EDA_MCP

MCP server bridging local AI agents to remote Linux EDA clusters for Cadence Virtuoso assisted runs and SKILL calls.

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What it does and how it connects

EDA_MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that connects local AI IDEs and agents such as Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop and Claude Code directly to remote Linux EDA compute clusters executing Cadence Virtuoso and Siemens Eldo. Through it, AI agents autonomously execute the closed-loop IC design lifecycle, from schematic capture and PDK transistor sizing to Layout XL generation, Calibre DRC physical verification, Calibre LVS equivalence checking, Calibre xRC parasitic extraction, and post-layout analog SPICE simulation verification.

The flow is stated as schematic and PDK sizing in Virtuoso with foundry CDF callbacks and a strict zero-error, zero-warning schCheck, Layout XL generation with Generate From Source, metal pin retargeting, net binding and standard vias snapped to the 5 nm manufacturing grid, then Calibre DRC, LVS and xRC extraction, and finally Eldo post-layout analog simulation in AC, DC, transient and power modes. The README records a verified full-flow baseline in which one continuous session built a multi-stage analog and digital block, laid out physical silicon, resolved design rules, verified layout-versus-schematic, extracted more than 700 parasitic R and C elements, and validated post-layout analog performance.

The README also records a live demonstration in which an agent built a depletion-load inverter inside Cadence Virtuoso and Siemens Eldo. The project targets the cmos065 65 nm PDK, runs over SSH with under 10 ms latency claimed on the badge, and ships with a demo video of the agent workflow.

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Sources

  1. 1READMEgithub.com
  2. 2GitHub repo statsapi.github.com
  3. 3Latest releasegithub.com

Not verified

  • Pricing: none stated on the repo.
  • Real user voices: no real linked post read for this page; recent issues are by the maintainer or filed at an agent's request.
  • Related Error Index entries: no Virtuoso, Eldo or Calibre entry exists in the live error map.
  • A standalone website: no homepage is listed in the live API record.
  • A named individual builder: the repository names the SiliCAD organization, and its license names Vaibhav Singh as copyright holder.
  • The catalog repo URL SiliCAD/EDA_MCP redirects to SiliCAD/Analog_MCP after a rename; the repo URL here is the renamed one.

Last verified November 6, 2026. Listings are informational. The evidence score measures public, verifiable evidence and is not an endorsement or a compatibility claim.