create_file
Add a new file to a QuantConnect project by specifying project ID, filename, and content for algorithmic trading strategy development.
Instructions
Create a new file in a QuantConnect project.
Args: project_id: ID of the project to add the file to name: Name of the file (e.g., "main.py", "algorithm.cs") content: Content of the file
Returns: Dictionary containing file creation result
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| project_id | Yes | ||
| name | Yes | ||
| content | Yes |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- The core handler function for the 'create_file' tool. It authenticates with QuantConnect, sends a POST request to the 'files/create' endpoint with project_id, name, and content, and returns a status dictionary based on the response.
@mcp.tool() async def create_file(project_id: int, name: str, content: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Create a new file in a QuantConnect project. Args: project_id: ID of the project to add the file to name: Name of the file (e.g., "main.py", "algorithm.cs") content: Content of the file Returns: Dictionary containing file creation result """ auth = get_auth_instance() if auth is None: return { "status": "error", "error": "QuantConnect authentication not configured. Use configure_auth() first.", } try: # Prepare request data request_data = {"projectId": project_id, "name": name, "content": content} # Make API request response = await auth.make_authenticated_request( endpoint="files/create", method="POST", json=request_data ) # Parse response if response.status_code == 200: data = response.json() if data.get("success", False): return { "status": "success", "project_id": project_id, "file_name": name, "content_length": len(content), "message": f"Successfully created file '{name}' in project {project_id}", } else: # API returned success=false errors = data.get("errors", ["Unknown error"]) return { "status": "error", "error": "File creation failed", "details": errors, "project_id": project_id, "file_name": name, } 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"Failed to create file: {str(e)}", "project_id": project_id, "file_name": name, } - quantconnect_mcp/main.py:49-49 (registration)Top-level registration call in the main entry point that invokes register_file_tools to add the create_file tool (among others) to the MCP server.
register_file_tools(mcp) - quantconnect_mcp/src/server.py:76-76 (registration)Registration call in the server module's main function, which registers the file tools including create_file.
register_file_tools(mcp)