About boardrepo
boardrepo connects ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork to real PCB projects. It supports discovery and read-only review of KiCad and Altium designs, combining hosted MCP tools with a shared workflow skill.
Key features
- 01Discover public PCB boards
- 02Read schematics, connectivity, and BOMs
- 03Run KiCad DRC/ERC checks
- 04Query design data in structured form
- 05Review boards with owner authorization
Use cases
- 01Inspect schematic connectivity and BOMs
- 02Run design-rule checks on a KiCad board
- 03Review a private board after authorization
MCP support
The hosted MCP server exposes 15 read-only tools for board discovery, metadata and file access, design queries, checks, and authorized reviews. BoardRepo OAuth controls access to a user's own boards.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://boardrepo.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-boardrepo-boardrepo https://boardrepo.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-boardrepo-boardrepo":{"type":"http","url":"https://boardrepo.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-boardrepo-boardrepo":{"type":"http","url":"https://boardrepo.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-boardrepo-boardrepo":{"type":"http","url":"https://boardrepo.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-boardrepo-boardrepo":{"serverUrl":"https://boardrepo.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEBoardRepo plugin
BoardRepo connects ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork to real PCB projects. It combines BoardRepo's hosted MCP tools with one shared workflow skill for finding boards, reading schematic connectivity and BOMs, running checks, and reviewing boards a user owns.
The OpenAI package is for the universal Plugins Directory shared by ChatGPT and Codex. The Claude package complements BoardRepo's existing connector listing by adding the same workflow skill for Claude Code and Cowork. Both wrappers use the same hosted service and the same skill in this folder.
Package contents
.codex-plugin/plugin.jsoncontains the ChatGPT and Codex package metadata..app.jsonreferences BoardRepo's registered OpenAI MCP integration..claude-plugin/plugin.jsoncontains the Claude package metadata and hosted MCP connection.skills/boardrepo/SKILL.mdis the shared provider-neutral workflow.assets/contains BoardRepo's approved light and dark icons.
The package contains no local server, access token, reviewer account, user data, cached analysis, or analytics. The OpenAI app identifier is public connection metadata, not a credential. Tool access is authorized by BoardRepo OAuth when a user connects.
What it can do
The hosted server exposes 15 tools for public-board discovery, board metadata, file and BOM reads, schematic connectivity, KiCad DRC/ERC, fabrication profiles, structured design queries, and owner-authorized reviews. Every tool is read-only. Checks and reviews may return a running status, but no tool edits, deletes, uploads, renames, or publishes a board.
Public boards are available by default. Reading a user's own boards, including private ones, requires the user to grant that access during BoardRepo authorization.
How the guidance is split
The server's initialize instructions are the authority for safety and review-reporting rules. The
bundled skill supplies the operational workflow: how to find a board, choose the right tool, page
results, run expensive checks carefully, and verify findings. When wording differs, the live server
instructions and tool descriptors win.
Validate
From the plugin package root:
claude plugin validate --strict .
To load the Claude package for one local session:
claude --plugin-dir .
The release source validates the Codex manifest and registered app mapping against the current plugin ingestion contract before this package is mirrored here. Directory preview testing remains required before either submission is published.
- Documentation: https://boardrepo.com/connect
- Smithery: https://smithery.ai/servers/boardrepo/boardrepo
- Glama: https://glama.ai/mcp/connectors/com.boardrepo/boardrepo
- Privacy: https://boardrepo.com/privacy
- Terms: https://boardrepo.com/terms
- Support: mailto:[email protected]
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