Help, and what’s new.
Most of what changes here comes from people using it, in a comment on the video or a message on Skool.
How to update
Updating is the same as installing. Paste the prompt into Claude Code or Codex again, in the same folder you installed it from. Or tell your Claude: update Amber Terminal from part-timequant.com/kit. Your layout stays as it is.
Where the numbers come from
The table on the main page lists every source and how fresh it is. What it doesn’t have: a live order book, real-time prices on every exchange in the world, analyst estimates, and bond and credit data. Use your broker’s prices to place orders.
What’s new
Changes made from your comments will appear here.
Questions people ask
How do I type a symbol?
Type the symbol, then a function code, then press Enter. A US stock is AAPL US EQUITY, and a stock in another market takes its exchange code, like VOD LN for Vodafone in London. An index is SPX INDEX, a future is CL1 COMDTY, a currency pair is EURUSD CURNCY, and crypto is just BTC. So AAPL US EQUITY DES gives you Apple’s description. Type HELP for every function.
Why does a screen say delayed?
Stock, index and futures prices run up to 15 minutes behind, depending on the exchange, and options are 15 minutes behind. Crypto is live. Type DATA in the app to see the source and freshness of every screen.
Options only work for US stocks
Options come from CBOE, which covers US-listed securities. For a stock listed somewhere else, the options screen has nothing to show.
Filings, insiders and holders are US-only
Filings and insider trades come from SEC EDGAR, and holders come from Nasdaq’s 13F data. Both cover US-listed companies, so a company listed only outside the US has nothing on those screens.
The install stopped, or Claude asked for permission
Claude Code’s auto mode and safety checks sometimes block a download. The prompt hands you the command to run yourself, one at a time, and the permission rule if you’d rather allow it. Once that’s done, paste the prompt again in the same folder.
Does Claude need to stay open?
Only for the install. After that, double-click start.command on a Mac or start.bat on Windows, run ./start.sh on Linux, or run node scripts/launch.js in the amber-terminal folder. Stop it with node scripts/stop.js.
Does the Bloomberg keyboard work?
The parts a normal keyboard can do: Enter is GO, Esc goes back, F8 adds EQUITY, F9 CMDTY, F10 INDEX, F11 CRNCY, and F1 opens HELP. Start typing a company name and it offers the ticker. Ctrl or Cmd plus 1 to 4 picks a panel.
Can I plug in my own paid data feed?
Yes. Ask Claude, in the amber-terminal folder, to add your provider (for example Polygon, Alpaca or Interactive Brokers) with your own key. New sources slot in next to the public ones, so the screens stay the same.
Can I get the data into Excel or Python?
Every table has an export button that saves a spreadsheet file. The app also answers Bloomberg-style BDH and BDP requests as web addresses on your own computer, so Excel's From Web and Python's pandas on that computer can pull from it. Type API in the app for the exact links.
How do I connect Claude to it?
Type ASK in the app. It shows one line to paste into your terminal, then Claude can read every screen and answer questions like "what does the futures market price for the next Fed meeting?" from the same public data.
Will Bloomberg mind?
It's my own code, built from Bloomberg's public pages and published help guides and from public data. The function names describe what each screen does. It isn't affiliated with Bloomberg or endorsed by it.
Does it work on Windows?
Yes. Windows, Mac and Linux, with Node.js 18 or newer. On Windows, double-click start.bat to open it next time.
Where is my layout saved?
In the data folder inside amber-terminal, on your computer. Updates leave it alone, so your layout carries over.
Still stuck?
Leave a comment on the video with what you see, whether you’re on Mac, Windows or Linux, and whether you used Claude Code or Codex. Comments get read and answered, and when something’s broken the fix goes out to everyone.