ibkr

Updated: 2026-07-18 18:23 CEST ## When to use If the user asks about holdings, cash, buying power, P&L, a local watchlist, a specific stock or ETF quote, whether a supported market is open, an option chain, daily history, technical/relative-strength screen, or wants to scan the market, run the relevant `ibkr` subcommand with `--json` and parse the output. If the user asks about the *market environment* — "is the market risky today?", "what's the regime?", "where's dealer gamma?", "how broad is the rally?" — reach for `ibkr regime` (all eight indicator rows in one call), `ibkr breadth` (S&P 500 stocks-above-50DMA), or `ibkr gamma` (SPX/SPXW-canonical dealer gamma, with SPY as corroborating ETF context when usable). `ibkr regime` is broad-market only; it emits row bands, source health, semantic fingerprints, and a lifecycle stage rather than portfolio advice. If the user asks whether *their portfolio* needs attention under the current account, positions, exposures, regime, margin, concentration, options, or data quality state, run `ibkr canary --json`. Canary answers with top-level `action`, `market_confirmation`, `portfolio_fit`, `input_health`, planner readiness, and evidence rows. It does not choose hedges, size trades, preview orders, or execute. If the user asks for the daily operator overview across market, calendar, portfolio, risk limits, and process clocks, run `ibkr brief --json`. The brief is a read surface for agents: agent-origin text renders never stamp the m...