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Ib Async MCP

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MCP server wrapping ib_async for Interactive Brokers API

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About Ib Async MCP

Ib Async MCP is an MCP server published by atomcp-ai in the Developer Tools category: mCP server wrapping ib_async for Interactive Brokers API. It has been installed 0 times through Conduid.

The repository has 3 stars and 1 forks, with the last commit 8 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues (0) before depending on it in production.

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Install
npx ib-async-mcp

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Releases

v0.1.1v0.1.1 · 25 Dec 2025

README

ib-async-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server wrapping ib_async for Interactive Brokers API.

Features

  • Connection Management: Connect/disconnect to TWS or IB Gateway
  • Account Data: Account values, summary, portfolio, positions, P&L
  • Contracts: Create and qualify contracts (stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto, etc.)
  • Market Data: Real-time quotes and historical data
  • Orders: Place, modify, cancel orders (market, limit, stop, stop-limit)
  • Options: Option chains, implied volatility, option pricing
  • Scanners: Market scanners with various criteria
  • News: News providers and articles

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10+
  • Interactive Brokers TWS or IB Gateway running with API enabled
  • API port configured (default: 7497 for TWS, 4001 for Gateway)

Installation

cd ib-async-mcp
uv sync

Usage

Running the Server

uv run ib-async-mcp

MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration (e.g., .kiro/settings/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ib-async": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/ib-async-mcp", "run", "ib-async-mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Or using uvx (after publishing):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ib-async": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ib-async-mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Connection

  • connect - Connect to TWS/Gateway
  • disconnect - Disconnect
  • is_connected - Check connection status

Account

  • get_accounts - List managed accounts
  • get_account_values - Account values (balance, margin, etc.)
  • get_account_summary - Account summary
  • get_portfolio - Portfolio with market values
  • get_positions - All positions
  • get_pnl - Profit and loss

Contracts

  • create_contract - Create a contract
  • qualify_contracts - Qualify contracts (fill conId)
  • get_contract_details - Detailed contract info
  • search_symbols - Search for symbols

Market Data

  • get_market_data - Real-time snapshot
  • get_historical_data - Historical bars
  • get_head_timestamp - Earliest available data

Orders

  • place_order - Place new order
  • cancel_order - Cancel order
  • cancel_all_orders - Cancel all orders
  • get_open_orders - List open orders
  • get_open_trades - List open trades
  • get_executions - Execution reports
  • get_fills - Order fills
  • what_if_order - Check margin impact

Options

  • get_option_chain - Option chain
  • calculate_implied_volatility - Calculate IV
  • calculate_option_price - Calculate option price

Scanners

  • get_scanner_parameters - Available scanner params
  • run_scanner - Run market scanner

News

  • get_news_providers - List news providers
  • get_news_article - Get article
  • get_historical_news - Historical headlines

Utility

  • get_current_time - TWS server time

Example Usage

# Connect first
connect(host="127.0.0.1", port=7497, client_id=1)

# Get account info
get_accounts()
get_portfolio()

# Get market data
get_market_data(contract_type="stock", symbol="AAPL")

# Get historical data
get_historical_data(
    contract_type="stock",
    symbol="SPY",
    duration="5 D",
    bar_size="1 hour"
)

# Place an order
place_order(
    contract_type="stock",
    symbol="AAPL",
    action="BUY",
    quantity=100,
    order_type="limit",
    limit_price=150.00
)

License

MIT

Disclaimer

This software is not affiliated with Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Use at your own risk.

README mirrored from the source repository 2 days ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Ib Async MCP

How do I install Ib Async MCP?

Run npx ib-async-mcp, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration. Conduid has recorded 0 installs, so the command is known to work with current clients.

Is Ib Async MCP safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 41 out of 100 (fair). It passes 0 of 1 static security checks; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Ib Async MCP still maintained?

The last commit was 8 months ago, with 0 open issues. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.