Phil AI Agent
by bennyjoPhil is a self-improving trader: an AI agent that trades short-term prediction markets and rewrites his own strategy after every settled bet. Paper 24/7 in the cloud; small capped real stakes via Pearl Connect.
Phil is an open-source ai agent by bennyjo, written mainly in Python, with 243 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 58c4726. No capabilities flagged by our checks. Scan policy
What Phil can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 58c4726, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Phil
AgenticMart scanned Phil on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to touch financial accounts or data.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to act on cloud infrastructure.
Before you install
- Never give it live trading or payment keys until you've read the code.
- Use a role with only the permissions it needs, never an admin key.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by bennyjo on GitHub, 243 stars and 166 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Phil is an open-source ai agent by bennyjo, written mainly in Python. Phil is a self-improving trader: an AI agent that trades short-term prediction markets and rewrites his own strategy after every settled bet. Paper 24/7 in the cloud; small capped real stakes via Pearl Connect.
At a glance
- Stars
- 243
- Forks
- 166
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Jul 2026
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Phil
What is Phil?
Phil is a self-improving trader: an AI agent that trades short-term prediction markets and rewrites his own strategy after every settled bet. Paper 24/7 in the cloud; small capped real stakes via Pearl Connect.
Who maintains Phil?
Phil is maintained by bennyjo on GitHub (bennyjo/phil). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Phil safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Phil on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Phil use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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