kicad_mcp_server_ipc

MCP server that controls a running KiCad 9+ instance via the official IPC API and kicad-python (kipy). Board edits appear immediately in the KiCad UI — no reload required. The server wraps the full Board + Project IPC surface available in kicad-python 0.7.1 (KiCad 10).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad_mcp_server_ipc": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kicad-mcp-server-ipc"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add kicad_mcp_server_ipc uvx kicad-mcp-server-ipc

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad_mcp_server_ipc": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kicad-mcp-server-ipc"
      ]
    }
  }
}