kicad-mcp-pro

Name: kicad-mcp-pro Review
Item: kicad-mcp-pro
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Usable

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

Eliminates manual hand-offs between design and manufacturing review cycles.

AI-ready MCP server for KiCad: automate schematic, PCB, ERC/DRC, DFM, BOM and manufacturing review from Claude, Cursor, Copilot and other AI agents.

Ask Claude to review your KiCad schematic for electrical rule violations and suggest fixes.
Generate a bill of materials from your PCB design and validate component availability.
Automate manufacturing readiness checks on your circuit board layout before production.

33 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Eliminates manual hand-offs between design and manufacturing review cycles. AI agents can validate schematics, detect routing errors, and generate BOMs directly, reducing iteration time and catching DFM issues before production.

Best for

Hardware engineering teams using KiCad who need faster design validation and manufacturing readiness checks integrated into their AI development workflow.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro

By oaslananka

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add kicad-mcp-pro -- npx -y kicad-mcp-pro

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Review my KiCad schematic for electrical rule violations and suggest fixes

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars33Last updated2026-07-23LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-23 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 33 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 33 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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