Registry › Compare › KiCad MCP Pro vs Playwright MCP

KiCad MCP Pro vs Playwright MCP

Both are Grade A and 3.3 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. KiCad MCP Pro leads on supply-chain integrity and maintenance; Playwright MCP leads on adoption.

A KiCad MCP Pro 88.3

MCP server for KiCad, connecting AI agents to schematic and PCB workflows, ERC/DRC validation, DFM checks, BOM analysis, and manufacturing preparation—with controlled edits and human-gated release workflows.

oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro · #38 overall · #7 MCP Servers · coverage B (3/5)

Choose KiCad MCP Pro if supply-chain integrity and maintenance matter most.

+2.9Maintenance: last push today, against 1d ago
+2.4Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 8.5 against 5.9
+2.2Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 8.5 against 5.9

A Playwright MCP 91.6

Playwright MCP server

microsoft/playwright-mcp · #12 overall · #3 MCP Servers · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Playwright MCP if adoption matters most.

+10.0Adoption: 9.0M weekly downloads against 5.6k

Where they differ

22.3

Safety / IntegrityKiCad MCP Pro +2.4

19.9

15.7

TransparencyKiCad MCP Pro +2.2

13.5

20.0

MaintenanceKiCad MCP Pro +2.9

17.1

10.0

AdoptionPlaywright MCP +10.0

20.0

+2.3

Runtime calibrationPlaywright MCP +0.8

+3.1

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of KiCad MCP Pro and Playwright MCP, two MCP Servers projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	KiCad MCP Prooaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro	Playwright MCPmicrosoft/playwright-mcp
HVTrust score	88.3	91.6
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#38	#12
Rank in MCP Servers	#7	#3
GitHub stars	120	38.0k
Last updated	today	1d ago
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	8.5 / 10	5.9 / 10
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Downloads	6k/wk	9.0M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	22.3	19.9
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	15.7	13.5
Maintenance / 20	20.0	17.1
Adoption / 20	10.0	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

Open in the live compare tool → KiCad MCP Pro profile Playwright MCP profile More MCP Servers →

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →