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Cursor Integration

Quick Start

kicad-mcp-pro setup cursor

Or manually:

  1. Copy .cursor/mcp.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kicad": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kicad-mcp-pro"],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_PROJECT_DIR": ".",
        "KICAD_MCP_PROFILE": "analysis",
        "KICAD_MCP_OPERATING_MODE": "readonly"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Copy Cursor Rule: integrations/cursor/rules/kicad.mdc.cursor/rules/kicad.mdc
  2. (Optional) Copy Skill: integrations/cursor/skills/kicad-pcb-review/.cursor/skills/

Verification

In Cursor Agent mode, ask:

Use kicad MCP to inspect this project.

Example Prompt

Use the kicad MCP server. Inspect this KiCad project, run DRC and ERC, and summarize the results. Do not modify files.