OpenAgentSkill Registry Manifest
Skill: alpaca-trading-backtest
Slug: alpacahq-alpaca-trading-backtest
Category: coding-agents
Description: Execute deterministic, reproducible historical backtests from a start date, end date, and strategy concept using the Alpaca CLI plus agent-written workspace code. Use when the user wants to backtest a strategy, simulate historical trades, or return trades, diagnostics, and reproducibility artifacts.

Agent fit:
- Decision: 67/100 Prototype first
- Primary fit: Finance and quant
- Role: Fallback candidate

Supply profile:
- Track: Coding and developer agents
- Scenario: Coding agents
- Applicable agents: Claude Code, CLI, Codex, Cursor
- Maintenance: 3d since push
- Risk: Risky

Trust:
- Trust score: 73/100 Strong shortlist
- Audit: 78/100 Risky

Attribution:
- Status: Registry indexed
- Source: github fast track
- Creator: alpacahq
- Claim URL: https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/alpacahq-alpaca-trading-backtest#claim-this-skill

Install:
npx skills add alpacahq/alpaca-skills --skill alpaca-trading-backtest

URLs:
- Web: https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/alpacahq-alpaca-trading-backtest
- API: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/skills/alpacahq-alpaca-trading-backtest
- Install API: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/alpacahq-alpaca-trading-backtest/install
- Repository: https://github.com/alpacahq/alpaca-skills/tree/main/skills/trading-api/backtest