Custom options scanners · free desktop app

If your scanner can't rank by it, describe it in English

Your screener has a fixed menu of filters — your next idea isn't on it. In cvforge you describe the scan in plain English and the AI you already use (Claude Code, Codex…) builds it, with options data — volume, open interest, Greeks, IV, fair value — already connected.

Scans your screener's menu doesn't have

Each of these started as one plain-English prompt and became a working tool on connected options data.

Scanner table comparing option volume to open interest

Volume vs open interest, ranked your way

“Surface tickers where today's option volume is more than 5× their open interest, and rank by the ratio.”

3D implied volatility surface across strikes and expirations

IV in full context

“Render a live IV surface for AAPL across all expirations and strikes.”

Bar chart of open interest by strike, calls vs puts

Positioning by strike

“Chart SPX open interest by strike for the next monthly — calls vs puts.”

How it works

Three steps from a prompt to a working market tool.

  1. 1

    Bring the AI you already use

    Claude, Codex, Gemini, Grok, and other agents work with cvforge. You do not need to learn a new AI tool.

  2. 2

    Describe the tool you want

    Ask for the dashboard, scanner, chart, or payoff view in plain English. cvforge supplies the data and setup your AI needs to build it.

  3. 3

    Keep what you build

    Your tools are saved on your machine, ready to reopen, modify, and reuse when the market changes.

Questions

Is this live streaming data? +

No — cvforge works on options snapshots (fair value, volume, open interest, Greeks, IV) at research cadence. Scans re-run on refresh, not on the tape.

What does it cost? +

The app is free. The free data tier (20 requests/hour) needs no card. Paid tiers add request volume, a personal API key with MCP access, and — on the Research tier — historical options data.

Which AI does the building? +

The one you already use — Claude Code and Codex are first-class; Gemini, Grok, and Cursor work too. cvforge supplies the data connection and the ready-to-run setup.

Do I need to know how to code? +

No. You describe the scan in plain English and the AI writes the implementation. If you do code, you can edit alongside it.

Where do my scanners live? +

On your machine. Tools persist locally — reopen, tweak, and rerun them whenever you want.

Type the filter your screener refuses to run

Free desktop app, free data tier, no card. Describe the scan; keep the tool.

See plans

Not ready yet? Get occasional updates on what you can build with cvforge.