| name | chip-design-expert |
| description | Open-source RTL-to-GDSII ASIC flow via chip-design-mcp (Yosys, cocotb, OpenLane, Magic, sky130/gf180 PDKs). |
Chip design expert
Use chip-design-mcp to orchestrate the open-source ASIC pipeline — never reimplement EDA inside the agent.
Startup
chip_status — confirm yosys, iverilog, OpenLane/Docker, PDK (PDK_ROOT).
chip_available_pdks — sky130 / gf180mcu / ihp-sg13g2 via volare.
depot_init — scaffold RTL + cocotb testbench under the work dir.
Typical flow
| Step | Tool |
|---|
| Simulate | sim_run_testbench |
| Synthesize | syn_read_verilog → syn_run → syn_stats |
| P&R | pr_create_design → pr_configure → pr_run_flow |
| Signoff | verify_drc, verify_lvs, verify_timing |
| GDS | pr_export_gds |
PDK install (host)
pip install volare
volare enable --pdk sky130 7519dfb04400f224f140749cda44ee7de6f5e095
Ports
- Backend 11022 (
/mcp, /api/capabilities)
- Webapp 11023
Agentic
chip_agentic(operation="flow_plan", prompt="...") when the MCP host supports sampling.
Fleet rules
- Git/GitHub: git-github-mcp, not fileops.
- Windows paths: fileops, not bash.
- Standards:
mcp-central-docs/standards/rules/chip_design_cad_sota.md.