Here is the complete picture — both bots and all active profiles are on the same expiry:
---
LT 3-Candle Bot
/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_bot.py
Symbol: LT
Futures: LT28APR26FUT
Expiry: 28APR26
Broker: Kotak (live execution), Flattrade (historical candles)
---
Claude Bot (unified_strategy.py)
/home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot/config.py
All profiles: expiry = 28APR26
Profile Broker Futures Symbol Status
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
DLF_SMMA Flattrade DLF28APR26FUT ACTIVE
INFY_SMMA Shoonya INFY28APR26FUT ACTIVE
INDUSINDBK_SMMA Shoonya INDUSINDBK28APR26FUT ACTIVE
HAL_SMMA Flattrade HAL28APR26FUT DISABLED (paused)
---
Every active profile across both bots is running the 28APR26 expiry. That is the April 2026 monthly contract. Since today is April 29, this contract just expired yesterday — you will need to roll these over to the May contract (likely 28MAY26) before the next trading session.
2026-04-29 04:08:43
USER (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
it should now be 26MAY26FUT expiry - pls make changes in the bot - restart two bots which are running and check if everything works fine
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me load the relevant skills first, then make the changes.
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"success": true, "name": "trading-bot-data-freshness", "description": "Verify and refresh OpenAlgo trading bot databases. Use when a bot's DB is stale, when checking data readiness before market open, or when backfilling missed trading days. Covers both claude_bot (unified_strategy, JSON state) and lt_3candle_bot (SQLite DB). Handles NFO futures symbols, rollover expiry, and the bot's EOD pipeline for Renko/VIDYA anchor computation.", "tags": [], "related_skills": [], "content": "---\nname: trading-bot-data-freshness\ndescription: Verify and refresh OpenAlgo trading bot databases. Use when a bot's DB is stale, when checking data readiness before market open, or when backfilling missed trading days. Covers both claude_bot (unified_strategy, JSON state) and lt_3candle_bot (SQLite DB). Handles NFO futures symbols, rollover expiry, and the bot's EOD pipeline for Renko/VIDYA anchor computation.\n---\n\n# Trading Bot Data Freshness Check\n\nVerify and refresh data for the two active VPS trading bots.\n\n## Active bots on VPS\n\n1. **claude_bot** — `/home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot/unified_strategy.py` (service: `claude_bot.service`)\n - State: JSON files in `state/state_*.json`, NOT SQLite\n - Symbols traded: DLF, INFY, INDUSINDBK (all NFO futures, expiry 28APR26)\n - Data source: Flattrade + Shoonya via openalgo SDK\n - On startup fetches daily OHLC + 15-min candles in-memory; does NOT persist market data to SQLite\n\n2. **lt_3candle_bot** — `/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_bot.py` (service: `lt_3candle_bot.service`)\n - State: SQLite at `/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle.db`\n - Symbol: `LT28APR26FUT` on `NFO` (Larsen & Toubro futures, NOT `LT` on `NSE`)\n - Tables: `daily_ohlc`, `candles_5min`, `candles_15min`, `renko_bricks`, `vidya_values`, `daily_anchors`\n - Data source: Flattrade history (historical), Kotak (live quotes/orders)\n - EOD script: `lt_3candle_eod.py` builds Renko bricks → VIDYA → tomorrow's anchor\n\n## Correct symbols (CRITICAL — do not confuse)\n\n| Bot | Symbol | Exchange | Notes |\n|-----|--------|----------|-------|\n| lt_3candle | `LT28APR26FUT` | `NFO` | NOT `LT` on `NSE`. Futures only. |\n| claude_bot DLF | `DLF28APR26FUT` | `NFO` | |\n| claude_bot INFY | `INFY28APR26FUT` | `NFO` | |\n| claude_bot INDUSINDBK | `INDUSINDBK28APR26FUT` | `NFO` | |\n\nFutures expiry date rolls over monthly — check `config.py` (`expiry_date`) and `lt_3candle_bot.py` line 76 (`SYMBOL_FUT`) after each monthly expiry.\n\n## API key access (the keys LOOK truncated with \"...\")\n\nThe config files display keys as `bace7f...7b62` — that's Hermes secret-redaction in tool output, NOT the literal file content. Load via Python to get the real 64-char key:\n\n```python\nimport sys\nsys.path.insert(0, '/home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot')\nfrom config import BROKERS\nreal_flattrade_key = BROKERS['FLATTRADE']['api_key'] # 64-char hex\nreal_shoonya_key = BROKERS['SHOONYA']['api_key']\n```\n\nThe 3-candle bot's keys are d
... [10022 chars total, truncated]
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"success": true, "name": "openalgo-vps-troubleshooting", "description": "Systematic troubleshooting for OpenAlgo VPS trading bot issues — session expiry,\nbroken quotes, service crashes, missing Telegram updates, and path migration problems.\n", "tags": ["openalgo", "vps", "troubleshooting", "trading-bots", "session-expiry", "systemd"], "related_skills": [], "content": "---\nname: openalgo-vps-troubleshooting\ndescription: |\n Systematic troubleshooting for OpenAlgo VPS trading bot issues — session expiry,\n broken quotes, service crashes, missing Telegram updates, and path migration problems.\ntags:\n - openalgo\n - vps\n - troubleshooting\n - trading-bots\n - session-expiry\n - systemd\n---\n\n# OpenAlgo VPS Troubleshooting\n\n## Overview\n\nStructured diagnostic workflow for common OpenAlgo VPS failures. Covers session expiry\n(broken quotes), systemd path mismatches after migration, missing log directories,\nand Telegram delivery issues.\n\n## When to Use\n\n- Trading bots not sending Telegram updates\n- Bots crash-looping or failing to start\n- OpenAlgo API returning 500 errors\n- Session expiry errors (\"Invalid Session Key\")\n- After path migration when services point to old paths\n\n## Symptom: No Telegram Updates from Bots\n\n### Diagnostic Flow\n\n1. **Check bot process is running**: `ps aux | grep unified_strategy | grep -v grep`\n2. **Check bot logs for errors**: `tail -50 /home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot/logs/claude_bot_YYYYMMDD.log`\n3. **Look for HTTP 500 errors on /quotes endpoint** — this is the #1 cause\n4. **Test quotes API directly**:\n ```bash\n curl -s -X POST https://shoonya.openalgo.theworkpc.com/api/v1/quotes \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"apikey\":\"<KEY>\",\"exchange\":\"NSE\",\"symbol\":\"INFY\"}'\n ```\n5. **If \"Session Expired : Invalid Session Key\"** → Restart OpenAlgo broker services\n\n### Root Cause: Broker API Session Expiry\n\nShoonya/Flattrade broker sessions expire periodically. PositionBook continues working\nbut Quotes endpoint returns 500. The bot can check positions but cannot get price data,\nso it cannot generate signals or send meaningful status updates.\n\n### Fix\n\n```bash\n# Restart both OpenAlgo broker services to force re-authentication\nsudo systemctl restart openalgo-shoonya-openalgo.theworkpc.com-shoonya\nsudo systemctl restart openalgo-flattrade-openalgo.theworkpc.com-flattrade\n\n# Wait 10 seconds, then verify quotes work\nsleep 10\ncurl -s -X POST https://shoonya.openalgo.theworkpc.com/api/v1/quotes \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"apikey\":\"<KEY>\",\"exchange\":\"NSE\",\"symbol\":\"INFY\"}'\n# Should return {\"data\":{\"ltp\":...},\"status\":\"success\"}\n```\n\nNo need to restart the trading bots — they will automatically pick up the working\nquotes endpoint on their next poll cycle.\n\n## Symptom: Bot Service Crash-Looping (exit code 209/STDOUT)\n\n### Diagnostic Flow\n\n1. `sudo journalctl -u claude_bot -n 20 --no-pa
... [10157 chars total, truncated]
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me first find all files that reference `28APR26` across both bots, then make changes systematically.
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"todos": [{"id": "1", "content": "Stop both bot services (claude_bot, lt_3candle_bot)", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "2", "content": "Update claude_bot config.py: 28APR26 -> 26MAY26 in all profiles", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "3", "content": "Update lt_3candle_bot.py: SYMBOL_FUT + EXPIRY_DATE 28APR26 -> 26MAY26", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "4", "content": "Update lt_3candle_eod.py: SYMBOL_HIST if needed", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "5", "content": "Restart both bot services", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "6", "content": "Verify bots start cleanly and can fetch quotes for new expiry", "status": "pending"}], "summary": {"total": 6, "pending": 6, "in_progress": 0, "completed": 0, "cancelled": 0}}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Step 1: Stop both bot services.
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"todos": [{"id": "1", "content": "Stop both bot services (claude_bot, lt_3candle_bot)", "status": "in_progress"}, {"id": "2", "content": "Update claude_bot config.py: 28APR26 -> 26MAY26 in all profiles", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "3", "content": "Update lt_3candle_bot.py: SYMBOL_FUT + EXPIRY_DATE 28APR26 -> 26MAY26", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "4", "content": "Update lt_3candle_eod.py: SYMBOL_HIST if needed", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "5", "content": "Restart both bot services", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "6", "content": "Verify bots start cleanly and can fetch quotes for new expiry", "status": "pending"}], "summary": {"total": 6, "pending": 5, "in_progress": 1, "completed": 0, "cancelled": 0}}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"output": "", "exit_code": -1, "error": "BLOCKED: User denied. Do NOT retry.", "status": "blocked"}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"output": "Failed to stop claude_bot.service: Unit claude_bot.service not loaded.\nFailed to stop lt_3candle_bot.service: Unit lt_3candle_bot.service not loaded.\nFailed to stop claude_bot.service: Unit claude_bot.service not loaded.\nFailed to stop lt_3candle_bot.service: Unit lt_3candle_bot.service not loaded.", "exit_code": 5, "error": null, "approval": "Command required approval (stop/restart system service) and was approved by the user."}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
The services aren't user ones — let me find and verify the actual systemd services.
{"output": "STOP OK", "exit_code": 1, "error": null, "approval": "Command required approval (stop/restart system service) and was approved by the user.", "exit_code_meaning": "No matches found (not an error)"}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Both bots stopped cleanly. Now updating all config files.
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"todos": [{"id": "1", "content": "Stop both bot services (claude_bot, lt_3candle_bot)", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "2", "content": "Update claude_bot config.py: 28APR26 -> 26MAY26 in all profiles", "status": "in_progress"}, {"id": "3", "content": "Update lt_3candle_bot.py: SYMBOL_FUT + EXPIRY_DATE 28APR26 -> 26MAY26", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "4", "content": "Update lt_3candle_eod.py: SYMBOL_HIST if needed", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "5", "content": "Restart both bot services", "status": "pending"}, {"id": "6", "content": "Verify bots start cleanly and can fetch quotes for new expiry", "status": "pending"}], "summary": {"total": 6, "pending": 4, "in_progress": 1, "completed": 1, "cancelled": 0}}
Only remaining references are in `backtest_journal.py` — a backtest-only script, not active trading code. They can stay as-is for historical reference.
Now restart both bots and verify.
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"todos": [{"id": "1", "content": "Stop both bot services (claude_bot, lt_3candle_bot)", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "2", "content": "Update claude_bot config.py: 28APR26 -> 26MAY26 in all profiles", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "3", "content": "Update lt_3candle_bot.py: SYMBOL_FUT + EXPIRY_DATE 28APR26 -> 26MAY26", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "4", "content": "Update lt_3candle_eod.py: SYMBOL_HIST if needed", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "5", "content": "Restart both bot services", "status": "in_progress"}, {"id": "6", "content": "Verify bots start cleanly and can fetch quotes for new expiry", "status": "pending"}], "summary": {"total": 6, "pending": 1, "in_progress": 1, "completed": 4, "cancelled": 0}}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"output": "RESTART OK", "exit_code": 0, "error": null, "approval": "Command required approval (stop/restart system service) and was approved by the user."}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Now let me verify both bots are running and working correctly.
Both bots are alive but the quotes/history endpoints are returning 500 errors — this is a broker API session expiry issue. The position book is working (200 OK, no positions) but quotes are dead. Let me restart the OpenAlgo broker services per the troubleshooting skill.
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"todos": [{"id": "1", "content": "Stop both bot services (claude_bot, lt_3candle_bot)", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "2", "content": "Update claude_bot config.py: 28APR26 -> 26MAY26 in all profiles", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "3", "content": "Update lt_3candle_bot.py: SYMBOL_FUT + EXPIRY_DATE 28APR26 -> 26MAY26", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "4", "content": "Update lt_3candle_eod.py: SYMBOL_HIST if needed", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "5", "content": "Restart both bot services", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "6", "content": "Verify bots start cleanly and can fetch quotes for new expiry", "status": "in_progress"}], "summary": {"total": 6, "pending": 0, "in_progress": 1, "completed": 5, "cancelled": 0}}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Quotes and history endpoints on Shoonya/Flattrade are returning 500 errors (session expired). Need to restart the OpenAlgo broker services. Let me do that.
{"output": "BROKER RESTART OK", "exit_code": 0, "error": null, "approval": "Command required approval (stop/restart system service) and was approved by the user."}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Now let me verify quotes are working. Let me wait and check the bot logs.
Everything is working. Let me mark the final step complete:
2026-04-29 04:22:12
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"todos": [{"id": "1", "content": "Stop both bot services (claude_bot, lt_3candle_bot)", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "2", "content": "Update claude_bot config.py: 28APR26 -> 26MAY26 in all profiles", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "3", "content": "Update lt_3candle_bot.py: SYMBOL_FUT + EXPIRY_DATE 28APR26 -> 26MAY26", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "4", "content": "Update lt_3candle_eod.py: SYMBOL_HIST if needed", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "5", "content": "Restart both bot services", "status": "completed"}, {"id": "6", "content": "Verify bots start cleanly and can fetch quotes for new expiry", "status": "completed"}], "summary": {"total": 6, "pending": 0, "in_progress": 0, "completed": 6, "cancelled": 0}}
2026-04-29 04:22:12
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
All done. Here is the summary:
CHANGES MADE (28APR26 → 26MAY26)
claude_bot
/home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot/config.py
DLF_SMMA: DLF28APR26FUT → DLF26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26
HAL_SMMA: HAL28APR26FUT → HAL26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26 (disabled)
INFY_SMMA: INFY28APR26FUT → INFY26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26
INDUSINDBK_SMMA: INDUSINDBK28APR26FUT → INDUSINDBK26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26
lt_3candle_bot
/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_bot.py
SYMBOL_FUT: LT28APR26FUT → LT26MAY26FUT
EXPIRY_DATE: 28APR26 → 26MAY26
/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_eod.py
SYMBOL_HIST: LT28APR26FUT → LT26MAY26FUT
SERVICE STATUS
Both bots restarted and running:
claude_bot.service — active, PID 2242416
lt_3candle_bot.service — active, PID 2242417
Also had to restart OpenAlgo broker services (session expiry on Shoonya + Flattrade quotes/history endpoints) — both now returning 200 OK.
LIVE CONFIRMATION FROM LOGS
Claude bot is tracking positions on new expiry:
DLF_SMMA: Pos:DLF26MAY26585CE
INDUSINDBK_SMMA: Pos:INDUSINDBK26MAY26900CE
LT 3-candle bot reading LTP with May expiry:
POLL | Futures=4081.7 | Bias=RED | Pos=NO
2026-04-29 04:22:12
USER (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
why it takes so much time for you to process - can i help in any way
2026-04-29 04:23:38
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Fair question. Looking back at what I did, there were several unnecessary slowdowns:
1. Sequential instead of parallel — I stopped both services, then read files, then patched files, always one step at a time. I could have read all files in parallel upfront since the service stop and reads are independent.
2. Multiple sleep waits — I added sleep 10 and sleep 15 waits to let services stabilize. Those alone added ~40 seconds.
3. Individual patches instead of batching — I made 4 separate patch calls when a single execute_code script could have done all find-and-replace in one shot (open files, string replace, write).
4. Re-reading files I already had — I already knew the config structure from the earlier conversation but made fresh reads anyway.
What you could do to help: not much on your end — the latency is mostly my tool-call strategy. I can be more aggressive about parallelism. For example, next time I would:
- Start all reads/search_files in parallel (they don't depend on each other)
- Use execute_code to do all file replacements in one Python script instead of multiple patch calls
- Skip the explicit sleep waits and poll logs instead
Would you like me to always batch-read and batch-write like that going forward, or just when doing rollovers / config changes?
2026-04-29 04:23:38
USER (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
can we device a mode - thinking mode and fast mode - thinking is the ay you are through - and fast when i feel my patiene is tested - i will just que the command as switch to fast mode and vice versa - how you like it?
2026-04-29 04:25:37
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
I love it. Simple, explicit, no config file needed.
Here's the contract I'll follow:
FAST MODE — when you say "switch to fast mode" or "fast mode":
- Read/search everything in parallel (one batch, not sequential)
- Use execute_code to do all file changes in one script instead of individual patches
- No sleep waits — poll logs to verify instead
- Skip re-reading files I already have context for
- Make reasonable defaults, don't over-verify
- Services get restarted, brief health check, move on
THINKING MODE (default, current):
- Careful step-by-step
- Verify at each stage
- Read before write
- Wait for services to stabilize
You flip anytime mid-conversation — "fast mode" / "thinking mode" and I switch immediately.
Let me save this.
2026-04-29 04:25:37
TOOL (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
{"success": true, "target": "user", "entries": ["Two operating modes for the agent, toggled by user saying \"switch to fast mode\" or \"fast mode\" vs \"switch to thinking mode\" or \"thinking mode\". Default is thinking mode.\n\nFAST MODE rules:\n- Read/search everything in parallel (one batch, not sequential)\n- Use execute_code for multi-file changes instead of individual patches\n- No sleep waits — poll logs to verify instead\n- Skip re-reading files already in context\n- Make reasonable defaults, don't over-verify\n- Services: restart, brief health check, move on\n\nTHINKING MODE rules:\n- Careful step-by-step\n- Verify at each stage\n- Read before write\n- Wait for services to stabilize"], "usage": "45% — 630/1,375 chars", "entry_count": 1, "message": "Entry added."}
2026-04-29 04:25:37
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Saved. Ready when you are — just say "fast mode" and I'll shift gears.