Three KiCad MCP Servers Bring AI into PCB Design, from Schematic Analysis to Automated Routing
blaizedsouza · x · 2026-09-06
A roundup of three MCP servers connecting AI to KiCad PCB design:
- Seeed Studio's kicad-mcp-server (90 GitHub stars): for KiCad 9.0+, analyzes schematics (components, nets, symbols, hierarchical sheets), inspects PCBs (footprints, tracks, routing quality), traces pin-level connections, runs ERC/DRC, and generates embedded code — works with any MCP client.
- mixelpixx's KiCAD-MCP-Server: the most feature-rich, supporting schematic editing, component placement, routing, DRC/ERC, custom footprints/symbols, and manufacturing exports.
- lamaalrajih's kicad-mcp: open-source MCP integration connecting AI clients to KiCad projects and automating PCB/EDA workflows.
Context: GPT-6 Astra has been demoed turning schematics into actual PCB layouts in KiCad, handling the two most time-consuming parts — component placement and copper trace routing.
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