KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server

KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server

Enables AI tools to create, edit, and inspect KiCAD schematic files, including components, wires, labels, and sheets.

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KiCAD Schematic Manipulation

MCP server for creating, editing, and inspecting KiCAD schematic files from AI tools and agents.

What it does

It wraps the kicad-sch-api library and exposes schematic actions over MCP, including:

  • create, load, save, clone, and back up schematics
  • add and remove components, wires, labels, text, and sheets
  • search KiCAD symbol libraries
  • inspect components, pins, and schematic metadata
  • validate schematics and run bulk component updates

Install

pip install KiCAD-Schematic-Manipulation

Run

python -m mcp_kicad_sch_api

Or use the installed entrypoint:

KiCAD-Schematic-Manipulation

MCP client example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad-sch-api": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_kicad_sch_api"]
    }
  }
}

Main tools

  • create_schematic
  • load_schematic
  • save_schematic
  • add_component
  • search_components
  • add_wire
  • add_label
  • add_hierarchical_label
  • add_junction
  • add_sheet
  • add_sheet_pin
  • list_components
  • list_component_pins
  • get_component_pin_position
  • get_schematic_info
  • validate_schematic
  • bulk_update_components

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • KiCAD symbol libraries available on the machine
  • kicad-sch-api

Development

git clone https://github.com/richard-luc/KiCAD-Schematic-Manipulation.git
cd KiCAD-Schematic-Manipulation
uv sync --dev
uv run python -m mcp_kicad_sch_api

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

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