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Altium Designer MCP

An MCP server that lets AI build Altium Designer footprint and symbol libraries.

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What is Altium Designer MCP?

Altium Designer MCP gives AI assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code Copilot file and primitive-placement tools for Altium .PcbLib footprint and .SchLib symbol libraries. The AI handles the engineering reasoning, such as pad sizes and courtyards, while the server writes valid library files that Altium can open.

Pros

  • Lets AI create any component, not only preset packages
  • Writes valid Altium library files
  • Works with any MCP client

Cons

  • Only for Altium Designer users
  • AI-made footprints still need an engineer's review
  • GPL-3.0 licence

Who should use Altium Designer MCP

Electronics engineers who maintain Altium component libraries.

Who may not need it

Anyone not designing PCBs in Altium.

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