MCP resources reference

Last reviewed: 2026-05-26 20:12 CEST

These are the non-tool resources ibkr mcp exposes to MCP clients. Tools are documented separately in MCP tools reference.

ibkr://quote/{symbol}

Live stock / ETF quote resource.

Use this when an MCP client wants to keep watching one equity or ETF quote without repeatedly calling ibkr_quote. The template is discovered through resources/templates/list.

Example URI:

ibkr://quote/AAPL

resources/read returns a one-off quote snapshot with the same JSON shape as ibkr quote AAPL --json, including the enriched headline price, price_source, previous close, change, ranges, volume/average volume, 20-day average volume/dollar volume, price_as_of, stale flags, and optional session_context.

resources/subscribe returns {} and then streams coalesced tick frames through notifications/resources/updated until the client calls resources/unsubscribe or closes the MCP session. Notification payloads embed a JSON frame in params.contents[].text; the frame shape matches ibkr quote AAPL --watch --json.

Only stock and ETF symbols are supported. Option contract streaming is not exposed as an MCP resource today; use ibkr_chain or CLI option quotes for option snapshots.