backtest — kwant MCP Tool

backtest (backtest) is one of 16 tools on the kwant MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call backtest from your client

Claude Code kwant backtest run in your project directory
Claude Desktop kwant backtest ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor kwant backtest ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code kwant backtest .vscode/mcp.json
Zed kwant backtest ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf kwant backtest ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Cline kwant backtest ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Gemini CLI kwant backtest ~/.gemini/settings.json
Grok kwant backtest .mcp.json (in your project root)
ChatGPT kwant backtest Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Claude.ai kwant backtest Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
LangChain kwant backtest pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http kwant https://kwant.sh/mcp

Other tools on this server

get_price_history
get_quote
get_fundamentals
compute_indicator
detect_signals
compute_stats
compare_tickers
screen
screen_with_scores
compute_universe_scores
build_monthly_universe
construct_portfolio
run_portfolio_backtest
compute_portfolio_stats
compute_correlation_matrix

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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