Repos, MCP servers, CLIs and libraries that connect an AI agent to boards and bench gear.
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2 mo ago
mcu-skills packs per-board knowledge for Claude Code into 21 skills, from the WeAct Black Pill to the Waveshare ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47. Each holds pin functions, working clock trees, HAL calls that fail silently and how to flash the chip. The README says each skill's template project builds. It reports no tests on hardware.
5 mo ago
flashprobe-mcp flashes embedded targets from Claude Code or another MCP client, through probe-rs over SWD or JTAG or espflash over UART. It then captures RTT, semihosting or serial output and decodes defmt frames. Capture stops at an expected line, a defmt error at a set level, idle time or a timeout. The README shows no full session log.
6 mo ago
Seeed Studio's XIAO Assistant answers coding agents' questions about 17 XIAO boards over MCP, from pin maps checked against the wiki to deep-sleep current. Its 12 tools also search 64 Arduino, MicroPython, CircuitPython and Zephyr examples and compile sketches. The same data ships as a CLI and an SDK. The README describes no flashing of a connected board.
4 mo ago
hw-codesign produces a candidate KiCad board, firmware and 3D assembly from a hardware brief, for 13 board families. Each run records gates as passed, failed or blocked. The README lists its RP2040 USB demo at 44 of 48 gates passed with clean ERC and DRC; the board has not been fabricated.
18 d ago
Tramuntana is an open bench tool built on the RP2350 (Raspberry Pi Pico 2) and Zephyr that works over one USB cable. It has SPI and I2C master and sniffer modes, a 2-channel 500 kS/s scope, a waveform generator, an 8-channel logic analyzer and a UART bridge. Its Python package adds an MCP server. The README shows no captures.
57 d ago
Agent Debug Probe connects a coding agent to a target through an RP2040 probe and MCP adapter. The agent can switch target power and USB data, drive reset and boot straps, and use SWD/JTAG and UART. A validation report dated 8 August logs bench tests of the fabricated board, including an 8.66 MB UART transfer to a Zynq target.
58 d ago
Agent Fingers runs on a stock Raspberry Pi Pico 2 as a signal instrument and CMSIS-DAP debug probe for AI agents. It offers eight digital channels, ADC capture, PWM, UART, I2C and SPI, plus SWD and JTAG for STM32 and ESP32 targets. Outputs need an expiring arm lease. The README shows no hardware runs.
4 mo ago
mcp-hardware-tools connects Claude to a Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope and decodes SPI, I2C and UART from raw waveforms. Each capture comes back with clipping and trigger-status flags, and the agent adjusts the setup and captures again. The author reports bench tests against known signals from a JDS6600 generator and a Pico 2, and no use yet on an unknown fault.
