okx-dex-ws
okx/onchainos-skills
Manage real-time DEX WebSocket streams via CLI or custom scripts for on-chain data monitoring.
What is okx-dex-ws?
This skill provides CLI commands and protocol references for consuming real-time DEX data through WebSocket channels. Use it when you need to monitor token prices, trades, signals, wallet activity, or meme token launches with live updates.
- Start, poll, and stop background WebSocket sessions with `onchainos ws` commands
- Subscribe to 9 DEX channels: price, candles, trades, price-info, signals, smart-money tracking, wallet tracking, and meme token scanning
- Configure idle-timeout to auto-stop inactive sessions
- Write custom WebSocket clients in Python, Node, or Rust using protocol references
- Filter tracker events by trade type, amount, PnL, wallet address, and timestamp
How to install okx-dex-ws
npx skills add https://github.com/okx/onchainos-skills --skill okx-dex-ws- onchainos CLI installed
- Related skills may be required: okx-dex-market, okx-dex-token, okx-dex-signal, okx-dex-trenches (for protocol references)
How to use okx-dex-ws
- 1.Run `onchainos ws channels` to list all 9 available WebSocket channels
- 2.Run `onchainos ws channel-info --channel <name>` to see detailed info and examples for a specific channel
- 3.Start a session with `onchainos ws start --channel <channel> [params]` (e.g., `--token-pair`, `--chain-index`, `--wallet-addresses`)
- 4.Poll new events with `onchainos ws poll --id <ID>` to incrementally fetch updates
- 5.Stop sessions with `onchainos ws stop [--id <ID>]` or let them auto-stop via `--idle-timeout`
- 6.For custom scripts, read the protocol reference files in related skills and connect to `wss://wsdex.okx.com/ws/v6/dex` with HMAC-SHA256 auth
Use cases
- Monitor token price movements and candlestick data in real-time
- Track smart money and KOL trading activity across chains
- Watch specific wallet addresses for buy/sell signals
- Detect new meme token launches and metric updates on Solana
- Build a custom trading bot with live on-chain data feeds
- Traders monitoring DEX activity
- Bot developers building real-time trading systems
- Analysts tracking smart money and wallet activity
- Developers integrating on-chain data into applications
okx-dex-ws FAQ
CLI (`onchainos ws`) is best for monitoring and agent workflows—start a session, poll incrementally. Custom scripts are best for bots with custom logic—you handle the WebSocket connection and parsing directly.
Use `onchainos ws start --channel address-tracker-activity --wallet-addresses 0xAAA,0xBBB` (up to 200 addresses). You can filter results with `--min-quote-amount`, `--min-pnl`, `--trade-type`, and other options when polling.
By default, sessions auto-stop after 30 minutes of no polling. Set `--idle-timeout 1h` to extend it, or `--idle-timeout 0` to disable auto-stop.
Global channels (smart money tracker) need no params. Per-token channels (price, candles, trades) need `--token-pair`. Per-chain channels (signals, meme tokens) need `--chain-index`. Per-wallet channels (address tracker) need `--wallet-addresses`.
Read the protocol reference file for your channel group (okx-dex-market, okx-dex-token, okx-dex-signal, or okx-dex-trenches). All channels use `wss://wsdex.okx.com/ws/v6/dex` with HMAC-SHA256 login, heartbeat ping/pong, and standard subscribe/unsubscribe messages.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from okx/onchainos-skills.
name: okx-dex-ws description: "Use this skill when the user mentions 'onchainos ws', 'ws start', 'ws poll', 'ws stop', 'ws channels', 'ws session', 'ws channel-info', 'idle-timeout', 'idle timeout', 'WebSocket channels', 'WS频道', or asks about managing WebSocket sessions/会话管理. Also use when writing a custom WebSocket script/脚本/bot for real-time on-chain data. Covers: onchainos ws CLI commands (start/poll/stop/list/channels/channel-info), session lifecycle, idle-timeout configuration, and all 9 DEX WebSocket channels (price, candle, trades, price-info, signals, tracker, meme scanning)." license: MIT metadata: author: okx version: "4.1.0" homepage: "https://web3.okx.com"
Onchain OS DEX WebSocket — Unified Skill
Two ways to consume real-time DEX data:
- CLI (
onchainos ws) — start a background session, poll events incrementally. Best for monitoring and agent-driven workflows. - Script — write a custom WebSocket client in Python/Node/Rust. Best for bots and custom logic.
Pre-flight Checks
Read
../okx-agentic-wallet/_shared/preflight.md. If that file does not exist, read_shared/preflight.mdinstead.
Prerequisites
This skill references ws-protocol.md files from okx-dex-market, okx-dex-token, okx-dex-signal, and okx-dex-trenches. If a referenced file is not found, the corresponding skill may not be installed — inform the user and suggest installing the missing skill from the onchainos-skills plugin.
Related Workflows
When one of the following commands is used, show the related workflow hint after displaying results:
| Command | Workflow | File |
|---|---|---|
ws start, ws poll, ws stop | Wallet Monitor (WebSocket) | ~/.onchainos/workflows/wallet-monitor-ws.md |
Hint format: "You can also try out our Wallet Monitor (WebSocket) workflow for more comprehensive results. Would you like to try it?"
Approach 1: CLI (onchainos ws)
Discover Channels
onchainos ws channels # list all 9 supported channels
onchainos ws channel-info --channel <name> # detailed info + example for a channel
Start / Poll / Stop
onchainos ws start --channel <channel> [params] # start background session
onchainos ws poll --id <ID> [--channel <ch>] # pull new events
onchainos ws list # list sessions
onchainos ws stop [--id <ID>] # stop session(s)
Channel Quick Reference
| Channel | Group | Pattern | Required Params |
|---|---|---|---|
kol_smartmoney-tracker-activity | signal | global | (none) |
address-tracker-activity | signal | per-wallet | --wallet-addresses |
dex-market-new-signal-openapi | signal | per-chain | --chain-index |
price | market | per-token | --token-pair |
dex-token-candle{period} | market | per-token | --token-pair |
price-info | token | per-token | --token-pair |
trades | token | per-token | --token-pair |
dex-market-memepump-new-token-openapi | trenches | per-chain | --chain-index |
dex-market-memepump-update-metrics-openapi | trenches | per-chain | --chain-index |
Parameter Formats
--token-pair:chainIndex:tokenContractAddress(e.g.1:0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7)--chain-index: comma-separated chain IDs (e.g.1,501,56)--wallet-addresses: comma-separated addresses, max 200--idle-timeout: auto-stop if no poll within this duration (default30m;1h,2h,300s,0to disable)
Examples
# Smart money trade feed
onchainos ws start --channel kol_smartmoney-tracker-activity
# Track specific wallets
onchainos ws start --channel address-tracker-activity --wallet-addresses 0xAAA,0xBBB
# Token price monitoring
onchainos ws start --channel price --token-pair 1:0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7
# Buy signal alerts on Ethereum + Solana
onchainos ws start --channel dex-market-new-signal-openapi --chain-index 1,501
# New meme token launches on Solana
onchainos ws start --channel dex-market-memepump-new-token-openapi --chain-index 501
# K-line 1-minute candles
onchainos ws start --channel dex-token-candle1m --token-pair 1:0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7
Poll Filters (tracker channels only)
When polling kol_smartmoney-tracker-activity or address-tracker-activity, these filters are available:
--min-quote-amount,--min-market-cap,--min-pnl--trader(wallet address prefix match)--tag(smart_money or kol)--trade-type(buy or sell)--since(ms timestamp)
Approach 2: Custom Script
When the user wants to build a custom WebSocket client with their own logic, read the corresponding protocol reference file:
Market Data (price & candlestick streams)
Read: ../okx-dex-market/references/ws-protocol.md
Channels: price, dex-token-candle{period}
Token Data (detailed token streams)
Read: ../okx-dex-token/references/ws-protocol.md
Channels: price-info, trades
Signal & Wallet Tracking
Read: ../okx-dex-signal/references/ws-protocol.md
Channels: dex-market-new-signal-openapi, kol_smartmoney-tracker-activity, address-tracker-activity
Meme/Trenches
Read: ../okx-dex-trenches/references/ws-protocol.md
Channels: dex-market-memepump-new-token-openapi, dex-market-memepump-update-metrics-openapi
Common Protocol (all channels share)
- Endpoint:
wss://wsdex.okx.com/ws/v6/dex - Auth: HMAC-SHA256 login required before subscribing
- Heartbeat: send
"ping"every 25s, expect"pong" - Subscribe:
{"op": "subscribe", "args": [...]} - Unsubscribe:
{"op": "unsubscribe", "args": [...]}
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