Descriptions:
This hands-on video from the All About AI channel documents the full build of an AI-powered prediction market trading bot on Polymarket using Claude Code as the primary development agent, targeting Bitcoin price direction over 5-minute windows — the platform’s highest-frequency market. The creator starts from scratch: setting up a crypto wallet on the Polygon network, transferring USDC.e and MATIC for gas fees via MetaMask, feeding Polymarket’s Gamma API documentation directly to Claude Code, and letting the agent scaffold the complete backend including order book reading, live market data fetching, and order placement through the CTF exchange contract.
A key troubleshooting sequence emerges mid-build around USDC allowance configuration — the CTF exchange requires an explicit spending approval before orders can execute, something that surfaces only during dry-run testing. The video shows how Claude Code diagnoses and resolves this on the fly, illustrating the practical friction involved in agentic development against live blockchain infrastructure. Once resolved, the bot moves from dry run to live trading, executing real positions and posting a 7% gain ($2 profit) on initial capital during the recording.
The creator also adds a real-time dashboard for monitoring trades, balance, and P&L, and discusses strategy-level considerations — noting that latency is not critical for 5-minute window binary markets but becomes a decisive factor in arbitrage strategies. The full workflow demonstrates Claude Code, Cursor, and the Polymarket Gamma API working together, with practical notes on wallet setup, gas economics, and exchange contract mechanics that apply beyond this specific use case.
📺 Source: All About AI · Published May 12, 2026
🏷️ Format: Hands On Build
