# KiCad MCP Pro (MCP server)

> KiCad MCP Pro is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Production-grade MCP server for KiCad EDA—PCB design, DRC, simulation, BOM, DFM, and manufacturing. It has 119 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y kicad-mcp-pro.

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro |
| GitHub stars | 119 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: kicad-mcp-pro; npm: kicad-mcp-pro; docker: ghcr.io/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro:4.0.1 |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | kicad-mcp-gui-v4.0.1 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=your-value --transport stdio kicad-mcp-pro -- npx -y kicad-mcp-pro
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kicad-mcp-pro"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL`: Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)

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