IBKR TWS MCP Server
by Ricaardo
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| IB_HOST | No | IB Gateway or TWS host | 127.0.0.1 |
| IB_PORT | No | IB Gateway or TWS port (TWS sim: 7497, TWS live: 7496, Gateway sim: 4002, Gateway live: 4001) | 7497 |
| MCP_HOST | No | Host for HTTP transport | 0.0.0.0 |
| MCP_PORT | No | Port for HTTP transport | 8765 |
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Log level (debug, info, warn, error) | info |
| IB_CLIENT_ID | No | Unique client ID for the connection | 1 |
| IB_READ_ONLY | No | Set to true to prevent trading actions | true |
| IB_ACCOUNT_ID | No | Account ID (auto-detected if left empty) | |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport protocol (stdio or http) | stdio |
| IB_REALTIME_DATA | No | Enable real-time market data subscription (requires market data subscription) | false |
| RISK_MAX_ORDER_QTY | No | Maximum order quantity | 1000 |
| RISK_SYMBOL_DENYLIST | No | Comma-separated symbols to block trading | |
| RISK_DAILY_LOSS_LIMIT | No | Daily loss limit | 10000 |
| RISK_SYMBOL_ALLOWLIST | No | Comma-separated symbols to allow only (empty = no restriction) | |
| RISK_MAX_ORDER_NOTIONAL | No | Maximum order notional value | 100000 |
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
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No resources | |
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