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What is secfilerbot?

john-friedman/secfilerbot — explained in plain English

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★ 0PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

In one sentence

A Python chatbot interface that helps construct SEC XML filings using a large language model, built on the companion secfiler library.

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    What It Does
      Chatbot for SEC filings
      Uses an LLM
      Builds XML files
    Tech Stack
      Python
      OpenRouter API
    Related
      secfiler library
      datamule project
    Audience
      Developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Launch a chatbot to help draft SEC XML filings instead of writing them by hand.

USE CASE 2

Use it alongside the secfiler library as part of the datamule open-source project.

What is it built with?

Python

How does it compare?

john-friedman/secfilerbot0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch3ks/embedoc
Stars00—
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed——2023-06-08
Maintenance——Dormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity3/54/51/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires an OpenRouter API key set as an environment variable.

So what is it?

secfilerbot is a Python chatbot interface for constructing SEC XML files. SEC filings are standardized documents that companies in the United States must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission, this tool helps create those filings using a large language model approach. It is built on top of a companion library called secfiler and is part of the datamule open-source project. The interface is launched with a single function call after setting an API key for OpenRouter, an AI API provider, as an environment variable. The README does not provide further detail about which filing types are supported, what the chatbot workflow looks like, or what the LLM generates, so a complete explanation is not possible from the provided data alone.

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Prompt 1
Explain what SEC filings this chatbot could help construct.
Prompt 2
Show me how to set up an OpenRouter API key to run this chatbot.
Prompt 3
Walk me through how the secfiler library relates to secfilerbot.

Frequently asked questions

What is secfilerbot?

A Python chatbot interface that helps construct SEC XML filings using a large language model, built on the companion secfiler library.

What language is secfilerbot written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

How hard is secfilerbot to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is secfilerbot for?

Mainly developer.

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