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time
by modelcontextprotocol
IB_MCP
by rcontesti
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FinanceDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
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Last committhis month7 mo ago

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

IB_MCP · Summary

An MCP server that provides Interactive Brokers Web API access through Model Context Protocol for trading operations.

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

IB_MCP · Use cases

  • Building AI-powered trading assistants that can execute trades through IBKR
  • Portfolio monitoring systems using MCP tools to retrieve account information
  • Automated trading strategies with risk management integrated through MCP

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}

IB_MCP · Install

IB_MCP Installation

Docker Setup

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/rcontesti/IB_MCP.git
cd IB_MCP
cp .env.example .env
  1. Build and run the containers:
docker compose up --build -d
  1. Authenticate with your IB account by accessing https://{GATEWAY_BASE_URL}:{GATEWAY_PORT}

VS Code Configuration

Add to your settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "ib-web": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "http://localhost:5002/mcp/"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, create .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "ib-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:5002/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
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