Welcome — what to expect, what to ask, what to break

[calesthio]

Thanks for stopping by. A few quick notes on how to use this space so we don't all step on each other:

• Got it working? Drop a comment in this thread with what broker + universe size you picked + how the wizard went. Helps me see what's actually being used vs what's just being looked at.
• Found a bug? Please open an Issue instead of a Discussion — easier to track and close. If you're not sure whether it's a real bug or just a misconfiguration, drop it in Q&A first and we can promote it to an Issue together.
• Have a feature idea? Use the Ideas category. I read everything, even if I don't reply right away. Ideas with upvotes naturally float to the top of my queue.
• "Does this support X broker?" → Q&A category. Current status:
  • Alpaca: production-tested (paper + live)
  • Tradier: implementation complete, sandbox end-to-end testing in progress
  • IBKR / Tastytrade / Schwab: not yet, but the broker layer is abstracted so adding one is one file + one registry entry. PRs welcome.
• Want to contribute code? Open a PR. See CONTRIBUTING.md. The broker abstraction and state machine are load-bearing — please keep them intact, the rest is fair game.
• Sharing screenshots / your custom watchlist / a wins-losses recap? Show and tell is the spot.

Honest expectations

This is a solo dev project. I have a day job and also maintain a couple of other open source repos, so response times will be slower than a funded project. I do read everything though, and I trade my own paper account on this platform basically every day — so if you hit something genuinely broken, it's probably broken for me too and I'll prioritize it.

If you find this useful, a ⭐ on the repo helps other options traders discover it. Even more useful than a star: tell me what's actually working / not working in your setup. That's how this gets better.

Welcome 👋