Practical overview
When it fits
Use Nofx when you want to operate a self-hosted, model-driven trading terminal and are prepared to complete its account, wallet and exchange setup.
Who it is for
- Traders seeking to run AI-driven strategies across supported markets and exchanges.
- Developers interested in a Go-based, AGPL-3.0 trading terminal with model-controlled decisions and runtime-enforced order limits.
Documented uses
- Run an automated trading loop that reads market structure, makes decisions, places trades and records reasoning.
- Configure combinations of models, exchanges and strategies.
- Run multiple traders in parallel and compare their realized returns.
- Apply coded limits to positions, leverage, trade frequency and drawdown.
Requirements & limits
The repository describes Nofx as free and open source under AGPL-3.0. The documented first-run flow requires account registration, at least $1 USDC on Base for the AI fee wallet, and at least $12 USDC deposited for Hyperliquid trading.
- The project describes support for nine exchanges and multiple models and strategies; check that the exchange and model combination you need is supported.
- The documented first-run Autopilot setup uses Hyperliquid and requires separate fee-wallet and trading funds.
- Risk controls include position and leverage limits, exchange-side stop-loss and take-profit, drawdown auto-close, trade throttling and a safe mode for repeated model failures.
- The README says the terminal runs on the user's own machine and exchange credentials are encrypted at rest.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install Nofx and open the local terminal
Run the documented installer and access the terminal at its stated local address.
Before you start
- A machine on which to run the self-hosted service
- The documented shell command using curl and bash
Steps
Run the command below.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NoFxAiOS/nofx/main/install.sh | bashOpen
http://127.0.0.1:3000.
Expected outcome
The terminal is available at the documented local address.
Guide limitations
- The instructions do not specify operating-system requirements or troubleshooting steps.
Start Hyperliquid Autopilot
Complete the documented first-run funding and connection sequence to start automated trading.
Before you start
- A running Nofx terminal
- An account; the first registered account becomes the instance owner
- At least $1 USDC on Base for the AI fee wallet
- At least $12 USDC deposited for trading on Hyperliquid
Steps
Register in the terminal.
Follow the guided launch to fund the AI fee wallet with $1 or more in USDC on Base.
Connect Hyperliquid and deposit $12 or more in USDC for trading.
Start Autopilot.
Expected outcome
Autopilot scans the market every few minutes and trades, with decisions shown on the dashboard; it can be stopped with one click.
Guide limitations
- The instructions describe this first-run flow for Hyperliquid.
- Trading involves market risk; stated runtime limits do not guarantee against losses.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 14 October 2026
- Original website title
- NoFxAiOS/nofx · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

