boardrepo-plugin
Plugin for ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, and Cowork to search and review PCB projects.
What it does and how it connects
BoardRepo plugin 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 hosted server exposes 15 tools for public-board discovery, board metadata, file and BOM reads, schematic connectivity, KiCad DRC and ERC, fabrication profiles, structured design queries, and owner-authorized reviews. Every tool is read-only: no tool edits, deletes, uploads, renames, or publishes a board. Public boards are available by default, while reading a user's own boards, including private ones, requires the user to grant that access during BoardRepo authorization.
The package itself holds no local server, access token, reviewer account, user data, cached analysis, or analytics. Tool access is authorized by BoardRepo OAuth when a user connects, and the live server instructions are the authority for safety and review-reporting rules.
Alternatives
Compare side by side- kicad-mcp-pro
An MCP server that drives KiCad schematic, PCB, validation and manufacturing export workflows, rather than a read-only search and review plugin for hosted BoardRepo projects.
- kicad-happy
Agent skills that analyze and review existing KiCad projects, rather than a plugin that searches and reviews projects hosted on BoardRepo.
- Copperpour
A native KiCad 10 plugin and MCP server that designs schematics and PCBs, rather than a read-only plugin for searching and reviewing hosted projects.
- kicad-mcp (blwfish)
An MCP server that drives a KiCad design workflow from a plain language description, rather than a plugin that searches and reviews projects hosted elsewhere.
Recurring errors it addresses
Error Index entries this tool is built to reduce or work around.
- Interactive routing creates unwanted micro-segments and awkward paths that take time to clean up.Error Index
- Grid snap and move commands can disconnect items or reposition them in unwanted ways.Error Index
- GUI lag, occasional freezes, and sluggish editor switching interrupt concentration.Error Index
- Wayland/NVIDIA users report graphical glitches, flicker, or instability.Error Index
Sources
Not verified
- Pricing: none stated on the repo or the vendor connect page as read.
- Real user voices: no real linked post read for this page; the repo has no public issues listed via the API.
- No GitHub releases exist, so latest release fields are null.
Last verified November 6, 2026. Listings are informational. The evidence score measures public, verifiable evidence and is not an endorsement or a compatibility claim.