# KiCad MCP Server

> KiCad MCP Server — brovk2008-kicad-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to inspect, edit, or analyze PCB layouts in real-time, solving problems such as design verification, collaboration, and automation. It takes KiCad board files as input and provides outputs including rendered images, design data, and automated CLI scripts. Ideal for use cases involving PCB design, verification, and collaboration, particularly when integrating with Large Language Models (LLMs).

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/brovk2008-kicad-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brovk2008-kicad-mcp-server

## Description

Enables LLMs to inspect, edit, analyze, and render PCB layouts in real-time using the KiCad IPC API, providing tools for board configuration, footprints, tracks, zones, nets, text, shapes, dimensions, exports, screenshots, and CLI automation.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/i2wc9g0njf)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/brovk2008/Kicad-MCP-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "brovk2008-kicad-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brovk2008-kicad-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brovk2008-kicad-mcp-server/pull`

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