Design a circuit board from a chat with the HeyPCB MCP server
HeyPCB is an MCP server that lets a coding agent design circuits, route the PCB, run checks, export a real KiCad project and generate an enclosure. It plugs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients, so you describe the board you want in chat.
Source
@heypcbai on X · 2026-10-16
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-21.
What they did
HeyPCB is an MCP server that lets a coding agent design circuits, route the PCB, run checks, export a real KiCad project and generate an enclosure. It plugs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients, so you describe the board you want in chat.
Result (as claimed)
Launched Oct 16 2026; the output is a standard KiCad project you can open, check and send to a board maker.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Cursor: free plan, paid from $8/mo.
Set it up
Write a one-page brief
Describe the app in plain words: who it is for, the 3 core screens or actions, and what "done" looks like.
Start the project with your agent
Open Claude Code and paste the brief. Ask it to propose a stack and a file plan before writing code.
Build one slice at a time
Ship the smallest working flow first, run it, then add features one by one. Commit after each working step.
Test it like a user
Click through on desktop and phone. Ask the agent to add basic tests and fix anything that breaks.
Check security and ship
Keep keys in environment variables, check auth and database rules, then deploy and share the link.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Design a circuit board from a chat with the HeyPCB MCP server What the original author did: HeyPCB is an MCP server that lets a coding agent design circuits, route the PCB, run checks, export a real KiCad project and generate an enclosure. It plugs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients, so you describe the board you want in chat. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched Oct 16 2026; the output is a standard KiCad project you can open, check and send to a board maker. Source: https://x.com/heypcbai/status/2111143221388562598 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, KiCad Category: Vibe coding & apps Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Design a circuit board from a chat with the HeyPCB MCP server What the original author did: HeyPCB is an MCP server that lets a coding agent design circuits, route the PCB, run checks, export a real KiCad project and generate an enclosure. It plugs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients, so you describe the board you want in chat. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched Oct 16 2026; the output is a standard KiCad project you can open, check and send to a board maker. Source: https://x.com/heypcbai/status/2111143221388562598 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, KiCad Category: Vibe coding & apps Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Design a circuit board from a chat with the HeyPCB MCP server What the original author did: HeyPCB is an MCP server that lets a coding agent design circuits, route the PCB, run checks, export a real KiCad project and generate an enclosure. It plugs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients, so you describe the board you want in chat. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched Oct 16 2026; the output is a standard KiCad project you can open, check and send to a board maker. Source: https://x.com/heypcbai/status/2111143221388562598 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, KiCad Category: Vibe coding & apps Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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How to design a PCB and electronics with AI · How to build hardware projects with AI agents · How to build an MCP server for AI agents · How to vibe code an app with Claude Code
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