Research by conversation
Ask the agent to investigate markets, companies, filings, strategies, and your connected account context.
AI workspace vs brokerage platform
BotSpot vs Interactive Brokers
BotSpot supplies a conversational research, trading, and strategy workflow. Interactive Brokers supplies brokerage accounts, trading platforms, and APIs. The current BotSpot broker source does not list Interactive Brokers as an available connection.
BotSpot capabilities
Place approved direct trades
When direct trading is enabled, request a one-time trade in plain English, inspect the order, and approve it before submission.
Build complete algorithms
Create, revise, backtest, connect, and operate Lumibot strategies without assembling the full application stack yourself.
Use the AI client you prefer
Work in BotSpot or connect through ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codex, and other compatible MCP clients.
Capability comparison
| Capability | BotSpot | Other platform or broker |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Ask an agent to research, prepare an approved trade, or build inspectable strategy code. | Open an Interactive Brokers account and use TWS, Client Portal, or IBKR APIs. |
| Custody and execution | Uses a supported connected broker. BotSpot does not hold customer funds. | Interactive Brokers holds the brokerage account and executes eligible orders. |
| Strategy automation | Build, backtest, and operate Lumibot strategies in a managed workspace. | Build custom applications against IBKR APIs or use IBKR desktop and web platforms. |
| Current BotSpot connection | Not listed as an available standard connection in the public BotSpot broker manifest. | Direct brokerage access does not require BotSpot. |
The practical difference
BotSpot focuses on the work around a trade or strategy: research, user-approved actions, code, simulated backtests, revisions, and operations. Interactive Brokers focuses on the brokerage account, execution, trading interfaces, and developer APIs.
A simulated BotSpot backtest is not an IBKR live track record. If you compare numbers, include drawdown and the simulation date range, and treat the result as hypothetical.
Connection status matters
The current BotSpot public broker manifest does not list Interactive Brokers as an available standard connection. This page compares product roles and does not imply an integration. Check the broker list before assuming a BotSpot bot can place IBKR orders.
Who should use which
Use BotSpot if you want an AI workspace for research, approved one-time trades, and automated Lumibot strategies through a currently supported broker.
Use Interactive Brokers if you need IBKR account features, TWS or Client Portal, or you are building directly on IBKR APIs.
Use both only if you later connect through a supported path. Today this comparison does not claim that BotSpot can drive an IBKR account.
Frequently asked questions
Is Interactive Brokers currently listed as a BotSpot broker connection?
No. The current BotSpot public broker manifest does not list Interactive Brokers as an available standard connection. Check the manifest for the current supported set.
Sources
Sources verified 2026-08-17.