Best KiCad MCP Servers
KiCad is an open source software suite for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) that facilitates the design of schematics for electronic circuits and their conversion to PCB designs.
Why this server?
Provides tools for KiCad PCB design projects including listing projects, viewing project details, running Design Rule Checks (DRC), generating PCB thumbnails, and launching KiCad applications with specific projects.
AlicenseBqualityFmaintenanceA Model Context Protocol server that enables interaction with KiCad electronic design projects, allowing users to list projects, analyze PCB designs, run design rule checks, and visualize PCB layouts through natural language.Last updated16466MITWhy this server?
Enables automation of the full PCB design workflow in KiCad 9.x, providing tools for project management, schematic capture, PCB layout routing, component library searches, and the generation of manufacturing exports like Gerbers and BOMs.
AlicenseAqualityDmaintenanceAn MCP server for Electronic Design Automation that provides comprehensive tools for managing KiCad 9.x PCB design workflows. It enables users to create schematics, layout PCBs, perform design rule checks, and export manufacturing files through a standardized interface.Last updated391MITWhy this server?
Enables searching for and downloading schematic symbols and PCB footprints in KiCad format for electronic components through SamacSys integration.
AlicenseAqualityCmaintenanceEnables searching and filtering over 1.5 million electronic components across JLCPCB, Mouser, and DigiKey using parametric queries and smart parsing. It supports finding alternative parts, accessing pinout data, and downloading KiCad footprints directly through AI coding assistants.Last updated1165Why this server?
Provides tools to interact with KiCad's PCB Editor via IPC API, enabling board information retrieval, footprint management, net/zone/track/via/pad/text listing, and project version access.
Why this server?
Provides tools for KiCad schematic, PCB, symbol, footprint, and project automation, including read/write operations, ERC/DRC analysis, autorouting, and various exports (PDF, SVG, Gerber, 3D models, BOM, netlist, etc.).
AlicenseAqualityCmaintenanceMCP servers for KiCad schematic, PCB, symbol, footprint, and project automation, enabling AI-assisted electronic design via tools for read/write, analysis, and exports.Last updated894MITWhy this server?
Exports circuit designs to KiCad schematic format (.kicad_sch).
AlicenseBqualityCmaintenanceAI-powered circuit design through simulation — an MCP server that gives language models direct access to SPICE circuit simulation via ngspice, enabling natural language circuit description and automated netlist generation, simulation, measurement, and spec verification.Last updated2821GPL 3.0Why this server?
Provides tools for analyzing KiCad schematics and PCBs, tracing netlist connections, validating designs with ERC/DRC, generating device tree and hardware test code, and creating new KiCad projects.
AlicenseBqualityBmaintenanceAn MCP server that enables AI assistants to analyze schematics, inspect PCBs, trace connections, validate designs, and generate embedded code for KiCad projects.Last updated3951MITWhy this server?
Provides tools to query, edit, and manage PCB boards in a running KiCad instance, including component placement, routing, zone filling, layer control, selection, and export to various formats (Gerber, PDF, SVG, 3D, etc.).
FlicenseBqualityCmaintenanceControls a running KiCad 9+ instance via the official IPC API, enabling board edits, queries, and exports without reload.Last updated77Why this server?
Provides tools for managing KiCad projects, analyzing schematics, extracting netlists, running design rule checks, searching component datasheets via RAG, and visualizing paths in schematics and PCBs.