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Kicad MCP Server

io.github.bunnyf/kicad-mcp-server
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Kicad MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 102 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 17 Jan 2026.

MCP server for AI-assisted PCB design with KiCad 9.x

Installs per day peak 53 · avg 20 · -36% w/w
a month agotoday
102
Installs / week
pypi · kicad-mcp-server
10
Stars
0 open issues
17 Jan 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add kicad-mcp-server -- uvx kicad-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "kicad-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.kicad-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["kicad-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "kicad-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "kicad-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Kicad MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Kicad MCP Server?
Kicad MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package kicad-mcp-server was installed 102 times last week.
How do I connect Kicad MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls kicad-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Kicad MCP Server?
The pypi package kicad-mcp-server was installed 102 times in the last week. Week over week that is -36%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Kicad MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 10 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.