run_backtest
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Run a historical backtest against the engine.
Quota-counted and compute-bound. Validate the
strategy first (validate_strategy is far cheaper). On a 504 compute
timeout, do NOT retry the same request — reduce the date range, use a
coarser frequency, or simplify the strategy. On 429/503, wait for the
advertised Retry-After before retrying.
Args:
data_source: Either inline OHLCV ({"ohlcv": {dates, open, high,
low, close, volume?}} as parallel arrays, ISO-8601 dates) or a
server-side fetch ({"symbol", "start", "end", "frequency"} —
requires a paid plan).
strategy: Strategy document (indicators[] + condition_tree).
Mutually exclusive with signals.
signals: Precomputed signal series ({"dates": [...], "values":
[-1|0|1, ...]}). Mutually exclusive with strategy.
execution: Execution/cost/risk/sizing settings. Use values from
get_catalog('execution-modes'/'stop-types'/'sizing-methods');
omit for engine defaults.
benchmark: Optional benchmark data source (same shape as
data_source) — when given, the result also carries
benchmark-relative metrics (beta, alpha, information ratio,
tracking error, up/down capture) and bar-alignment info.
data_inputs: Optional custom time-series the strategy references
(name -> {dates, values}).
response_detail: 'summary' (default — headline metrics, smallest),
'stats' (every metric), 'full' (plus trades and series
downsampled to a fixed, server-controlled number of points).
include: Optional add-on blocks at any detail level: 'trades',
'equity_curve', 'monthly_returns', 'yearly_returns',
'signal_diagnostics' (which per-bar entry/exit conditions
fired, as capped fire-date lists — {"available": false, ...}
if the run has none, e.g. precomputed signals).
trades_limit: Max trades returned when trades are included.
Returns:
The shaped result at the requested detail (including
`benchmark_relative/alignment` when a benchmark was given);
an oversized result is thinned and marked `truncated_by_mcp`. If
the engine rejects the request as invalid (400/422), returns
{"accepted": false, "error": ...} so you can fix the named
field(s) and retry. Capacity, timeout, and permission failures
(e.g. 429/503/504/401/403) raise a tool error carrying explicit
recovery guidance.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| data_source | object | yes | |
| strategy | any | no | |
| signals | any | no | |
| execution | any | no | |
| benchmark | any | no | |
| data_inputs | any | no | |
| response_detail | string | no | |
| include | any | no | |
| trades_limit | integer | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"data_source": {
"additionalProperties": true,
"title": "Data Source",
"type": "object"
},
"strategy": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Strategy"
},
"signals": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Signals"
},
"execution": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Execution"
},
"benchmark": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Benchmark"
},
"data_inputs": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Data Inputs"
},
"response_detail": {
"default": "summary",
"enum": [
"summary",
"stats",
"full"
],
"title": "Response Detail",
"type": "string"
},
"include": {
"anyOf": [
{
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Include"
},
"trades_limit": {
"default": 50,
"title": "Trades Limit",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"data_source"
],
"title": "run_backtestArguments",
"type": "object"
}