delete_optimization
Remove an optimization from the QuantConnect trading platform by specifying its ID to manage strategy testing resources.
Instructions
Delete an optimization.
Args: optimization_id: ID of the optimization to delete
Returns: Dictionary containing deletion result
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| optimization_id | Yes |
Output Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- Handler function decorated with @mcp.tool() that implements the delete_optimization tool. It performs an authenticated POST request to the QuantConnect API endpoint 'optimizations/delete' to delete the specified optimization and handles various response cases.
@mcp.tool() async def delete_optimization( optimization_id: str ) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Delete an optimization. Args: optimization_id: ID of the optimization to delete Returns: Dictionary containing deletion 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 = {"optimizationId": optimization_id} # Make API request response = await auth.make_authenticated_request( endpoint="optimizations/delete", method="POST", json=request_data ) # Parse response if response.status_code == 200: data = response.json() if data.get("success", False): return { "status": "success", "optimization_id": optimization_id, "message": f"Successfully deleted optimization {optimization_id}", } else: # API returned success=false errors = data.get("errors", ["Unknown error"]) return { "status": "error", "error": "Optimization deletion failed", "details": errors, "optimization_id": optimization_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"Failed to delete optimization: {str(e)}", "optimization_id": optimization_id, } - quantconnect_mcp/main.py:52-52 (registration)Invocation of register_optimization_tools(mcp) in the main entry point, which defines and registers the optimization tools including delete_optimization via their decorators.
register_optimization_tools(mcp)