Vivado MCP

What it does

Vivado MCP provides a streamlined bridge between AI agents and Xilinx Vivado EDA tools. Instead of hundreds of thin wrappers, it implements 30 high-value tools for structured parsing of timing reports, critical warning diagnostics with Chinese repair suggestions, and full-flow FPGA development control.

Tools

• start_session: Launch Vivado in GUI, Tcl, or Attach mode.
• run_tcl: The primary engine for executing any arbitrary Vivado Tcl command.
• get_critical_warnings: Extracts and categorizes critical warnings with intelligent repair guidance.
• run_synthesis / run_implementation: Automates the build flow with non-blocking polling.
• get_timing_report: Parses timing data into JSON with automated failure classification (CDC, High Fanout, etc.).
• verify_io_placement_tool: Validates XDC constraints against actual IO layout.
• xdc_auto_fix: Automatically corrects common XDC errors like missing IOSTANDARDs.

Installation

Install via pip:

pip install vivado-mcp
vivado-mcp install

Claude Desktop config:

"vivado": {
  "command": "python",
  "args": ["-m", "vivado_mcp"],
  "env": {
    "VIVADO_PATH": "/path/to/your/vivado/bin/vivado"
  },
  "type": "stdio"
}

Supported hosts

• claude
• cursor