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List all available connectors
python scripts/connect.py
List connectors with connection status
python scripts/connect.py --status
Add API keys for an exchange
python scripts/connect.py binance --api-key YOUR_KEY --secret-key YOUR_SECRET
Add API keys for exchange requiring passphrase
python scripts/connect.py kucoin --api-key YOUR_KEY --secret-key YOUR_SECRET --passphrase YOUR_PASS
Remove credentials for an exchange
python scripts/connect.py binance --remove Common credential fields by exchange: Binance: --api-key , --secret-key KuCoin: --api-key , --secret-key , --passphrase Gate.io: --api-key , --secret-key OKX: --api-key , --secret-key , --passphrase balance Display your asset balances across all connected exchanges.
Show all balances
python scripts/balance.py
Show balances for a specific connector
python scripts/balance.py binance
Show balances in USD
python scripts/balance.py --usd
Show only non-zero balances
python scripts/balance.py --non-zero Output columns: Exchange/Connector name Asset symbol Total balance Available balance USD value (with --usd ) create Create a new bot configuration (controller config or script config).
List available controller templates
python scripts/create.py --list-controllers
List available scripts
python scripts/create.py --list-scripts
List existing configs
python scripts/create.py --list-configs
Create a controller config
- python scripts/create.py controller my_mm_config
- --template
- pmm_v1
- Recommended Market Making Controllers
- Controller
- Best For
- Key Features
- pmm_v1
- CEX spot trading
- Multi-level spreads, inventory skew, order refresh, price bands
- pmm_mister
- Spot & perpetuals
- Position tracking, leverage, cooldowns, profit protection, hanging executors
- pmm_v1
-
- Faithful clone of the legacy Pure Market Making strategy. Configure
- buy_spreads
- ,
- sell_spreads
- ,
- order_amount
- , and enable
- inventory_skew
- to maintain balance.
- pmm_mister
- Advanced controller for spot and perpetual markets with leverage , take_profit , global_stop_loss , separate buy_cooldown_time / sell_cooldown_time , and position_profit_protection to prevent selling below breakeven. start Start a bot with a V2 strategy configuration. V1 strategies are not supported.
Interactive mode - prompts for strategy type
python scripts/start.py < bot_name
Start with a V2 Controller config
python scripts/start.py < bot_name
--controller < config_name
Start with a V2 Script
python scripts/start.py < bot_name
--script < script_name
Start with a V2 Script and config file
python scripts/start.py < bot_name
--script < script_name
--config < config_name
List running bots
python scripts/start.py --list V2 Strategy Types: --controller — Deploy a V2 controller config (market making, arbitrage, etc.) --script — Deploy a V2 script (e.g., v2_with_controllers ) Bot naming: Use descriptive names like btc_mm_bot , eth_arb_bot , etc. stop Stop a running bot.
Stop a bot by name
python scripts/stop.py < bot_name
Stop a bot and close all positions
python scripts/stop.py < bot_name
--close-positions
Stop all running bots
python scripts/stop.py --all
Examples
python scripts/stop.py my_bot python scripts/stop.py arb_bot --close-positions status Display bot status and performance metrics.
List all bots with status
python scripts/status.py
Get detailed status for a specific bot
python scripts/status.py < bot_name
Get status with performance metrics
python scripts/status.py < bot_name
--performance
Get live status (refreshes)
python scripts/status.py < bot_name
--live Status values: running , stopped , error , starting Performance metrics: Total trades Profit/Loss (absolute and %) Volume traded Uptime history Display bot trading history.
Show trade history for a bot
python scripts/history.py < bot_name
Show summary statistics
python scripts/history.py < bot_name
--summary History columns: Timestamp Trading pair Side (buy/sell) Price Amount Fee PnL Quick Reference Typical Workflow
1. Connect to an exchange
python scripts/connect.py binance --api-key XXX --secret-key YYY
2. Check your balances
python scripts/balance.py binance
3. Create a bot config
python scripts/create.py controller btc_mm \ --template pure_market_making \ --connector binance \ --trading-pair BTC-USDT
4. Start the bot
python scripts/start.py btc_bot --controller btc_mm
5. Monitor status
python scripts/status.py btc_bot
6. Check history
python scripts/history.py btc_bot
7. Stop when done
python scripts/stop.py btc_bot
Troubleshooting
Error
Cause
Fix
Cannot connect to API
API not running
cd ./hummingbot-api && make deploy
401 Unauthorized
Bad credentials
Check
./hummingbot-api/.env
Connector not found
Invalid exchange name
Run
python scripts/connect.py
to list valid names
No credentials
Exchange not connected
Run
python scripts/connect.py