Interactive Brokers MCP
About
This interative brokers MCP allows adding and deleting orders, getting the latest quotes...
Details
- Author
- dickhfchan
- Downloads
- 637
- Categories
- Other, API
Jump to
- Docker-based deployment with Docker Desktop
- FastMCP server (FastAPI + MCP) on port 3100
- Requires IBKR account ID in configuration
- Co‑exists with the original Flask app for testing
- Video walkthrough available on YouTube
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Interactive Brokers MCPCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, then run docker-compose up to bring up the container. After it starts, use docker exec -it ibkr bash to get a command-line prompt. The MCP server runs on port 3100 and requires setting the IBKR_ACCOUNT_ID environment variable in the docker-compose.yml file.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"interactive brokers mcp": {
"ibkr": {
"command": "ibkr",
"type": "sse",
"url": "http://ip_address:3000/sse",
"headers": {
"X-API-Key": "your-secure-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"ibkr": {
"command": "ibkr",
"type": "sse",
"url": "http://ip_address:3000/sse",
"headers": {
"X-API-Key": "your-secure-api-key-here"
}
}
}Interactive Brokers Web API
Video Walkthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRsH9TKveLo
Requirements
- Docker Desktop - https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/
Clone the source code
git clone https://github.com/hackingthemarkets/interactive-brokers-web-api.git
Bring up the container
docker-compose up
Getting a command line prompt
docker exec -it ibkr bash
app2.py
app2.py is the MCP server. It was created by converting the flask app to fastapi app first then add the FastMCP.added port 3100 in docker-compose.yml for the mcp server.
both flask app and fastapi app can run together for testing and checking.
Setup
Need to update the ID in docker yaml file IBKR_ACCOUNT_ID: "U1234567"Sign in to leave a review
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