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KiCad MCP Pro MCP Server

io.github.oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro

What is the KiCad MCP Pro MCP server?

Production-grade MCP server for KiCad EDA—PCB design, DRC, simulation, BOM, DFM, and manufacturing.

How to install KiCad MCP Pro

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL

    Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)

  • KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION

    Override the Python package version pinned by the npm wrapper

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION": "<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add kicad-mcp-pro --env KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> --env KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION=<YOUR_KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION> -- npx -y kicad-mcp-pro -y

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