KiCAD MCP Server
by Bov27
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level (info, debug, warn, error). | info |
| PYTHONPATH | No | Path to KiCAD Python dist-packages (e.g., /usr/lib/kicad/lib/python3/dist-packages). Required if auto-detection fails. | |
| KICAD_PYTHON | No | Override Python executable path for pcbnew module. | |
| KICAD_MCP_DEV | No | Set to '1' to enable developer mode (session logs saved to project's logs/ folder). | 0 |
| JLCPCB_API_KEY | No | Optional JLCPCB API app key for enterprise account. | |
| JLCPCB_API_SECRET | No | Optional JLCPCB API app secret for enterprise account. |
Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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