# boardrepo [Health: Active]

**Category:** 💻 Developer Tools  
**Repository:** https://boardrepo.com/connect  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/boardrepo

## Description
Search and read public KiCad and Altium boards: schematics, BOMs, and source files. Read-only.

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
No confirmed install details yet, so no config is published. Follow the setup steps in the repository above.

## Documentation

## What boardrepo MCP server does

The boardrepo MCP server gives an MCP-compatible agent access to public electronic design boards from KiCad and Altium. Its scope is read-only: an agent can search for available boards and read the files or information associated with them, but the provided material does not describe any operation for editing, uploading, or deleting board content.

The available board material includes schematics, bills of materials, and source files. This makes the server relevant for tasks that require inspecting an existing hardware design, locating a particular public board, or reviewing the files that make up a board project.

## How it works

An agent sends search or read requests through MCP. Search is used to locate public KiCad or Altium boards, while read access retrieves supported board content. The provided description does not specify the underlying API, transport, tool names, result format, authentication flow, or filtering options.

Because the boardrepo MCP server is described as read-only, it should be treated as a source for discovery and inspection rather than as a system of record for design changes. Any modification would need to happen outside this server, using another tool or the relevant desktop design application.

## Tools and capabilities

The documented capabilities are:

- Search public KiCad boards.
- Search public Altium boards.
- Read schematics from supported public boards.
- Read bills of materials.
- Read source files.
- Inspect board content without write access.

The material does not identify separate MCP function names or explain whether results are returned as complete files, structured records, or both. Developers should verify those details against the service documentation before building a client workflow around them.

## Limitations and notes

The boardrepo MCP server only has documented access to public boards. The description does not support assumptions about private repositories, local project files, proprietary designs, or other electronics platforms beyond KiCad and Altium.

Read-only access is the main operational constraint. Use the boardrepo MCP server when an agent needs to find or inspect design artifacts; do not select it as the only component of a workflow that must create, update, or remove board files.

No README was available with the listing, so installation steps, configuration variables, client compatibility, licensing, transport details, rate limits, and exact tool schemas are not specified here.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/boardrepo/readme_