IG Trading MCP

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/services/mcp-service.js:450-462 (registration)

  Tool registration in TOOLS array, including name, description, and input schema requiring watchlistId.

    name: 'ig_get_watchlist',
    description: 'Get details of a specific watchlist',
    inputSchema: {
      type: 'object',
      properties: {
        watchlistId: {
          type: 'string',
          description: 'Watchlist ID',
        },
      },
      required: ['watchlistId'],
    },
  },

• src/services/mcp-service.js:744-753 (handler)

  MCP server request handler for ig_get_watchlist tool, delegates to IGService.getWatchlist and returns JSON response.

  case 'ig_get_watchlist':
    const watchlist = await igService.getWatchlist(args.watchlistId);
    return {
      content: [
        {
          type: 'text',
          text: JSON.stringify(watchlist, null, 2),
        },
      ],
    };

• src/services/ig-service.js:435-443 (handler)

  Core implementation of getWatchlist method in IGService class, performs API call to fetch specific watchlist data.

  async getWatchlist(watchlistId) {
    try {
      const response = await this.apiClient.get(`/watchlists/${watchlistId}`);
      return response.data;
    } catch (error) {
      logger.error(`Failed to get watchlist ${watchlistId}:`, error.message);
      throw error;
    }
  }