# Interactive Brokers

> Use this tool when you need to access real-time market data and account information from Interactive Brokers' platforms. It solves problems related to account tracking, position monitoring, and historical data analysis by providing read-only access to account summaries, position tracking, and historical price bars. Ideal for use cases requiring reliable and secure data retrieval, with inputs including an active IBKR Gateway or TWS session and outputs consisting of various market data and account reports.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/christospappas-ibkr  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/christospappas-ibkr

## Description

Connects to Interactive Brokers' IBKR Gateway or TWS platform via the socket API, exposing nine read-only tools for account summaries, position tracking, execution reports, contract searches, and historical price bars. A deliberate safety-first design enforces read-only access with no order-entry capability and includes local process locking to prevent duplicate instances. Requires an active IBKR Gateway or TWS session with socket API enabled.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/christospappas-ibkr)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/christospappas/ibkr-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "christospappas-ibkr"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/christospappas-ibkr` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/christospappas-ibkr/pull`

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