Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading automation via Client Portal API.

No licenceAuto-check: notesBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Ibkr Trading

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill ibkr-trading -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills ibkr-trading --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ibkr-trading .claude/skills/ibkr-trading && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
ibkr-trading
GitHub stars
663
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
195 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading automation via Client Portal API.

  • Works in 3 steps: Install Dependencies → Download Client Portal Gateway → Configure Credentials
  • Setting up IBKR account access
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Quick Setup and Authentication, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Python and Shell scripts from its folder; calls curl, apt-get and python3; reaches download2.interactivebrokers.com; needs IBEAM_PASSWORD

What it does

Ibkr Trading is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading automation via Client Portal API. Use when setting up IBKR account access, authenticating sessions, checking portfolio/positions, or building trading bots. Handles IBeam automated login with IBKR Key 2FA.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/api-endpoints.md`, `scripts/keepalive.py` and `scripts/setup.sh`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Trading and backtesting. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up IBKR account access
  • Authenticating sessions
  • Checking portfolio/positions
  • Building trading bots

Example prompts

  • “/ibkr-trading”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Install Dependencies
  2. Download Client Portal Gateway
  3. Configure Credentials

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 3 files in scripts/ (Python and Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl
    • apt-get
    • python3
    • pip
    • wget
    • bash
    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • download2.interactivebrokers.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • IBEAM_PASSWORD

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Ibkr Trading loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~63
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:30
    sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre-headless
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:33
    sudo apt-get install -y chromium-browser chromium-chromedriver
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:36
    sudo apt-get install -y xvfb
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:54
    Create `~/trading/.env`:
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:77
    source .env

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 195 words (~1,052 tokens).

“Automate trading with Interactive Brokers using the Client Portal Gateway API.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
ibkr-trading

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in skills/ibkr-trading of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/api-endpoints.md
  • scripts/keepalive.py
  • scripts/setup.sh
  • scripts/trading_bot.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Questions about Ibkr Trading

What does Ibkr Trading do?

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading automation via Client Portal API. Ibkr Trading is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading automation via Client Portal API.

When should I use Ibkr Trading?

Ibkr Trading fits situations like: setting up IBKR account access; authenticating sessions; checking portfolio/positions; building trading bots.

How do I install Ibkr Trading in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill ibkr-trading -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ibkr-trading in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/ibkr-trading in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ibkr Trading in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill ibkr-trading -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ibkr-trading in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/ibkr-trading in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ibkr Trading in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill ibkr-trading -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ibkr-trading, .gemini/skills/ibkr-trading, .github/skills/ibkr-trading and .opencode/skills/ibkr-trading in your project.

What does Ibkr Trading need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ibkr Trading needs Python and a shell for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (curl, apt-get, python3, pip, wget and bash) and credentials named IBEAM_PASSWORD. Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell.

Does Ibkr Trading access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: download2.interactivebrokers.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Ibkr Trading safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo; mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Ibkr Trading use?

No licence was found for Ibkr Trading or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Ibkr Trading use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Ibkr Trading?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ibkr Trading: Tushare Data (zillionare/zillionare, 322 stars), Tradingview MCP (atilaahmettaner/tradingview-mcp, 5k stars), Digital Oracle (komako-workshop/digital-oracle, 878 stars) and Polyclaw (chainstacklabs/polyclaw, 359 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ibkr Trading?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.