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AVE Claw Hackathon 2026 - Research Report

1. What is the AVE Claw Hackathon?

Theme/Purpose: The AVE Claw Hackathon is a developer competition focused on building trading bots, analytics tools, and real-time monitoring applications using the AVE Cloud platform. Based on the hackathon site at https://clawhackathon.aveai.trade/ (Vite-built), it appears to be centered around crypto/DEX trading automation and data analysis.

Note: The hackathon site is a client-side rendered SPA, so specific dates and prize amounts could not be extracted. You should visit the site directly or contact the organizers at https://t.me/ave_ai_cloud for official timeline details.


2. What is AVE Cloud Platform?

Core Services

A. Data API (https://data.ave-api.xyz / https://prod.ave-api.com)

  • Real-time and historical on-chain data
  • Token pricing, transaction history, wallet info, Kline/candlestick data
  • WebSocket streams for live price changes and transactions

B. Trading API (https://bot-api.ave.ai)

  • Chain Wallet API: Self-custody trading where users control their private keys
  • Proxy Wallet (Bot Wallet) API: Server-managed wallets for automated trading with TP/SL support
  • Support for market orders, limit orders, take-profit, stop-loss, and trailing stop

C. Authentication

  • API Key-based: X-API-KEY header required
  • Proxy wallet uses HMAC signing with AVE_SECRET_KEY

Supported Blockchains

Chain Data API Chain-Wallet Trading Proxy-Wallet Trading
BSC Yes Yes Yes
Solana Yes Yes Yes
ETH Yes Yes Yes
Base Yes Yes Yes

Pricing Tiers

Feature Free Level 1 Level 2 Enterprise
Chain Wallet API Yes Yes Yes Yes
Proxy Wallet API No Yes Yes Yes
Write Req Rate 1 TPS 5 TPS 20 TPS Unlimited
Max Proxy Wallets - 500 5000 Unlimited

Trading Fees:

  • Proxy Wallet API: 0.8% fee, 25% rebate
  • Chain Wallet API: 0.6% fee, supports custom referral fees up to 10%

3. What Can Participants Build?

Trading Bots

  • Market orders: Buy/sell at current market prices
  • Limit orders: Set specific buy/sell prices
  • Take-Profit/Stop-Loss: Automated exit strategies
  • Trailing Stop: Dynamic price-following exits
  • Multi-chain support: BSC, Solana, ETH, Base DEXes

Analytics Tools

  • Token search and price lookup
  • Transaction history analysis (swap txs, liquidity txs)
  • Wallet PnL tracking
  • Top 100 token holders analysis
  • Risk/honeypot detection

Real-Time Monitors

  • WebSocket price change streams
  • Live transaction feeds by pair or token
  • Kline/candlestick data (intervals: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, etc.)
  • Portfolio tracking

Token Research Tools

  • Trending tokens by chain
  • Platform-based token filtering (meme, pump_in_hot, pump_out_hot, etc.)
  • Token risk assessment
  • Pair liquidity analysis

4. API Endpoints Summary

Data REST API

Endpoint Description Cost
GET /v2/tokens Search tokens by keyword 5 CU
GET /v2/tokens/{token-id} Token details + top 5 pairs 5 CU
GET /v2/tokens/price Batch token prices (up to 200) 100 CU
GET /v2/tokens/trending Trending tokens 5 CU
GET /v2/tokens/top100/{token-id} Top 100 token holders 10 CU
GET /v2/contracts/{token-id} Token risk info 10 CU
GET /v2/txs/swap/{pair-id} Swap tx history 50 CU
GET /v2/txs/liq/{pair-id} Liquidity change txs 50 CU
GET /v2/address/tx Wallet transaction history 100 CU
GET /v2/address/pnl Wallet PnL data 5 CU
GET /v2/address/walletinfo Wallet info (all tokens) 5 CU
GET /v2/klines/token/{token-id} Kline data by token 10 CU
GET /v2/klines/pair/{pair-id} Kline data by pair 10 CU

WebSocket API (wss://wss.ave-api.xyz)

Topic Description
tx Real-time swap transactions by pair
liq Liquidity changes by pair
multi_tx All txs involving a token
kline Real-time candlestick data
price Price changes for multiple tokens/pairs

Trading API (Proxy Wallet)

  • Market/Limit orders
  • TP/SL/Trailing stop automation
  • WebSocket order status updates (wss://bot-api.ave.ai/thirdws?ave_access_key=...)

Resource URL
Hackathon Site https://clawhackathon.aveai.trade/
Registration/API Key https://cloud.ave.ai/register
Bot API Docs https://docs-bot-api.ave.ai/
Data API Docs https://ave-cloud.gitbook.io/data-api
GitHub (Skills) https://github.com/AveCloud/ave-cloud-skill
Telegram Support https://t.me/ave_ai_cloud

Python Skill Scripts (GitHub)

The ave-cloud-skill repo provides Python scripts:

Script Purpose
ave_data_rest.py Token search, prices, klines, holders, risk
ave_data_wss.py Real-time WebSocket streams
ave_trade_rest.py Chain & proxy wallet trading
ave_trade_wss.py Proxy wallet WebSocket updates

Quick Start Example

# Build Docker image
docker build -f scripts/Dockerfile.txt -t ave-cloud .

# Token search
docker run --rm \
  -e AVE_API_KEY=your_api_key \
  -e API_PLAN=free \
  --entrypoint python3 \
  ave-cloud scripts/ave_data_rest.py search --keyword PEPE

# Live price watch
docker run --rm -it \
  -e AVE_API_KEY=your_api_key \
  -e API_PLAN=pro \
  --entrypoint python3 \
  ave-cloud scripts/ave_data_wss.py wss-repl

# Dry-run trade preview
docker run --rm \
  -e AVE_API_KEY=your_api_key \
  -e API_PLAN=free \
  --entrypoint python3 \
  ave-cloud scripts/ave_trade_rest.py quote \
  --chain bsc --in-token 0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955 \
  --out-token 0x7130d2A12B9BCbFAe4f2634d864A1Ee1Ce3Ead9c \
  --in-amount 10000000 --swap-type buy

View tokens on AVE Pro: https://pro.ave.ai/token/<token_address>-<chain> Example: https://pro.ave.ai/token/0x1234...abcd-bsc


Decision Guidance for Participants

What to Build:

  1. Trading Bot - Use proxy wallet API for automated trading with TP/SL
  2. Analytics Dashboard - Combine Data API + Trading API for comprehensive analysis
  3. Copy Trading System - Track smart wallets via /v2/address/smart_wallet/list and mirror trades
  4. Token Scanner - Use trending/risk APIs to find opportunities
  5. Real-time Alert System - WebSocket streams for price/tx monitoring

Required Tech:

  • Python (skill scripts provided)
  • API integration via REST/WebSocket
  • Multi-chain support (BSC/Solana/ETH/Base)

6. AVE Cloud Agent Skills - User Insights

GitHub Activity:

  • ave-cloud-skill: 3 stars, 46 commits (very early stage)
  • ave-cloud-mcp: 0 stars, just created (1 commit)

Most Used/Popular Features

  1. Token Research & Due Diligence (ave-data-rest)

    • Token search, price lookup, risk/honeypot detection
    • Trending token discovery
    • Most featured in documentation
  2. Proxy Wallet Trading (ave-trade-proxy-wallet)

    • Market/limit orders with TP/SL
    • Easier UX than self-custody
    • Well-documented
  3. Live Price Monitoring (ave-data-wss)

    • Real-time WebSocket streams
    • Multiple token tracking

Least Used/Niche Features

  1. Self-custody Chain-Wallet Trading (ave-trade-chain-wallet)

    • Requires private key/mnemonic management
    • Complex RPC setup
    • Lower priority in routing
  2. External Signer Workflows

    • Hardware wallet integration
    • Multi-sig support
  3. Solana-specific trading - Less documented, priority fee complexity

User Pain Points

  • API tier confusion (features locked behind paid tiers)
  • Multiple environment variables needed
  • WSS connection limit (5 concurrent)
  • No community tutorials or reviews found

Community Presence

  • Telegram: @aveai_english, @aveai_community_cn
  • Discord: discord.gg/Z2RmAzF2
  • No YouTube tutorials, blog posts, or external reviews yet

Bottom line: The skills system is very new (3 stars), primarily used for token research and proxy wallet trading. The self-custody chain-wallet is the least used due to complexity.