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Metaculus forecasting platform (read-only)

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Metaculus

Integration with Metaculus, a community forecasting platform. View questions, predictions, and tournaments.

Quick Start

# Search questions
/mc search AI

# Get question details
/mc question 12345

# List tournaments
/mc tournaments

# Get tournament questions
/mc tournament 123

Commands

CommandDescription
/mc search [query]Search questions
/mc question <id>Get question details
/mc tournamentsList active tournaments
/mc tournament <id>Get tournament questions

Examples:

/mc search pandemic         # Search for pandemic questions
/mc question 3479           # Get question details
/mc tournament 1234         # Get tournament questions

Features

  • Community Forecasts - Aggregate probability predictions
  • Tournaments - Forecasting competitions
  • Question Types - Binary, continuous, date ranges
  • Historical Accuracy - Track prediction calibration

Notes

  • Metaculus is a forecasting platform (not trading)
  • Questions show community prediction probabilities
  • No trading or betting functionality
  • Volume represents number of predictions

Resources