Arduino MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 199 installs a week from npm. Last commit 23 Aug 2026.
Arduino MCP server for CLI setup, board detection, compile/upload, serial monitoring, and pin refs.
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What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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.
claude mcp add arduino-mcp-server -- npx -y arduino-mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"arduino-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arduino-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.arduino-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "arduino-mcp-server"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"arduino-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arduino-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"arduino-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arduino-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ARDUINO_CLI_PATH (Optional path to arduino-cli binary. Defaults to arduino-cli on PATH), ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT (Optional absolute path restricting sketch operations to this directory).
Arduino MCP server for CLI setup, board detection, compile/upload, serial monitoring, and pin refs.
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