IBKR MCP Server

A FastAPI application that provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading operations. The server automatically manages an IBKR Gateway Docker container and exposes trading functionality through both REST API and MCP endpoints.

Features

• Trading Operations: Supports market data, positions, contracts, and scanners

• Health Monitoring: Health checks, restarts gateways when no market data

• Docker Management: IBKR Gateway container lifecycle (optional)

Related MCP server: claude-tws-connect

Usage

Helm (Kubernetes)

Install directly from this Git repository:

# Install from main branch
helm install ibkr-mcp-server git+https://github.com/your-username/ibkr-mcp-server@main?path=chart

# Install from a specific release
helm install ibkr-mcp-server git+https://github.com/your-username/ibkr-mcp-server@v1.0.0?path=chart

Docker Compose

export IBKR_IB_GATEWAY_USERNAME="YOUR USERNAME"
export IBKR_IB_GATEWAY_PASSWORD="YOUR PASSWORD"
docker-compose up -d --build

Development

1. Clone and setup:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd ibkr-mcp-server

2. Install dependencies:

   uv sync

3. Run the server:

   python main.py --ib-gateway-username=$YOUR_USERNAME --ib-gateway-password=$YOUR_PASSWORD

The server will start on http://localhost:8000 with API docs at /docs. MCP server will be available at http://localhost:8000/mcp.

API Endpoints

Gateway Management

These are not exposed to MCP by default

• GET /gateway/status - Gateway health and status

• GET /gateway/logs - Container logs

IBKR Operations

• GET /ibkr/positions - Current positions

• GET /ibkr/contract_details - Contract information for a symbol

• GET /ibkr/options_chain - Options chain for underlying contracts

• GET /ibkr/tickers - Market data tickers for contract IDs

• GET /ibkr/filtered_options_chain - Filtered options chain with market data criteria

• GET /ibkr/scanner/instrument_codes - Available scanner instrument codes

• GET /ibkr/scanner/location_codes - Available scanner location codes

• GET /ibkr/scanner/filter_codes - Available scanner filter codes

• GET /ibkr/scanner/results - Scanner results with specified parameters

Troubleshooting

• Docker issues: Ensure Docker daemon is running

• Port conflicts: Check if port 8000 is available

• IBKR connection: Verify credentials and TWS/Gateway setup

License

MIT License