Sell-Stock
Execute market sell orders for stocks on Zerodha by specifying stock name and quantity to liquidate positions.
Instructions
This tool sells a stock in the zerodha trading platform for the given quantity and stock name at the current market price for the given user
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| stock | Yes | ||
| qty | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- index.js:82-95 (registration)MCP tool registration for 'Sell-Stock', including name, description, Zod input schema, and inline handler function that initializes trading client and calls placeOrder for SELL.
server.tool( "Sell-Stock", "This tool sells a stock in the zerodha trading platform for the given quantity and stock name at the current market price for the given user", { stock: z.string(), qty: z.number() }, async ({ stock, qty }) => { try { const trading = await initializeTrading(); const response = await trading.placeOrder(stock, qty, "SELL"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: String(response) }] }; } catch (error) { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Error: ${error.message}` }] }; } } ); - index.js:86-94 (handler)The core handler function executed when Sell-Stock tool is called, handling input params, initializing ZerodhaTrading, placing SELL order, and returning response or error.
async ({ stock, qty }) => { try { const trading = await initializeTrading(); const response = await trading.placeOrder(stock, qty, "SELL"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: String(response) }] }; } catch (error) { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Error: ${error.message}` }] }; } } - index.js:85-85 (schema)Input validation schema using Zod for stock name (string) and quantity (number).
{ stock: z.string(), qty: z.number() }, - trading.js:15-39 (helper)Helper method in ZerodhaTrading class that performs the actual order placement via KiteConnect API, used by Sell-Stock handler for SELL transactions.
async placeOrder(tradingsymbol, quantity, type) { if (!tradingsymbol || !quantity || !type) { throw new Error( "Please provide all required parameters: tradingsymbol, quantity, and type" ); } try { const response = await this.kc.placeOrder("regular", { exchange: "NSE", tradingsymbol: tradingsymbol, transaction_type: type, quantity: quantity, product: "CNC", order_type: "MARKET", }); return response; } catch (err) { if (err.error_type === "InputException") { throw new Error( `Invalid trading symbol or order parameters: ${err.message}` ); } throw err; } - index.js:16-24 (helper)Utility function to initialize ZerodhaTrading instance with a valid access token from TokenManager, called by Sell-Stock handler.
async function initializeTrading() { try { const accessToken = await tokenManager.getValidToken(); return new ZerodhaTrading(apiKey, accessToken); } catch (error) { console.error("Error initializing trading:", error.message); throw error; } }