External Scripts Path (optional)

This fork adds the ability to load V2 strategy scripts from any directory on disk, not just the built-in hummingbot/scripts/ folder. This is useful when strategies are maintained in a separate repository.

Default behavior

If you do nothing, Hummingbot loads scripts from hummingbot/scripts/ — exactly like upstream. The external_scripts_path feature is fully opt-in.

Enabling an external directory

From the Hummingbot CLI:

>>> config external_scripts_path /absolute/path/to/your/scripts

From this point on, Hummingbot loads scripts only from that path.

Lookup behavior

The switch is exclusive. When external_scripts_path is set, the built-in scripts/ folder becomes inaccessible. You cannot use both simultaneously.

To revert to the built-in folder, unset the path:

>>> config external_scripts_path

(Leave the value blank.)

When to use this

• Strategy scripts are maintained in a separate git repo and you don't want to copy them into the fork.

• You want git status inside the hummingbot fork to stay clean while iterating on strategies.