create_signal
Create Signal
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Persist a signal and register it with the firing pipeline. Five condition shapes:
* filing_event — fire when a ticker files a chosen form type (8-K, 10-K, etc.).
* ratio_threshold — fire when a ticker's financial ratio crosses a threshold (e.g. interest_coverage < 1.5).
* watchlist_change — fire when any ticker in a named watchlist files; takes the same optional forms filter as filing_event.
* price_move (Pro+) — fire when a ticker's close-to-close move over 1/5/21 trading days crosses a percent threshold in a given direction.
* fundamental_change (Pro+) — fire when a standard_concept reports a brand-new period or gets restated.
Delivery channels: email (for filing_event / watchlist_change this is the MORNING DIGEST — every filing matched since the previous digest, each with its SEC link, in one email at the customer's local 7am; for the other conditions a transactional email at most ONE per signal per UTC day, further matches that day landing in the in-app inbox), webhook (HMAC-SHA256-signed POST), slack (hooks.slack.com incoming webhook), dashboard (in-app inbox), or agent_run (runs a standing agent and delivers the finished artifact to your inbox; the run itself bills to the owner's own AI key or prepaid balance). Pass ONE channel as channel, or several (up to 4, distinct) as channels — e.g. inbox AND email. The cron evaluator runs every 5 minutes. Use test_signal to verify your channels are wired correctly before relying on the cron.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | yes | Human-readable label. |
| condition | any | yes | Condition evaluated each cron tick — a discriminated union of `filing_event` (a watched ticker files a new form), `ratio_threshold` (a financial ratio crosses a comparator/threshold), `watchlist_change` (any ticker in a named watchlist files), `price_move` (Pro+ — a close-to-close move crosses a percent threshold), or `fundamental_change` (Pro+ — a standard_concept reports a new period or gets restated). |
| channel | any | no | ONE delivery channel for a match — `email` (filing conditions: the morning digest; other conditions: one transactional email per signal per UTC day, the rest go to the inbox), `webhook` (HMAC-SHA256-signed POST to your URL), `slack` (POST to a hooks.slack.com incoming-webhook URL), `dashboard` (in-app inbox, readable via list_signal_inbox), or `agent_run` (runs a standing agent identified by its id, delivering the finished artifact to your inbox). Use `channels` instead to deliver to several at once; one of the two is required. |
| channels | array | no | SEVERAL delivery channels for a match, in order (up to 4, each a distinct type+target) — e.g. `[{type:'dashboard'},{type:'email',target:'you@fund.com'}]` to get the inbox item AND the email. The first entry is what `channel` reports. Takes precedence over `channel` when both are given. |
| replaces_signal_id | string | no | Optional. The id of a signal this call REPLACES with a NEW one. Prefer `update_signal`, which edits in place and keeps the fire history; use this only when you deliberately want a fresh record. A verified live record you own is discounted from the tier cap so the swap is cap-neutral; an unknown, deleted, or foreign id is ignored and the cap applies normally. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Human-readable label."
},
"condition": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "filing_event"
},
"tickers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 50
},
"forms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 20
},
"maxItems": 25,
"description": "SEC form types to listen for, e.g. ['8-K', '10-K'] or ['SC 13D']. An EMPTY list means any filing. Amendments match their base form (a 10-K/A fires a 10-K signal) and EDGAR's two spellings of the schedules are equivalent ('SC 13D' === 'SCHEDULE 13D')."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"tickers",
"forms"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "ratio_threshold"
},
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10
},
"ratio": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "Ratio name (e.g. 'interest_coverage' or 'net_debt_to_ebitda')."
},
"comparator": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"lt",
"gt",
"lte",
"gte"
]
},
"threshold": {
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"ticker",
"ratio",
"comparator",
"threshold"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "watchlist_change"
},
"watchlist_name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 80
},
"forms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 20
},
"maxItems": 25,
"description": "SEC form types to fire on, e.g. ['10-K', '10-Q']. Omit to keep the historical default set (8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, 6-K, SC 13D, SC 13G, S-1, S-3); an empty list means any filing."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"watchlist_name"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "price_move"
},
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10
},
"direction": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"up",
"down",
"any"
],
"description": "Which direction of move to fire on. 'any' fires on either direction."
},
"threshold_pct": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0.5,
"maximum": 50,
"description": "Minimum absolute close-to-close move, in percent (0.5–50), to fire."
},
"window_days": {
"type": "number",
"enum": [
1,
5,
21
],
"description": "Trading-day lookback window: 1 (daily), 5 (weekly), or 21 (monthly)."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"ticker",
"direction",
"threshold_pct",
"window_days"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "fundamental_change"
},
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10
},
"concept": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Standard concept name, e.g. 'TotalRevenue', 'NetIncome', 'OperatingCashFlow'."
},
"change": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"new_period",
"restated",
"any"
],
"description": "'new_period' fires only on a brand-new reporting period; 'restated' fires only when an already-reported period gets a new accepted_at vintage (an amendment); 'any' fires on either."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"ticker",
"concept",
"change"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "watchlist_restatement"
},
"watchlist_name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Fire when ANY company in this watchlist has a fact materially restated (>0.5% swing) by a later SEC filing — the Restatement Radar, scoped to a watchlist. Distinct from fundamental_change (one ticker + one concept)."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"watchlist_name"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
],
"description": "Condition evaluated each cron tick — a discriminated union of `filing_event` (a watched ticker files a new form), `ratio_threshold` (a financial ratio crosses a comparator/threshold), `watchlist_change` (any ticker in a named watchlist files), `price_move` (Pro+ — a close-to-close move crosses a percent threshold), or `fundamental_change` (Pro+ — a standard_concept reports a new period or gets restated)."
},
"channel": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "email"
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"format": "email",
"maxLength": 256
},
"hmac_secret": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"target"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "webhook"
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"maxLength": 512
},
"hmac_secret": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 16,
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "HMAC secret (≥16 chars) for webhook signature verification. Recommended for production."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"target"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "dashboard"
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 16,
"default": "@self",
"description": "Always '@self' for dashboard channels. Routes to the in-app inbox keyed by the signal's owning customer."
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "slack"
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"maxLength": 512,
"description": "Slack incoming-webhook URL — must be on host hooks.slack.com (e.g. https://hooks.slack.com/services/T0000/B0000/XXXX). The URL itself is the secret, so no HMAC is used."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"target"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "agent_run"
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "A standing_agent.id identifying which standing agent team to run when this signal fires. NOT a URL — no outbound-URL validation applies to this field."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"target"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
],
"description": "ONE delivery channel for a match — `email` (filing conditions: the morning digest; other conditions: one transactional email per signal per UTC day, the rest go to the inbox), `webhook` (HMAC-SHA256-signed POST to your URL), `slack` (POST to a hooks.slack.com incoming-webhook URL), `dashboard` (in-app inbox, readable via list_signal_inbox), or `agent_run` (runs a standing agent identified by its id, delivering the finished artifact to your inbox). Use `channels` instead to deliver to several at once; one of the two is required."
},
"channels": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/properties/channel"
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 4,
"description": "SEVERAL delivery channels for a match, in order (up to 4, each a distinct type+target) — e.g. `[{type:'dashboard'},{type:'email',target:'you@fund.com'}]` to get the inbox item AND the email. The first entry is what `channel` reports. Takes precedence over `channel` when both are given."
},
"replaces_signal_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Optional. The id of a signal this call REPLACES with a NEW one. Prefer `update_signal`, which edits in place and keeps the fire history; use this only when you deliberately want a fresh record. A verified live record you own is discounted from the tier cap so the swap is cap-neutral; an unknown, deleted, or foreign id is ignored and the cap applies normally."
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"condition"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}