KiCAD MCP Server
by ercbb
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Log level for the server (e.g., info, debug) | info |
| PYTHONPATH | No | Path to KiCAD Python packages. Platform-specific: Linux /usr/lib/kicad/lib/python3/dist-packages, Windows C:\Program Files\KiCad\9.0\lib\python3\dist-packages, macOS /Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages | |
| KICAD_PYTHON | No | User override for non-standard Python installation path. Used when auto-detection fails. | |
| JLCPCB_APP_ID | No | JLCPCB API application ID (requires enterprise account) | |
| JLCPCB_API_KEY | No | JLCPCB API key (requires enterprise account) | |
| JLCPCB_API_SECRET | No | JLCPCB API secret (requires enterprise account) | |
| KICAD_MCP_PY_LOG_LEVEL | No | Log level for the Python interface | info |
| KICAD_ALLOW_UNSAFE_SWIG_ZONE_FILL | No | Set to 'true' to allow the unsafe SWIG-based zone filler | false |
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