KiCAD MCP Server

Name: KiCAD MCP Server
Author: mixelpixx

mixelpixx

Lets LLMs interact with KiCAD through 244 tools and dynamic resources to automate PCB design.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

claude mcp add kicad -- node dist/index.js

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.kicad]
command = "node"
args = ["dist/index.js"]

# codex mcp add kicad -- node dist/index.js

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "kicad": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}