MCP or Not?

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Community onlyClaude connector: not verified

KiCad MCP server & Claude connector

Does KiCad have an official MCP server or Claude connector?

Community only

As of October 2026, no official KiCad MCP server is verified; KiCad's project organization on GitHub has no MCP repository, and the servers found are community projects. The most-starred, mixelpixx/KiCAD-MCP-Server, builds on KiCad's official IPC API and exposes board, schematic and routing tools. They run locally and can modify design files.

Last checked

Verdict and evidence

What we checked
KiCAD-MCP-Server (mixelpixx)
Published by
mixelpixx (community)
Runs
Runs locally
Sign-in
None
Stage
unknown
Plan
Needs KiCad 9.0+, Node.js 18+ and Python 3.11+.

Evidence

What an AI can do in KiCad

Read

  • Open a projectopen_project
  • Open a board fileopen_board

Create

  • Create a KiCad projectcreate_project
  • Save a named project snapshotsnapshot_project

Update

  • Save the boardsave_board
  • Discard in-memory changes and reload the boarddiscard_or_reload

From the publisher’s documentation for the version we checked. Not every tool is listed.

Setup

Claude (claude.ai / Desktop)

Clone the stable branch, build, then add the server to claude_desktop_config.json using the repo's example configs.

git clone --branch stable https://github.com/mixelpixx/KiCAD-MCP-Server.git
cd KiCAD-MCP-Server
npm install
npm run build
Source

Safety check

  • Flag

    Publisher verified

    Individual GitHub account, not the KiCad project. Uses KiCad's IPC API and kicad-cli.

  • Pass

    Auth model

    Local stdio server; no credentials.

  • Flag

    Write and delete access

    Inventory lists 244 registered tools that edit boards, schematics and routing and save files; no read-only mode found.

  • Unknown

    Tool-description injection scan

    Grepped the README for AI-directed override text; none found. Tool descriptions in the generated inventory (first section) read as plain descriptions; the full list was not read.

  • Pass

    Repo maintenance

    Pushed 2026-10-01, not archived, 2835 stars, MIT.

Other options

Built and maintained by third parties, not KiCad. Check the safety notes before connecting one to a real account.

kicad-mcp (lamaalrajih)

lamaalrajih · Runs locally · None

Inspect KiCad projects for AI assistants

  • ⚠ Publisher verified: Individual GitHub account, not the KiCad project.
  • ⚠ Repo maintenance: Last push 2025-10-17 (about a year before review); 528 stars, MIT, not archived.

FAQ

Does KiCad have an official MCP server?

No official KiCad MCP server is verified as of October 2026. The servers found are community projects built on KiCad's IPC API or kicad-cli.

What do community KiCad servers do?

The largest, mixelpixx/KiCAD-MCP-Server, lists 244 tools for projects, boards, schematics, routing and manufacturing checks.

Is it safe to let an AI edit my board?

It can change and save design files. Work in version control and keep a snapshot before AI-driven edits.

Is KiCad a Claude connector?

Not verified; no claude.com connector page was found.

Which KiCad versions are needed?

mixelpixx's README requires KiCad 9.0 or later; the IPC API matured in KiCad 10 per search snippets, which were not fetched.

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