tradestation-mcp: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

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tradestation-mcp copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from theelderwand/tradestation-mcp. It costs 2,693 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Test instructions for a TradeStation MCP server, which lets an AI assistant request brokerage market data. They cover quotes, historical price bars, symbol details, cryptocurrency, and other trading-data checks.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them to test stock and index quotes, daily or intraday price history, symbol information, and tools that require special Level 2 market-data access.
Why use it?
They provide example requests and expected results for checking whether the server's market-data tools work correctly.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is theelderwand/tradestation-mcp's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on tradestation-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything tradestation-mcp configures →

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Grade A, and why

tradestation-mcp copilot-instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

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None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.github/copilot-instructions.md · 367 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 367 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

TradeStation MCP Server — Test Case Prompts

Use these prompts to validate every tool in the TradeStation MCP server. Run them sequentially or by category. 41/43 tools should pass; 2 market depth tools require Level 2 data entitlement.


1. Market Data — Quote Snapshots

Test 1.1: Single equity quote

What is the current stock price of MSFT?

Expected: Returns quote with Last, Bid, Ask, Volume, etc.

Test 1.2: Multi-symbol quote

Get me quote snapshots for AAPL, GOOGL, and AMZN.

Expected: Returns quotes for all 3 symbols.

Test 1.3: Index quote

What is the close price of $SPXW.X?

Expected: Returns index close/last price.


2. Market Data — Historical Bars

Test 2.1: Daily bars

Show me MSFT daily bars for the last 10 trading days.

Expected: Returns 10 daily OHLCV bars.

Test 2.2: Intraday bars

Get 5-minute bars for AAPL for the last 20 bars.

Expected: Returns 20 five-minute OHLCV bars.

Test 2.3: Weekly bars

Show me weekly bars for SPY going back 12 weeks.

Expected: Returns 12 weekly OHLCV bars.


3. Market Data — Symbol Details & Crypto

Test 3.1: Symbol details

Get symbol details for TSLA.

Expected: Returns description, exchange, category, currency, contract size, etc.

Test 3.2: Crypto symbol names

List all available cryptocurrency trading pairs.

Expected: Returns array of crypto pairs (BTCUSD, ETHUSD, etc.).


4. Market Data — Options Tools

Test 4.1: Option expirations

What are the available option expiration dates for AAPL?

Expected: Returns list of expiration dates with types (Weekly, Monthly, etc.).

Test 4.2: Option strikes

Get the option strikes for SPY expiring this Friday.

Expected: Returns array of strike prices.

Test 4.3: Option spread types

What option spread types are available on TradeStation?

Expected: Returns spread type definitions (Single, Vertical, Calendar, etc.).

Read the full file on GitHub · 367 lines

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tradestation-mcp copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository theelderwand/tradestation-mcp (6 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,693 tokens to every session, about $0.0135 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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