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by lamaalrajih

generate_pcb_thumbnail

Convert KiCad PCB layouts into thumbnail images using kicad-cli. Ideal for quick visualization of electronic design projects stored in .kicad_pro files within the KiCad MCP Server environment.

Instructions

Generate a thumbnail image of a KiCad PCB layout using kicad-cli.

Args: project_path: Path to the KiCad project file (.kicad_pro) ctx: Context for MCP communication

Returns: Thumbnail image of the PCB or None if generation failed

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
ctxYes
project_pathYes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "$defs": { "Context": { "description": "Context object providing access to MCP capabilities.\n\nThis provides a cleaner interface to MCP's RequestContext functionality.\nIt gets injected into tool and resource functions that request it via type hints.\n\nTo use context in a tool function, add a parameter with the Context type annotation:\n\n```python\n@server.tool()\ndef my_tool(x: int, ctx: Context) -> str:\n # Log messages to the client\n ctx.info(f\"Processing {x}\")\n ctx.debug(\"Debug info\")\n ctx.warning(\"Warning message\")\n ctx.error(\"Error message\")\n\n # Report progress\n ctx.report_progress(50, 100)\n\n # Access resources\n data = ctx.read_resource(\"resource://data\")\n\n # Get request info\n request_id = ctx.request_id\n client_id = ctx.client_id\n\n return str(x)\n```\n\nThe context parameter name can be anything as long as it's annotated with Context.\nThe context is optional - tools that don't need it can omit the parameter.", "properties": {}, "title": "Context", "type": "object" } }, "properties": { "ctx": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Context", "title": "Ctx" }, "project_path": { "title": "Project Path", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "project_path", "ctx" ], "type": "object" }

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