MCP Server

KiCad MCP Server

Name: KiCad MCP Server
Author: lamaalrajih

by lamaalrajih

Project management and PCB design analysis for KiCad.

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About KiCad

Provides project management (list, examine, open KiCad projects), PCB design analysis, netlist extraction from schematics, BOM management and export, design rule checking (DRC), PCB visualization, and circuit pattern recognition through an MCP-compliant client.

How to install KiCad

Add the following entry to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or .mcp.json). Refer to the official repository for the exact command, package name, and required environment variables.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-lamaalrajih": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-kicad-lamaalrajih"]
    }
  }
}

Example shape only — see the repository for the canonical install command.