Free MCP server lets Claude read Altium, Allegro, KiCad and Gerber PCB files directly
woodisruff · reddit · 2026-11-13
pcbview.io released a free MCP server so Claude can read proprietary PCB design files directly—Altium, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, KiCad, Eagle, Fusion, PADS, EasyEDA, DipTrace, ODB++, IPC-2581 and Gerber—no ECAD software or license needed. Demo: asking Claude why LED D8 never lights on the BeagleBone AI using the original 12-layer Allegro file; it traces the circuit and highlights the net. Runs local-only with nothing uploaded; setup is a desktop app plus pasting an MCP config into Claude Code/Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.
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