KiCAD MCP Server
by kankrittapon
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
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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
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