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KiCad MCP Pro for VS Code

io.github.oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro

Production-grade MCP server for KiCad EDA—PCB design, DRC, simulation, BOM, DFM, and manufacturing.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install KiCad MCP Pro in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "kicad-mcp-log-level",
      "description": "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "kicad-mcp-pro": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kicad-mcp-pro"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:kicad-mcp-log-level}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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