Koskamo

Arduino MCP Server

An open-source MCP server that wraps arduino-cli to allow AI assistants to detect connected boards, compile and upload sketches, monitor serial output, and perform electrical safety checks via natural language commands.

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Arduino MCP Server logo, by akshatnerellaCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by akshatnerella
You need:Requires arduino-cli on your PATH, or let the server install it for you
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  • Popularity 3 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Detect connected boards and ports automatically
  • Compile and upload sketches without touching the terminal
  • Monitor serial output with stateful sessions
  • Run electrical safety checks before sending commands

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.7MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.akshatnerella/arduino-mcp-server@0.2.7mcp-registry: io.github.hardware-mcp/arduino-mcp-server@0.2.8Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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arduino-mcp-server 0.2.7

npm
arduino-mcp-server package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.7",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "arduino-mcp-server",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "ARDUINO_CLI_PATH",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional path to arduino-cli binary. Defaults to arduino-cli on PATH."
    },
    {
      "name": "ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Optional absolute path restricting sketch operations to this directory."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arduino-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arduino-mcp-server@0.2.7"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARDUINO_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_CLI_PATH>",
        "ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arduino-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arduino-mcp-server@0.2.7"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARDUINO_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_CLI_PATH>",
        "ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "arduino-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arduino-mcp-server@0.2.7"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARDUINO_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_CLI_PATH>",
        "ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arduino-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arduino-mcp-server@0.2.7"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARDUINO_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_CLI_PATH>",
        "ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT": "<YOUR_ARDUINO_SKETCH_ROOT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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