compile_project
Compile QuantConnect trading algorithms to validate code and prepare for backtesting or live deployment.
Instructions
Compile a project in QuantConnect.
Args: project_id: The ID of the project to compile.
Returns: A dictionary containing the compilation result with compile ID, state, and logs.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| project_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- Core handler for the 'compile_project' tool. Authenticates, sends POST to QuantConnect 'compile/create' API with projectId, parses response to return compileId, state, logs, or error details.
@mcp.tool() async def compile_project(project_id: int) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Compile a project in QuantConnect. Args: project_id: The ID of the project to compile. Returns: A dictionary containing the compilation result with compile ID, state, and logs. """ auth = get_auth_instance() if auth is None: return { "status": "error", "error": "QuantConnect authentication not configured. Use configure_auth() first.", } try: # Prepare request data with project ID in JSON payload request_data = {"projectId": project_id} response = await auth.make_authenticated_request( endpoint="compile/create", method="POST", json=request_data ) if response.status_code == 200: data = response.json() if data.get("success"): return { "status": "success", "compile_id": data.get("compileId"), "state": data.get("state"), "project_id": data.get("projectId"), "signature": data.get("signature"), "signature_order": data.get("signatureOrder", []), "logs": data.get("logs", []), "message": "Project compilation started successfully.", } else: return { "status": "error", "error": "Project compilation failed.", "details": data.get("errors", []), "project_id": project_id, } elif response.status_code == 401: return { "status": "error", "error": "Authentication failed. Check your credentials and ensure they haven't expired.", } else: return { "status": "error", "error": f"API request failed with status {response.status_code}", "response_text": response.text[:500] if hasattr(response, "text") else "No response text", } except Exception as e: return { "status": "error", "error": f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}", "project_id": project_id, } - Docstring schema defining input 'project_id: int' and output Dict[str, Any] with compile_id, state, project_id, signature, logs, etc.
""" Compile a project in QuantConnect. Args: project_id: The ID of the project to compile. Returns: A dictionary containing the compilation result with compile ID, state, and logs. """ - quantconnect_mcp/src/tools/project_tools.py:8-9 (registration)Registration function that defines and registers all project tools, including compile_project, using @mcp.tool() decorators when called.
def register_project_tools(mcp: FastMCP): """Register project management tools with the MCP server.""" - quantconnect_mcp/main.py:48-48 (registration)Explicit call to register_project_tools(mcp) during MCP server initialization in the main entry point.
register_project_tools(mcp) - Helper tool that consumes the compile_id output from compile_project to fetch and analyze compilation results, detecting errors and warnings.
@mcp.tool() async def read_compilation_result(project_id: int, compile_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Read the result of a compilation job in QuantConnect. Args: project_id: The ID of the project that was compiled. compile_id: The compile ID returned from compile_project. Returns: A dictionary containing the compilation result with state, logs, and errors. """ auth = get_auth_instance() if auth is None: return { "status": "error", "error": "QuantConnect authentication not configured. Use configure_auth() first.", } try: # Prepare request data with project ID and compile ID in JSON payload request_data = {"projectId": project_id, "compileId": compile_id} response = await auth.make_authenticated_request( endpoint="compile/read", method="POST", json=request_data ) if response.status_code == 200: data = response.json() if data.get("success"): logs = data.get("logs", []) errors = data.get("errors", []) state = data.get("state") # Check for compilation warnings in logs that indicate issues warnings = [] for log in logs: if "Warning" in log: warnings.append(log) # If there are warnings or explicit errors, treat as compilation failure if warnings or errors: return { "status": "error", "compile_id": data.get("compileId"), "state": state, "project_id": data.get("projectId"), "signature": data.get("signature"), "signature_order": data.get("signatureOrder", []), "logs": logs, "errors": errors, "warnings": warnings, "message": f"Compilation completed with {len(warnings)} warnings and {len(errors)} errors. Code issues must be fixed before proceeding.", "error": f"Compilation failed: {len(warnings)} warnings, {len(errors)} errors found", } return { "status": "success", "compile_id": data.get("compileId"), "state": state, "project_id": data.get("projectId"), "signature": data.get("signature"), "signature_order": data.get("signatureOrder", []), "logs": logs, "errors": errors, "message": f"Compilation result retrieved successfully. State: {state}", } else: return { "status": "error", "error": "Failed to read compilation result.", "details": data.get("errors", []), "project_id": project_id, "compile_id": compile_id, } elif response.status_code == 401: return { "status": "error", "error": "Authentication failed. Check your credentials and ensure they haven't expired.", } else: return { "status": "error", "error": f"API request failed with status {response.status_code}", "response_text": response.text[:500] if hasattr(response, "text") else "No response text", } except Exception as e: return { "status": "error", "error": f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}", "project_id": project_id, "compile_id": compile_id, }