# io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp (oci · ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1)

The OpenROAD MCP server - interactive EDA sessions via Model Context Protocol

- Trust score: 32/100 (low)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-23

## Components

- npm · `openroad-mcp`: 37/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/openroad-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/openroad-mcp)
- oci · `ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1`: 32/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-0-1.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-0-1)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `oci`
- Package: `ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-23.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 0/100
  - Malware scan not yet available for this package.
  - Known CVEs could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM, so there is no dependency list to read. Publishing one would let us assess it.
  - Install-script risk not yet assessed.
  - Dependency health could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM, so there is no dependency list to read. Publishing one would let us assess it.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 35/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - License check failed: no license is declared.
  - Actively maintained (last published 0 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 67/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 501 tokens (~50/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 2 categories.** Categories scored 0 because we could not verify them: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp server?

io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "docker",
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp:
    command: "docker"
    args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "docker",
      "Arguments": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-22 (score 32)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (10)

### `interactive_openroad_query` (~85 tokens)

Execute a read-only OpenROAD command (report_*, get_*, check_*, sta, help, etc.). Use this for querying design state, generating reports, and inspecting timing. Commands that modify design state are blocked — use interactive_openroad_exec instead.

Input parameters:

- `command` (string, required)
- `session_id` (string)
- `timeout_ms` (integer)

### `interactive_openroad_exec` (~126 tokens)

Execute a state-modifying OpenROAD command (set_*, create_*, read_*, write_*, flow commands). Use this for loading designs, running placement/routing, applying constraints, and writing output files. Only the BLOCKED_COMMANDS list (quit, socket, load, glob, etc.) is rejected; read-only commands such as report_* are also accepted here. Use interactive_openroad_query instead for queries to keep state changes visible and auditable.

Input parameters:

- `command` (string, required)
- `session_id` (string)
- `timeout_ms` (integer)

### `list_interactive_sessions` (~18 tokens)

List all active interactive OpenROAD sessions.

### `create_interactive_session` (~47 tokens)

Create a new interactive OpenROAD session.

Input parameters:

- `command` (array)
- `cwd` (string)
- `env` (object)
- `session_id` (string)

### `terminate_interactive_session` (~33 tokens)

Terminate an interactive OpenROAD session.

Input parameters:

- `force` (boolean)
- `session_id` (string, required)

### `inspect_interactive_session` (~29 tokens)

Get detailed inspection data for an interactive OpenROAD session.

Input parameters:

- `session_id` (string, required)

### `get_session_history` (~41 tokens)

Get command history for an interactive OpenROAD session.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `search` (string)
- `session_id` (string, required)

### `get_session_metrics` (~19 tokens)

Get comprehensive metrics for all interactive OpenROAD sessions.

### `list_report_images` (~50 tokens)

List available report images from ORFS runs organized by stage.

Input parameters:

- `design` (string, required)
- `platform` (string, required)
- `run_slug` (string, required)
- `stage` (string)

### `read_report_image` (~53 tokens)

Read a report image and return base64-encoded data with metadata.

Input parameters:

- `design` (string, required)
- `image_name` (string, required)
- `platform` (string, required)
- `run_slug` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-0-1#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-23: 32
- 2026-08-22: 32

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp server?

io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp. The OpenROAD MCP server - interactive EDA sessions via Model Context Protocol. This page covers its container image (ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.0.1).

### Is the io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp server safe to use?

io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp scores 32 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp server expose?

io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp exposes 10 tools: interactive_openroad_query, interactive_openroad_exec, list_interactive_sessions, create_interactive_session, terminate_interactive_session, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 501 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp server still maintained?

io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 August 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Repository: https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-0-1.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-0-1.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-0-1