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KiCad Tools MCP Server

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KiCad Tools runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 991 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 15 Aug 2026.

Byte-preserving KiCad automation: 100+ tools for schematics, PCB layout, ERC, DRC, exports

Installs per day peak 1 966 · avg 450 · -32% w/w
a month agotoday
991
Installs / week
pypi · mcp-server-kicad
9
Stars
0 open issues
15 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 17 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call update_pcb_from_schematic.pcb_path → mcp_server_kicad/pcb.py:1292, update_pcb_from_schematic.pcb_path → mcp_server_kicad/pcb.py:1372, update_pcb_from_schematic.pcb_path → mcp_server_kicad/pcb.py:1382 и ещё 2
        proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120, env=env)
Capabilities

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.

        cand = os.path.join(d, want)

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A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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

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KiCad Tools — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for KiCad Tools?
KiCad Tools 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 mcp-server-kicad was installed 991 times last week.
How do I connect KiCad Tools?
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 mcp-server-kicad straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use KiCad Tools?
The pypi package mcp-server-kicad was installed 991 times in the last week. Week over week that is -32%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is KiCad Tools open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 9 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.