dr-manhattan

dr-manhattan

CCXT-style unified API for prediction markets. Simple, scalable, and easy to extend.

Architecture

dr-manhattan provides a unified interface to interact with multiple prediction market platforms, similar to how CCXT works for cryptocurrency exchanges.

Core Components

dr_manhattan/
├── base/               # Core abstractions
│   ├── exchange.py     # Abstract base class for exchanges
│   ├── exchange_client.py  # High-level trading client
│   ├── exchange_factory.py # Exchange instantiation
│   ├── strategy.py     # Strategy base class
│   ├── order_tracker.py    # Order event tracking
│   ├── websocket.py    # WebSocket base class
│   └── errors.py       # Exception hierarchy
├── exchanges/          # Exchange implementations
│   ├── polymarket/     # Polymarket (mixin-based package) → [detailed docs](dr_manhattan/exchanges/polymarket/README.md)
│   │   ├── __init__.py         # Unified Polymarket class
│   │   ├── polymarket_core.py  # Constants, init, request helpers
│   │   ├── polymarket_clob.py  # CLOB API (orders, positions)
│   │   ├── polymarket_gamma.py # Gamma API (markets, events, search)
│   │   ├── polymarket_data.py  # Data API (trades, analytics)
│   │   ├── polymarket_ctf.py   # CTF (split/merge/redeem)
│   │   ├── polymarket_ws.py    # Market/User WebSocket
│   │   ├── polymarket_ws_ext.py # Sports/RTDS WebSocket
│   │   ├── polymarket_builder.py  # Builder API
│   │   └── polymarket_operator.py # Operator API
│   ├── kalshi.py
│   ├── opinion.py
│   ├── limitless.py
│   ├── limitless_ws.py
│   ├── predictfun.py
│   └── predictfun_ws.py
├── models/             # Data models
│   ├── market.py
│   ├── order.py
│   ├── orderbook.py
│   └── position.py
├── strategies/         # Strategy implementations
└── utils/              # Utilities

Design Principles

1. Unified Interface: All exchanges implement the same Exchange base class
2. Scalability: Adding new exchanges is straightforward - just implement the abstract methods
3. Simplicity: Clean abstractions with minimal dependencies
4. Type Safety: Full type hints throughout

Key Features

• Fetch markets and market data
• Create and cancel orders
• Query positions and balances
• WebSocket support for real-time data
• Strategy base class for building trading strategies
• Order tracking and event logging
• Standardized error handling
• Exchange-agnostic code
• MCP server for Claude Desktop integration

Installation

uv venv
uv pip install -e .

Usage

Basic Usage (Public API)

import dr_manhattan

# Initialize exchange without authentication
polymarket = dr_manhattan.Polymarket({'timeout': 30})
opinion = dr_manhattan.Opinion({'timeout': 30})
limitless = dr_manhattan.Limitless({'timeout': 30})
predictfun = dr_manhattan.PredictFun({'timeout': 30})
kalshi = dr_manhattan.Kalshi({'timeout': 30})

# Fetch markets
markets = polymarket.fetch_markets()
for market in markets:
    print(f"{market.question}: {market.prices}")

Advanced Usage (With Authentication)

import dr_manhattan

# Polymarket
polymarket = dr_manhattan.Polymarket({
    'private_key': 'your_private_key',
    'funder': 'your_funder_address',
})

# Opinion (BNB Chain)
opinion = dr_manhattan.Opinion({
    'api_key': 'your_api_key',
    'private_key': 'your_private_key',
    'multi_sig_addr': 'your_multi_sig_addr'
})

# Limitless
limitless = dr_manhattan.Limitless({
    'private_key': 'your_private_key',
    'timeout': 30
})

# Predict.fun (BNB Chain)
predictfun = dr_manhattan.PredictFun({
    'api_key': 'your_api_key',
    'private_key': 'your_private_key',
    'use_smart_wallet': True,
    'smart_wallet_owner_private_key': 'your_owner_private_key',
    'smart_wallet_address': 'your_smart_wallet_address'
})

# Create order
order = polymarket.create_order(
    market_id="market_123",
    outcome="Yes",
    side=dr_manhattan.OrderSide.BUY,
    price=0.65,
    size=100,
    params={'token_id': 'token_id'}
)

# Fetch balance
balance = polymarket.fetch_balance()
print(f"USDC: {balance['USDC']}")

Using the Strategy Base Class

from dr_manhattan import Strategy

class MyStrategy(Strategy):
    def on_tick(self):
        self.log_status()
        self.place_bbo_orders()

strategy = MyStrategy(exchange, market_id="123")
strategy.run()

Exchange Factory

from dr_manhattan import create_exchange, list_exchanges

# List available exchanges
print(list_exchanges())  # ['polymarket', 'opinion', 'limitless', 'predictfun', 'kalshi']

# Create exchange by name using environment credentials
exchange = create_exchange('polymarket')

# Read-only instance without requiring credentials
public_exchange = create_exchange('polymarket', validate=False)

Use predictfun with create_exchange() and CLI examples. The low-level PredictFun.id property is predict.fun, matching the venue name, but the factory key is predictfun.

MCP Server

Trade prediction markets directly from Claude using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

# Install with MCP dependencies
uv sync --extra mcp

# Configure credentials
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your POLYMARKET_PRIVATE_KEY and POLYMARKET_FUNDER

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json or project .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dr-manhattan": {
      "command": "/path/to/dr-manhattan/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "dr_manhattan.mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/dr-manhattan"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Code and verify with /mcp.

Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dr-manhattan": {
      "command": "/path/to/dr-manhattan/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "dr_manhattan.mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/dr-manhattan"
    }
  }
}

Remote Server (No Installation Required)

Connect to the hosted MCP server via SSE. No private keys needed - uses Polymarket Builder profile:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dr-manhattan": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://dr-manhattan-mcp-production.up.railway.app/sse",
      "headers": {
        "X-Polymarket-Api-Key": "your_api_key",
        "X-Polymarket-Api-Secret": "your_api_secret",
        "X-Polymarket-Passphrase": "your_passphrase"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Remote server supports Polymarket trading only. Other exchanges are read-only for security. See wiki/mcp/remote-server.md for details.

After restarting, you can:

• “Show my Polymarket balance”
• “Find active prediction markets”
• “Buy 10 USDC of Yes on market X at 0.55”

See examples/mcp_usage_example.md for the complete setup guide.

Adding New Exchanges

To add a new exchange, create a class that inherits from Exchange:

from dr_manhattan.base import Exchange

class NewExchange(Exchange):
    @property
    def id(self) -> str:
        return "newexchange"

    @property
    def name(self) -> str:
        return "New Exchange"

    def fetch_markets(self, params=None):
        # Implement API call
        pass

    # Implement other abstract methods...

Register in dr_manhattan/__init__.py:

from .exchanges.newexchange import NewExchange

exchanges = {
    "polymarket": Polymarket,
    "opinion": Opinion,
    "limitless": Limitless,
    "predictfun": PredictFun,
    "kalshi": Kalshi,
    "newexchange": NewExchange,
}

Data Models

Market

• Question and outcomes
• Prices and volume
• Close time and status

Order

• Market and outcome
• Side (buy/sell), price, size
• Status tracking

Position

• Current holdings
• PnL calculation
• Average entry price

OrderBook

• Bids and asks
• Best bid/ask prices

Error Handling

All errors inherit from DrManhattanError:

• ExchangeError - Exchange-specific errors
• NetworkError - Connectivity issues
• RateLimitError - Rate limit exceeded
• AuthenticationError - Auth failures
• InsufficientFunds - Not enough balance
• InvalidOrder - Invalid order parameters
• MarketNotFound - Market doesn’t exist

Examples

Check out the examples/ directory for working examples:

• mcp_usage_example.md - Complete MCP server setup and usage guide for Claude Desktop
• list_all_markets.py - List markets from any exchange
• spread_strategy.py - Exchange-agnostic BBO market making strategy

Run examples:

# List markets
uv run python examples/list_all_markets.py polymarket
uv run python examples/list_all_markets.py opinion
uv run python examples/list_all_markets.py limitless
uv run python examples/list_all_markets.py predictfun
uv run python examples/list_all_markets.py kalshi

# Run spread strategy
uv run python examples/spread_strategy.py --exchange polymarket --slug fed-decision
uv run python examples/spread_strategy.py --exchange opinion --market-id 813

See examples/README.md for detailed documentation.

Contributing with Claude

We use Claude Code to implement new features from trading strategy ideas:

1. Spot a good strategy on Twitter/X
2. Create a GitHub issue describing the strategy
3. Add a label: feature, bug, or chore
4. Mention @claude in the issue
5. Claude creates a PR with the implementation

Branch naming follows the label:

• feature -> feat/issue-{number}
• bug -> fix/issue-{number}
• chore -> chore/issue-{number}

See .github/workflows/claude.yml for details.

Dependencies

• Python >= 3.11
• requests >= 2.31.0
• websockets >= 15.0.1
• python-socketio >= 5.11.0
• eth-account >= 0.11.0
• py-clob-client >= 0.28.0
• opinion-clob-sdk >= 0.4.3
• pandas >= 2.0.0

Development:

• pytest
• black
• ruff