yahoo-finance▌
0juano/agent-skills · updated Apr 8, 2026
Financial data terminal powered by Yahoo Finance. All commands via the yf script.
Yahoo Finance CLI
Financial data terminal powered by Yahoo Finance. All commands via the yf script.
Setup
The script is at {baseDir}/scripts/yf. It uses uv run --script with inline PEP 723 metadata — dependencies install automatically on first run.
chmod +x {baseDir}/scripts/yf
Commands
| Command | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
yf price TICKER |
Quick price + change + volume | yf price YPF |
yf quote TICKER |
Detailed quote (52w, PE, yield) | yf quote AAPL |
yf compare T1,T2,T3 |
Side-by-side comparison table | yf compare YPF,PAM,GGAL |
yf credit TICKER |
Credit analysis: leverage, coverage, debt maturity | yf credit YPF |
yf macro |
Morning macro dashboard (UST, DXY, VIX, oil, gold, BTC, ARS) | yf macro |
yf fx [BASE] |
LatAm FX rates (ARS, BRL, CLP, MXN, COP) | yf fx USD |
yf flows ETF |
ETF top holdings + fund data | yf flows EMB |
yf history TICKER [PERIOD] |
Price history (1d/5d/1mo/3mo/6mo/1y/ytd/max) | yf history YPF 3mo |
yf fundamentals TICKER |
Full financials (IS, BS, CF) | yf fundamentals YPF |
yf news TICKER |
Recent news headlines | yf news YPF |
yf search QUERY |
Find tickers | yf search "argentina bond" |
All commands support --json for machine-readable output.
When to Use Which Command
- Morning check:
yf macro→ get UST yields, DXY, VIX, commodities, BTC, ARS in one shot - Quick look:
yf price TICKER→ fast price/change/volume - Deep dive equity:
yf quote→yf fundamentals→yf history - Credit analysis:
yf credit TICKER→ leverage ratios, interest coverage, debt breakdown - EM/LatAm FX:
yf fx→ all major LatAm pairs vs USD - ETF research:
yf flows ETF→ top holdings, AUM, expense ratio - Comparison:
yf compare→ side-by-side for relative value
Error Handling
The script handles bad tickers, missing data, and rate limits gracefully with clear error messages. If Yahoo Finance rate-limits, wait a moment and retry.
Output
By default, output uses Rich tables for clean terminal display. Add --json to any command for structured JSON output suitable for piping or further processing.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.4★★★★★42 reviews- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 28, 2024
yahoo-finance has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Michael Jackson· Dec 20, 2024
Keeps context tight: yahoo-finance is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Xiao Sharma· Dec 20, 2024
yahoo-finance has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Nov 19, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: yahoo-finance is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Carlos Bhatia· Nov 11, 2024
We added yahoo-finance from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Oct 10, 2024
We added yahoo-finance from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Nia Rahman· Oct 2, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: yahoo-finance is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Kiara Ghosh· Sep 25, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: yahoo-finance is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 21, 2024
Useful defaults in yahoo-finance — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Xiao Lopez· Sep 17, 2024
yahoo-finance is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
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