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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "bennyjo-phil--run-own-phil-paper-cycles-in-a-fork",
 "repo": "bennyjo/phil",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/bennyjo/phil",
 "repo_slug": "bennyjo-phil",
 "title": "Run your own paper-trading agent from a fork",
 "page_title": "How to run your own paper-trading agent from a fork with Phil",
 "summary": "Fork Phil, run a few paper cycles with Claude Code, and watch the agent edit its own strategy.",
 "who": "A developer testing self-improving agents who wants a paper-only copy of the loop without touching real funds.",
 "problem": "Reading about a self-editing trading agent does not show how its cycles, commits, and strategy edits behave in practice.",
 "outcome": "Your own fork with a few cycles of agent commits to its strategy, journal, and ledger, all on paper.",
 "steps": [
  "Fork bennyjo/phil on GitHub and clone your fork.",
  "`cd phil`",
  "`python3 core/validate.py`",
  "`./loop.sh 10 45`",
  "Check the new commits in `strategy/` and `journal/`, then run `python3 core/score.py --skip-mtm`. (inferred, check the README)"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Fork bennyjo/phil, clone the fork, and run `./loop.sh 10 45` for paper cycles. Report how many cycles committed, which files under strategy/ changed, and the output of `python3 core/validate.py`. Verify that no file under core/ or config/protected.json changed.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "loop.sh pushes to main on origin and commits every cycle publicly, so run a fork without origin (`git remote remove origin`) if you want the run kept local.",
 "category": "Money",
 "tags": [
  "Money"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3 (CI runs on Python 3.12); the engine uses the standard library only",
  "git and a clone of the repository",
  "A Claude Code account and the `claude` command on your PATH, for running cycles",
  "A fork with write access to origin, or no origin remote for local-only runs",
  "Pearl Connect installed from pearl.you/connect and a funded Safe, only for real-money mode"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Each cycle uses your Claude Code account, and loop.sh pushes commits to origin, so keep any tokens outside the repository."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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