# arduino-mcp

> arduino-mcp — jshort-bufr-arduino-mcp. Use this tool when you need to interact with Arduino boards programmatically, enabling automated hardware control and management. It solves problems related to board detection, core and library management, sketch compilation, and serial communication, streamlining the development process. The tool accepts commands and sketch files as input and outputs compilation results, serial data, and board information, making it ideal for automating Arduino-based projects and workflows.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jshort-bufr-arduino-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jshort-bufr-arduino-mcp

## Description

A local stdio MCP server wrapping arduino-cli to let agents detect boards, manage cores/libraries, compile and upload sketches, and communicate over serial, enabling hardware control without shell gymnastics.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.96
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** iot-hardware
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/z1wjaxbsla)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/JShort-bufr/arduino-mcp>

## 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": "jshort-bufr-arduino-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jshort-bufr-arduino-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jshort-bufr-arduino-mcp/pull`

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