KiCAD MCP Server
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Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Log verbosity: error, warn, info, debug, or off. Default is info. | info |
| PYTHONPATH | No | The Python path to KiCAD's Python modules (e.g., the directory containing pcbnew). | |
| KICAD_PYTHON | No | The path to the Python executable to use for KiCAD. Used as an override for non-standard installations. | |
| KICAD_BACKEND | No | The KiCAD backend to use: auto, ipc, or swig. | auto |
| KICAD_MCP_DEV | No | Set to 1 to enable developer mode and save MCP session logs to the project's logs/ folder. | 0 |
| JLCPCB_API_KEY | No | Your JLCPCB API appKey. Required for advanced JLCPCB API integration. | |
| JLCPCB_API_SECRET | No | Your JLCPCB API appSecret. Required for advanced JLCPCB API integration. | |
| KICAD_AUTO_LAUNCH | No | Whether to automatically launch KiCAD UI. Set to false to disable. | false |
| KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL | No | Log verbosity: error, warn, info, debug, or off. Overrides LOG_LEVEL. | info |
| KICAD_MCP_DEBUG_SKIP | No | Set to 1 to re-enable verbose kicad-skip parser DEBUG logs. | |
| KICAD_MCP_LOG_MAX_BYTES | No | Maximum size per log file before rotation. 0 disables rotation. Default is 10485760 (10 MB). | 10485760 |
| KICAD_MCP_LOG_BACKUP_COUNT | No | Number of rotated backups to keep. Default is 3. | 3 |
| KICAD_INTERACTIVE_SCHEMATIC | No | Set to 1 to auto-confirm KiCAD's reload dialog on Windows after schematic writes. | 0 |
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
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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Maintenance
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