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KiCAD MCP Server

Enables AI assistants to interact with KiCAD for PCB design automation, including schematic editing, component placement, routing, DRC/ERC, and export.

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Avinash1286

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// key findings
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Reads files from sensitive locations
Touches: ~/.config/Claude/logs, ~/.config/Claude/logs
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You'll be asked for 3 credentials: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, JLCPCB_API_KEY, JLCPCB_API_SECRET
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configKICAD_PYTHON/Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python3 \
configPARTREEL_API_BASE
configPARTS_REGISTRY_ASSET_HOSTS
configPYTHONPATHresolving the correct macOS
🔐 secretANTHROPIC_API_KEY
configKICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVELLOG_LEVEL / info Log verbosity (error/warn/info/debug, or off). KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL wins.
configLOG_LEVEL"": "info"
configKICAD_AUTO_LAUNCH"": "false",
configKICAD_BACKEND"": "auto",
configKICAD_MCP_DEVSet =1 in your Claude Desktop MCP environment to automatically save
configJLCPCB_APP_IDexport ="your_app_id_here"
🔐 secretJLCPCB_API_KEYexport ="your_access_key_here"
🔐 secretJLCPCB_API_SECRETexport ="your_secret_key_here"
configKICAD10_FOOTPRINT_DIR
configKICAD9_FOOTPRINT_DIR
configKICAD8_FOOTPRINT_DIR
configKICAD_SKIP_SYMBOL_WARMUP
configKICAD10_SYMBOL_DIR
configKICAD9_SYMBOL_DIR
configKICAD8_SYMBOL_DIR
configKICAD10_3RD_PARTY
configKICAD9_3RD_PARTY
configKICAD8_3RD_PARTY
configKICAD_3RD_PARTY
configKICAD_IPC_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
configKICAD_INTERACTIVE_SCHEMATICOpt-in =1 auto-confirms KiCad's reload dialog
configXDG_CONFIG_HOME
configXDG_CACHE_HOME
configXDG_DATA_HOME
// quality suggestions

No access to sensitive paths

Reads sensitive paths: ~/.config/Claude/logs, ~/.config/Claude/logs

Remove reads of sensitive system paths. If you genuinely need them, document why in the README.

Shell command execution

8 child_process/subprocess calls in production code — runs shell commands (src/server.ts:228, src/server.ts:353, src/server.ts:543)

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

Secrets not logged

1 secret value sent to console.log

Redact or omit secret values from log output.

Domain consistency

npm scope @theavi doesn't match GitHub owner avinash1286

Use the same org name across GitHub, npm, and your homepage so users can verify the publisher.

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
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code hash: 5c08148c1a0d041f8c4a1dc2043c0de2a2cab1f6c494f3eb7387cc90374e6923
verified: 8/17/2026, 2:30:45 PM
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