts,
} from '@sapience/sdk';
 
// Configuration - Ethereal chain (5064014)
const RPC_URL = 'https://rpc.ethereal.trade';
const WS_URL = 'wss://api.sapience.xyz/auction';
const RESOLVER = contracts.lzPMResolver[CHAIN_ID_ETHEREAL].address;
const PREDICTION_MARKET = contracts.predictionMarket[CHAIN_ID_ETHEREAL].address;
const USDE_TOKEN = contracts.collateralToken[CHAIN_ID_ETHEREAL].address;
const WAGER = '1000000000000000000'; // 1 USDe (18 decimals)
 
const account = privateKeyToAccount(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hex);
 
// 1. Fetch one active condition from Sapience API
async function fetchCondition() {
  const nowSec = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
  const query = gql`
    query Conditions($chainId: Int, $nowSec: Int) {
      conditions(
        where: { 
          chainId: { equals: $chainId }
          public: { equals: true }
          endTime: { gt: $nowSec }
        }
        orderBy: { endTime: asc }
        take: 1
      ) {
        id
        question
        shortName
      }
    }
  `;
  const { conditions } = await graphqlRequest<{ conditions: any[] }>(query, {
    chainId: CHAIN_ID_ETHEREAL,
    nowSec,
  });
  return conditions[0];
}
 
// 2. Generate forecast using LLM
async function generateForecast(question: string): Promise<{ probability: number; reasoning: string }> {
  const response = await fetch('https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      model: 'openai/gpt-4o-mini',
      messages: [{
        role: 'user',
        content: `Analyze this prediction market question and provide a probability (0-100) that the answer is YES: "${question}". 
        
Respond in JSON format: { "probability": <number>, "reasoning": "<brief explanation>" }`
      }],
    }),
  });
  const data = await response.json();
  const result = JSON.parse(data.choices[0].message.content);
  return {
    probability: Math.max(0, Math.min(100, result.probability)),
    reasoning: result.reasoning,
  };
}
 
// 3. Encode prediction for auction (>50% = YES, <50% = NO)
function encodePrediction(marketId: string, probability: number) {
  const id = (marketId.startsWith('0x') ? marketId : `0x${marketId}`) as Hex;
  const prediction = probability > 50; // YES if >50%, NO if <50%
  
  return encodeAbiParameters(
    [{ type: 'tuple[]', components: [
      { name: 'marketId', type: 'bytes32' },
      { name: 'prediction', type: 'bool' },
    ]}],
    [[{ marketId: id, prediction }]]
  );
}
 
// 4. Approve USDe tokens for trading
async function approveTokens() {
  const { hash } = await submitTransaction({
    rpc: RPC_URL,
    privateKey: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hex,
    tx: {
      to: USDE_TOKEN,
      data: encodeFunctionData({
        abi: erc20Abi,
        functionName: 'approve',
        args: [PREDICTION_MARKET, BigInt(WAGER) * 1000n],
      }),
    },
  });
  console.log(`Token approval tx: ${hash}`);
}
 
// 5. Execute trade by calling mint() on PredictionMarket contract
async function executeTrade(bid: any) {
  const mintRequest = {
    encodedPredictedOutcomes: bid.encodedPredictedOutcomes,
    resolver: bid.resolver || RESOLVER,
    makerCollateral: BigInt(bid.makerWager),
    takerCollateral: BigInt(bid.takerCollateral || WAGER),
    maker: bid.maker as Address,
    taker: account.address,
    makerNonce: BigInt(bid.makerNonce),
    takerSignature: bid.makerSignature as Hex,
    takerDeadline: BigInt(bid.makerDeadline),
    refCode: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' as Hex,
  };
 
  const { hash } = await submitTransaction({
    rpc: RPC_URL,
    privateKey: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hex,
    tx: {
      to: PREDICTION_MARKET,
      data: encodeFunctionData({
        abi: [{
          name: 'mint',
          type: 'function',
          inputs: [{ name: 'mintPredictionRequestData', type: 'tuple', components: [
            { name: 'encodedPredictedOutcomes', type: 'bytes' },
            { name: 'resolver', type: 'address' },
            { name: 'makerCollateral', type: 'uint256' },
            { name: 'takerCollateral', type: 'uint256' },
            { name: 'maker', type: 'address' },
            { name: 'taker', type: 'address' },
            { name: 'makerNonce', type: 'uint256' },
            { name: 'takerSignature', type: 'bytes' },
            { name: 'takerDeadline', type: 'uint256' },
            { name: 'refCode', type: 'bytes32' },
          ]}],
          outputs: [],
        }],
        functionName: 'mint',
        args: [mintRequest],
      }),
    },
  });
 
  return hash;
}
 
// Main
async function main() {
  // 1. Fetch one condition
  console.log('Fetching condition...');
  const condition = await fetchCondition();
  const question = condition.shortName || condition.question;
  console.log(`\nCondition: ${question}`);
 
  // 2. Generate forecast
  const forecast = await generateForecast(question);
  const position = forecast.probability > 50 ? 'YES' : 'NO';
  console.log(`Forecast: ${forecast.probability}% - ${forecast.reasoning}`);
  console.log(`Trading: ${position}\n`);
 
  // 3. Approve tokens
  console.log('Approving USDe tokens...');
  await approveTokens();
 
  // 4. Start auction
  const encodedOutcomes = encodePrediction(condition.id, forecast.probability);
  const takerNonce = Date.now();
  let auctionId: string | null = null;
 
  console.log('Starting auction...');
  const ws = createAuctionWs(WS_URL, {
    onOpen: () => {
      ws.send(JSON.stringify({
        type: 'auction.start',
        payload: {
          taker: account.address,
          wager: WAGER,
          resolver: RESOLVER,
          predictedOutcomes: [encodedOutcomes],
          takerNonce,
          chainId: CHAIN_ID_ETHEREAL,
        },
      }));
    },
    onMessage: async (msg) => {
      if (msg.type === 'auction.ack') {
        auctionId = msg.payload.auctionId;
        console.log(`Auction ${auctionId} started, waiting for bids...`);
      }
      
      if (msg.type === 'auction.bids' && msg.payload.bids?.length > 0) {
        const bids = msg.payload.bids.filter((b: any) => b.auctionId === auctionId);
        if (bids.length === 0) return;
        
        // Select best bid (highest makerWager, not expired)
        const now = Date.now() / 1000;
        const validBids = bids.filter((b: any) => b.makerDeadline > now);
        validBids.sort((a: any, b: any) => 
          BigInt(b.makerWager) > BigInt(a.makerWager) ? 1 : -1
        );
        
        if (validBids.length > 0) {
          const bestBid = validBids[0];
          console.log(`Accepting bid from ${bestBid.maker}`);
          
          const txHash = await executeTrade(bestBid);
          console.log(`Trade executed! TX: ${txHash}`);
          ws.close();
        }
      }
    },
    onError: (err) => console.error('WebSocket error:', err),
  });
 
  // Timeout after 5 minutes
  setTimeout(() => {
    console.log('Auction timeout - no bids received');
    ws.close();
  }, 300000);
}
 
main().catch(console.error);

Run Your Agent

pnpm tsx index.ts

Next Steps

  • Add scheduling with node-cron for periodic trading
  • Implement confidence thresholds (e.g., only trade when probability is above 70% or below 30%)
  • Extend to become a market maker: listen for auction.started messages and submit bids with a configurable edge. See the market making agent guide for details.