FROM node:20-slim # Install KiCad (includes pcbnew Python module), Python, and build dependencies RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \ kicad \ python3 \ python3-pip \ ca-certificates \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Use SWIG backend (headless — no KiCad GUI needed) ENV KICAD_BACKEND=swig # Ensure pcbnew module is findable (installed by kicad package) ENV PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages # Point KiCad MCP to system Python (absolute path for existsSync validation) ENV KICAD_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 WORKDIR /app # Copy MCP server source COPY KiCAD-MCP-Server/ . # Remove any venv so the server uses system Python (which has pcbnew) RUN rm -rf .venv venv # Install Node deps + supergateway (stdio→SSE bridge) RUN npm install && npm install -g supergateway # Install Python requirements into system Python (Pillow, cairosvg, requests, etc.) RUN pip3 install --break-system-packages -r python/requirements.txt requests # Ensure generated files dir exists RUN mkdir -p /data/files/generated EXPOSE 8809 # Use StreamableHttp (supports multiple concurrent connections, unlike SSE) CMD ["supergateway", "--stdio", "node dist/index.js", "--port", "8809", "--outputTransport", "streamableHttp"]