Interactive Brokers MCP Server

Interactive Brokers MCP Server

Provides tools for interacting with Interactive Brokers Gateway to access market data, account summaries, and portfolio positions. It enables users to perform contract lookups, retrieve historical OHLCV bars, and view real-time quotes through natural language interfaces.

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ibkr-mcp

MCP server for Interactive Brokers Gateway — 6 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

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

MIT

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