# askmike/gekko

A bitcoin trading bot written in node - https://gekko.wizb.it/

Repository: https://github.com/askmike/gekko
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gekko
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gekko, trading-bot, trading-strategies, bitcoin, exchange
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-02-16T14:25:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4861, "days_push": 2390, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10186, forks 3789 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:39.806434+00:00)

## What it is
Gekko is a Bitcoin trading and backtesting bot written in JavaScript for Node.js that connects to popular cryptocurrency exchanges. It supports automated trading strategies based on technical analysis and strategy backtesting against historical data.

## Use cases
- automate bitcoin trading strategies on exchanges
- backtest trading strategies against historical market data
- run a crypto trading bot on node.js
- paper trade technical analysis strategies
- monitor bitcoin market indicators and generate signals

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted crypto trading bot with exchange integrations
- you need to backtest TA-based strategies in JavaScript
- you want a well-known open-source bot with a large community of forks and plugins

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the project is officially archived and unmaintained
- you need support for modern exchanges or current API versions
- you require security updates or bug fixes
- you want altcoin-focused or multi-asset trading beyond what Gekko supports

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: trading, workflow-automation
- domain: fintech
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: bitcoin, trading-bot, technical-analysis, exchange-integration, backtesting, cryptocurrency, trading, nodejs

## Member repositories
- askmike/gekko (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:39.806434+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:19:38.869936+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/askmike/gekko (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:39.806434+00:00, sha f6d24befe098)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/gekko (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:30.426355+00:00, sha 13d12a6c25e3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.