qualify_contracts
Fill missing contract fields like conId by qualifying Interactive Brokers trading contracts using symbol and contract type.
Instructions
Qualify contracts to fill in missing fields like conId.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| contract_type | Yes | ||
| symbol | Yes | ||
| exchange | No | SMART | |
| currency | No | USD |
Implementation Reference
- src/ib_async_mcp/server.py:530-538 (handler)The handler for the qualify_contracts tool, which creates a contract object and then uses ib_async's qualifyContractsAsync method to qualify it.
if name == "qualify_contracts": contract = create_contract( args["contract_type"], symbol=args["symbol"], exchange=args.get("exchange", "SMART"), currency=args.get("currency", "USD"), ) qualified = await ib.qualifyContractsAsync(contract) return [serialize_object(c) for c in qualified] - src/ib_async_mcp/server.py:165-178 (registration)The registration of the qualify_contracts tool, including its name, description, and input schema.
Tool( name="qualify_contracts", description="Qualify contracts to fill in missing fields like conId.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "contract_type": {"type": "string"}, "symbol": {"type": "string"}, "exchange": {"type": "string", "default": "SMART"}, "currency": {"type": "string", "default": "USD"}, }, "required": ["contract_type", "symbol"], }, ),