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ibkr-mcp

MCP server for Interactive Brokers Gateway — 7 tools for market data and account access via Claude.

Tools

Tool Description
get_ibkr_market_data Historical OHLCV bars for any contract
get_ibkr_positions Current portfolio positions and P&L
get_ibkr_account Account summary (balances, margin, NAV)
get_ibkr_contract Contract lookup and details
get_ibkr_option_prices Option chain pricing
get_ibkr_snapshot Real-time quote snapshot
get_ibkr_status IBKR Gateway connection diagnostics

Install

pip install interactive-brokers-mcp

Prerequisites

  • IB Gateway or TWS running
  • API access enabled in Gateway/TWS settings
  • Host/port/client ID matching your environment variables

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
IBKR_GATEWAY_HOST 127.0.0.1 Gateway hostname
IBKR_GATEWAY_PORT 7496 Gateway port
IBKR_CLIENT_ID 1 API client ID
IBKR_TIMEOUT 10 Connection timeout (seconds)
IBKR_READONLY false Read-only mode
IBKR_AUTHORIZED_ACCOUNTS Comma-separated account whitelist
IBKR_CACHE_DIR Optional cache directory override

The package auto-loads .env from the package directory and parent.

Usage

Claude Code

claude mcp add ibkr-mcp -- ibkr-mcp

Or in ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ibkr-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "ibkr-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Standalone

ibkr-mcp          # via installed entry point
python -m ibkr.server   # via module

License

PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0

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