Agent skill

Alpha Vantage

by refly-ai in refly-ai/refly-skills

Get financial data from Alpha Vantage. An agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills.

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Install Alpha Vantage

skills CLI
$ npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill alpha-vantage -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install refly-ai/refly-skills alpha-vantage --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/alpha-vantage .claude/skills/alpha-vantage && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
alpha-vantage
GitHub stars
204
Token cost
~425 tokens
SKILL.md length
85 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
48
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Get financial data from Alpha Vantage. An agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills.

  • Works in 3 steps: Run the Skill and Get Run ID → Open Workflow in Browser and Wait for… → Extract Text Content
  • Retrieve stock quotes and prices
  • SKILL.md covers Input, Execution (Pattern B: Text/Data), Expected Output and Rules
  • Calls jq; reaches refly.ai

What it does

Alpha Vantage is an agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills. Get financial data from Alpha Vantage. Use when you need to: (1) retrieve stock quotes and prices, (2) get forex or crypto rates, or (3) access market analytics data.

Its SKILL.md is about 430 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`).

It works with Alpha Vantage. The repository describes itself as: Refly skills repository.

When your agent uses it

  • Retrieve stock quotes and prices
  • Access market analytics data

Example prompts

  • “/alpha-vantage”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Run the Skill and Get Run ID
  2. Open Workflow in Browser and Wait for Completion
  3. Extract Text Content

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5a546d2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • jq

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • refly.ai

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Alpha Vantage loads about 425 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 85 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~45
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~425

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 85 words (~425 tokens).

“Get financial data from Alpha Vantage. Use when you need to: (1) retrieve stock quotes and prices, (2) get forex or crypto rates, or (3) access market analytics data.”

— opening of SKILL.md by refly-ai
name
alpha-vantage
version
1.0.0
skillId
skp-ahnvmq2x5yzok9ufdvt3rlzr
workflowId
c-blhl1uxs9ae9qoiyoh3dvxii
installationId
skpi-sv91leuk567ej1u57yyfzyfk
category
text-data

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/alpha-vantage of refly-ai/refly-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5a546d2

Compare with similar skills

Alpha Vantage next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Alpha Vantage compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Alpha Vantage this skillrefly-ai/refly-skills204—~425Automated safety check: PassNone
Vibe-Trading Finance ToolkitHKUDS/Vibe-Trading35k—~6.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Stock AnalysisCoWork-OS/CoWork-OS473—~685Automated safety check: PassMIT
Alpha Vantage AutomationComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills77k3 repos~753Automated safety check: PassNone
Alpha Vantagemajiayu000/claude-skill-registry6663 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Alpha Vantagegauss314/skills246—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Alpha Vantage

What does Alpha Vantage do?

Get financial data from Alpha Vantage. An agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills. Alpha Vantage is an agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills. Get financial data from Alpha Vantage.

When should I use Alpha Vantage?

Alpha Vantage fits situations like: retrieve stock quotes and prices; access market analytics data.

How do I install Alpha Vantage in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill alpha-vantage -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/alpha-vantage in refly-ai/refly-skills) into .claude/skills/alpha-vantage in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Alpha Vantage in Codex?

Run `npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill alpha-vantage -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/alpha-vantage in refly-ai/refly-skills) into .agents/skills/alpha-vantage in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Alpha Vantage in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill alpha-vantage -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/alpha-vantage, .gemini/skills/alpha-vantage, .github/skills/alpha-vantage and .opencode/skills/alpha-vantage in your project.

What does Alpha Vantage need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Alpha Vantage needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq).

Does Alpha Vantage access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: refly.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Alpha Vantage safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Alpha Vantage use?

No licence was found for Alpha Vantage or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Alpha Vantage use?

About 425 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Alpha Vantage?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Alpha Vantage: Vibe-Trading Finance Toolkit (HKUDS/Vibe-Trading, 35k stars), Stock Analysis (CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS, 473 stars), Alpha Vantage Automation (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars) and Alpha Vantage (majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, 666 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Alpha Vantage?

refly-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in refly-ai/refly-skills, which has 204 GitHub stars. The repository holds 48 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 20, 2026.

Source: refly-ai/refly-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.