A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with KiCAD for PCB design automation.
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Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse
Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability
Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default
process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.KICAD_PYTHON— 2. env var - User override for non-standard installationsPYTHONPATH— "": "/path/to/kicad/python",XDG_CONFIG_HOMEKICAD_MCP_DEV— Set =1 in your Claude Desktop MCP environment to automatically saveJLCPCB_APP_IDJLCPCB_API_KEY— export ="your_app_key_here"JLCPCB_API_SECRET— export ="your_app_secret_here"KICAD9_FOOTPRINT_DIRKICAD8_FOOTPRINT_DIRKICAD9_3RD_PARTYKICAD9_SYMBOL_DIRKICAD8_SYMBOL_DIRKICAD8_3RD_PARTYKICAD_BACKENDKICAD_AUTO_LAUNCHXDG_CACHE_HOME[](https://m8ven.ai/mcp/bov27-mcpkicad-85lcmz)