# interactive-brokers-mcp

> MCP server for Interactive Brokers Gateway — 7 tools for market data and account access via Claude

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/interactive-brokers-mcp-2/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/henrysouchien/ibkr-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/henrysouchien/ibkr-mcp
- version: 0.2.10
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:interactive-brokers-mcp

### Description (declared)

# 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 |

## Install

```bash
pip install interactive-brokers-mcp
```

## Prerequisites

- [IB Gateway](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/ibgateway-stable.php) 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

```bash
claude mcp add ibkr-mcp -- ibkr-mcp
```

Or in `~/.claude.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ibkr-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "ibkr-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Standalone

```bash
ibkr-mcp          # via installed entry point
python -m ibkr.server   # via module
```

## License

PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- finance.markets (1, derived)
- data.apis (0.871, derived)
- commerce.pricing (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/interactive-brokers-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T22:21:47.747Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/interactive-brokers-mcp-2/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/interactive-brokers-mcp-2 · ARD identifier urn:air::server:interactive-brokers-mcp-2