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Interactive Brokers MCP Server

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ibkr-mcp

MCP server for Interactive Brokers Gateway — 7 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

get_ibkr_status

IBKR Gateway connection diagnostics

Related MCP server: IBKR TWS MCP Server

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

PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0

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