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. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
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 |
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No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues