Strategy Development Requirements

This guide covers critical implementation requirements when developing strategies for the Almanak platform. These are not merely suggestions or best practices - they are necessary for your strategies to function correctly on the platform.

Environment Variables

When configuring environment variables for your strategy deployment, adhere to these strict requirements:

Reserved Prefixes

Do not use variables that start with ALMANAK_ prefix. This naming convention is reserved for internal platform use. Using this prefix will cause conflicts with the platform's own variables and lead to deployment failures.

# ❌ Don't use - will cause deployment failures
ALMANAK_MY_VAR = "value"  # This will conflict with platform variables

# ✅ Do use
MY_STRATEGY_VAR = "value"  # This follows platform requirements
APP_SECRET_KEY = "secret"  # This is also acceptable