Copperhead
Copperhead is an AI agent that edits and checks real KiCad circuit board files from a prompt, for electronics engineers and hardware teams.
What it is good for
- Making circuit board design changes without manual file edits
- Checking a circuit board design for electrical and layout errors
- Turning a product brief into a first-draft circuit board design
- Keeping design documents in sync with circuit board files
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Not stated
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- KiCad, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Anthropic API, OpenAI API
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 676
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Do I need to know how to code to use Copperhead?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does Copperhead work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with KiCad, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Anthropic API, and OpenAI API.
- What is Copperhead good for?
- Making circuit board design changes without manual file edits, checking a circuit board design for electrical and layout errors, turning a product brief into a first-draft circuit board design, and keeping design documents in sync with circuit board files.
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