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Universal Netlist MCP Server

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Reads OrCAD .DSN, Altium .SchDoc and KiCad schematics without the EDA tool, for net tracing and reviews. By IntelligentElectron.

64 starsUpdated 2 days agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026

At a glance

Type
MCP server
Works with
OrCAD / Allegro, Altium Designer, KiCad
How it connects
Reads and writes files; the tool isn't needed
Access
Read-only
Tool versions
OrCAD/CIS .DSN (Library stream version 3 or later); Altium .SchDoc via .PrjPcb; KiCad 6 to 10
Operating systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
Needs a OrCAD / Allegro licence
No
Transport
Local (stdio)
AI clients documented
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI
Licence
Apache-2.0
Language
TypeScript

What it can do

  • Parses the binary OrCAD .DSN directly, including Do Not Stuff states and CIS BOM variants.
  • Joins Altium sheets through ports, sheet entries and buses, with selectable design variants.
  • Reads KiCad schematics or a committed .net export, falling back to kicad-cli.
  • Every MCP tool is also a shell command, and the plugin carries a skill that teaches those commands for agents without MCP.

Limitations

  • Reads schematics only; it doesn't open or change the design in the EDA tool.
  • OrCAD designs saved in an older Capture format are refused until you re-save them in a newer Capture.

Install

This command downloads a script and runs it immediately. Read the script first.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/IntelligentElectron/universal-netlist/main/install.sh | bash

Source: github.com/IntelligentElectron/universal-netlist

MCP servers and skills run code on your computer. Review the source before installing.

AI-generated models, drawings and results must be checked by a qualified engineer before use.