Brings OpenROAD, the open source RTL-to-GDS digital design tool, into your AI coding environment through persistent PTY sessions. You can run OpenROAD commands interactively, manage multiple sessions, pull command history, and access performance metrics without leaving your editor. It also integrates with OpenROAD Flow Scripts to visualize report images from full chip builds. Requires OpenROAD in your PATH and Python 3.13+. The server works over stdio with uvx, so setup is a one-liner in most MCP clients. Reach for this if you're doing chip design work and want to iterate on floorplans, timing analysis, or placement runs conversationally instead of jumping between terminals and GUIs.
claude mcp add --transport stdio luarss-openroad-mcp uvx openroad-mcp