How do I install KiCad MCP Pro?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does KiCad MCP Pro need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL, KICAD_MCP_PRO_PYPI_VERSION.

What transport does KiCad MCP Pro use?

KiCad MCP Pro runs locally over stdio.

When was KiCad MCP Pro last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Production-grade MCP server for KiCad EDA—PCB design, DRC, simulation, BOM, DFM, and manufacturing.

KiCad MCP Pro MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

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Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx kicad-mcp-pro==4.8.1

Credentials from the publisher

KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL — Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<value> claude mcp add io.github.oaslananka-kicad-mcp-pro -- uvx kicad-mcp-pro==4.8.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.oaslananka-kicad-mcp-pro": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "kicad-mcp-pro==4.8.1"7      ],8      "env": {9        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<value>"10      }11    }12  }13}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 4.8.1

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

KiCad MCP Pro

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Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

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Questions

How do I install KiCad MCP Pro?

Does KiCad MCP Pro need an API key?

What transport does KiCad MCP Pro use?

When was KiCad MCP Pro last checked?

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