Questrade MCP Server

An MCP server for the Questrade trading API. Use it from MCP-compatible clients (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and others) to inspect portfolio data, quotes, market history, orders, and account activity.

This server is designed around outcome-oriented tools: each tool performs the necessary Questrade API orchestration internally so agents can get complete results with fewer round-trips.

Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• MCP Features
• Tools
• Configuration
• Token Management
• Real-Time Data Notes
• Development Setup
• Project Structure
• Docker
• CI/CD
• Security
• Contributing
• Security Policy
• Release Process
• License

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22+
• A Questrade account with API access enabled

1) Clone, Install, Build

git clone https://github.com/DrWheelicus/questrade-mcp-server.git
cd questrade-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

2) Get a Questrade Refresh Token

1. Open the Questrade API Hub
2. Register a personal app (or reuse an existing one)
3. Enter a name for the device and a description
4. Click Create
5. Select New device
6. Select Generate new token
7. Copy the refresh token and paste it into the .env file

Warning

The refresh token is a secret and should not be shared. If you lose it, you will need to generate a new one. (Steps 5-7)

3) Add Server to Your MCP Client

Use a config like this (replace with your local absolute path):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "questrade": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/Questrade/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "QUESTRADE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Common locations:

• Claude Desktop: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)
• Claude Code: project .mcp.json or ~/.claude/mcp.json
• Cursor: Settings -> MCP Servers

Note

On some Windows MSIX installs, Claude Desktop may read a virtualized config path instead: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Claude_pzs8sxrjxfjjc\LocalCache\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.

4) Verify

Restart your MCP client and ask:

Show me my portfolio

MCP Features

• Tools: purpose-built portfolio and market data operations
• Transport support: stdio for local clients, Streamable HTTP for remote clients
• Validation: tool inputs validated with Zod schemas
• Token lifecycle management: encrypted persistence and automatic refresh

This server currently exposes MCP tools (not prompts/resources).

Tools

Tool	Description
getPortfolio	Full portfolio overview across accounts with positions and balances
getPositions	Positions held in a specific account
getBalances	Cash balances and buying power for an account
lookupSymbol	Search by ticker/name and return symbol details plus live quote
getQuotes	Batch Level 1 quotes by ticker names or symbol IDs
getPriceHistory	Historical OHLCV candles at intervals from 1 minute to yearly
getOrders	Order history with state and date filters
getAccountActivity	Combined activities and executions timeline

Configuration

All runtime configuration is environment-driven:

Variable	Required	Default	Description
QUESTRADE_REFRESH_TOKEN	Yes (first run)	-	OAuth refresh token from Questrade
QUESTRADE_ENVIRONMENT	No	production	production or practice
QUESTRADE_MCP_TRANSPORT	No	stdio	stdio or http
QUESTRADE_MCP_PORT	No	3100	Port for HTTP transport
QUESTRADE_ENCRYPTION_KEY	No	machine-derived	Override encryption key for token storage
LOG_LEVEL	No	info	fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace

The CLI flag --transport overrides QUESTRADE_MCP_TRANSPORT.

HTTP Mode (Remote Clients)

QUESTRADE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<your-token> node dist/index.js --transport=http

Server endpoint:

• http://localhost:3100/mcp

Token Management

Questrade uses single-use refresh tokens. This server:

1. Exchanges the initial refresh token on first startup
2. Encrypts and stores token material with AES-256-GCM
3. Renews access proactively before expiry
4. Retries once on 401 responses after refreshing

Token storage paths:

Platform	Path
Windows	%APPDATA%\questrade-mcp\token.enc
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/questrade-mcp/token.enc
Linux	~/.config/questrade-mcp/token.enc

After first successful startup, QUESTRADE_REFRESH_TOKEN is only needed again if the cached token expires.

Real-Time Data Notes

Questrade requires a paid market data subscription for real-time quotes. Without one, getQuotes returns snap quotes with daily exchange limits and may fall back to delayed data. Use isDelayed in quote responses to detect this.

Development Setup

npm install
npm run dev
npm run build
npm run lint
npm run typecheck
npm test

MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

Project Structure

.
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts                # Server entrypoint and transport selection
│   ├── server.ts               # MCP server and tool registration
│   ├── config.ts               # Env/config parsing
│   ├── log.ts                  # Logger setup
│   ├── auth/                   # Token persistence and refresh
│   ├── client/                 # Questrade API client and rate limiting
│   ├── tools/                  # MCP tool implementations
│   ├── transports/             # stdio and HTTP transport handlers
│   └── types/                  # Shared API/domain types
├── tests/                      # Unit/integration tests
├── .github/workflows/          # CI/CD workflows
└── Dockerfile

Docker

Build and run HTTP transport:

docker build -t questrade-mcp .
docker run -p 3100:3100 -e QUESTRADE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<your-token> questrade-mcp

CI/CD

• CI on push/PR to main: type check, lint, build, tests, npm audit, dependency review
• CD on tags matching v*.*.*: multi-arch Docker image to GHCR and GitHub Release

Security

• Token material encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM)
• Refresh tokens rotated by design (Questrade behavior)
• Token values redacted from logs
• Read-only server scope (no trade placement tools)
• Input validation on all tool parameters (Zod)
• HTTP transport uses per-client session isolation
• Docker image runs as non-root user

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for contributor setup, quality checks, and PR process.

GitHub issue and PR templates are provided in .github/ to keep reports and reviews consistent.

Security Policy

See SECURITY.md for how to report vulnerabilities privately.

Release Process

See RELEASE.md for the tag-based release checklist and verification steps.

License

Proprietary - All Rights Reserved.

No permission is granted to copy, modify, redistribute, sublicense, or use this code except with explicit written permission from the copyright holder.