- Add tradingagents/config.py with TradingAgentsSettings Pydantic model
- Centralize all environment variable handling and API key management
- Add validation for log_level, llm_provider, and numeric bounds
- Update dataflows/config.py to use central config as backend
- Update logging.py to get settings from central config
- Update API key access in alpha_vantage, brave, and tavily modules
- Replace DEFAULT_CONFIG imports with get_config() calls
- Add 20 comprehensive tests for config module
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- Add complete backtesting engine with portfolio simulation, metrics calculation
(Sharpe, Sortino, max drawdown), and agent integration
- Add Pydantic data models for market data, trading, portfolio, and backtest results
- Add backtest CLI command with SMA, RSI, and hold strategies
- Fix 24+ bare exception handlers with specific exception types
- Fix hardcoded path in default_config.py (use TRADINGAGENTS_DATA_DIR env var)
- Fix unclosed file handle in local.py with context manager
- Disable store=True in OpenAI API calls for data privacy
- Fix typo: rename aggresive_debator.py to aggressive_debator.py
- Add request timeouts (30s) to alpha_vantage_common.py and googlenews_utils.py
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- Add Brave Search API integration for bulk news fetching
- Add Tavily API integration for bulk news fetching
- Implement timeout and retry logic with exponential backoff for both vendors
- Make bulk news vendor order configurable via default_config.py
- Add tavily-python to requirements.txt
- Document BRAVE_API_KEY and TAVILY_API_KEY in .env.example and README
- Add comprehensive unit tests for both vendors (49 tests)
The news discovery system now uses fallback chain: Tavily → Brave → Alpha Vantage → OpenAI → Google
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