# io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp (oci · ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0) The OpenROAD MCP server - interactive EDA sessions via Model Context Protocol - Trust score: 46/100 (low) - Change this week: +3 - Registry status: active - Liveness: live - Owner verified: no - Last scored: 2026-09-20 ## 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:1.1.0`: 46/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-1-0.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-1-0) ## Channel facts - Registry: `oci` - Package: `ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0` - 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 2026-09-20. - **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 24 days ago). - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md). - **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 68/100 - AI-judged instruction clarity (good). - Tool/resource definitions use about 1372 tokens (~91/item across 15 items; 15 tools + 0 resources), lean. - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. - **Stability & Change Management**: 83/100 - Stability observed for 25 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses. - **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. - **Tool Safety**: 92/100 - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured. - 2 of 3 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "interactive_openroad_query" implies "execute" and declares readOnlyHint instead, contradicting what its own name says it does. - An AI judge read all 15 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it. - **Capabilities**: 100/100 - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28. **Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: 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:1.1.0. 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:1.1.0 ``` ### Cursor ```json { "mcpServers": { "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0" ] } } } ``` ### VS Code ```json { "servers": { "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0" ] } } } ``` ### Codex ```bash codex mcp add the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0 ``` ### 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:1.1.0" ], "enabled": true } } } ``` ### Hermes ```yaml mcp_servers: the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp: command: "docker" args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0"] ``` ### Netclaw ```json { "McpServers": { "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": { "Transport": "stdio", "Command": "docker", "Arguments": [ "run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0" ] } } } ``` ### Other ```json { "mcpServers": { "the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/the-openroad-project/openroad-mcp:1.1.0" ] } } } ``` ## 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. ### 2026-09-20 (score 46, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-18 (score 45, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-15 (score 44, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-13 (score 43, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-11 (score 42, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-09 (score 41, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-07 (score 40, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ### 2026-09-05 (score 39, +1) No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes. ## MCP tools (15) ### `interactive_openroad_query` (~140 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. Results carry `truncated`, `bytes_discarded` and `total_bytes`: when `truncated` is true the output lost its beginning to the session buffer and is a PARTIAL answer, so do not treat it as complete — narrow the command and re-run. Input parameters: - `command` (string, required) - `session_id` (string) - `timeout_ms` (integer) ### `interactive_openroad_exec` (~181 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. Results carry `truncated`, `bytes_discarded` and `total_bytes`: when `truncated` is true the output lost its beginning to the session buffer and is a PARTIAL answer, so do not treat it as complete — narrow the command and re-run. 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` (~104 tokens) Read a report image (congestion, IR-drop, placement, clock tree) and return it as a viewable image alongside its metadata. Optionally pass max_size_kb to override the configured base64 budget for this call; larger budgets keep more detail in heatmaps. Input parameters: - `design` (string, required) - `image_name` (string, required) - `max_size_kb` (integer) - `platform` (string, required) - `run_slug` (string, required) ### `grep_session_output` (~154 tokens) Search the output of commands already run in a session, without re-running them or re-sending a large result. `pattern` is a regular expression, falling back to a substring search if it does not compile. Use `context_lines` to see surrounding lines and `command_number` to search one command's output. Only recent output is retained (OPENROAD_OUTPUT_HISTORY_CHARS, default 256 KB); the result reports how much was searched and whether older output has been evicted. Input parameters: - `command_number` (integer) - `context_lines` (integer) - `ignore_case` (boolean) - `max_matches` (integer) - `pattern` (string, required) - `session_id` (string, required) ### `read_orfs_metrics` (~195 tokens) Read an ORFS design's per-stage metrics, its rules-base.json gate thresholds evaluated against those metrics, and the tagged errors/warnings from each stage log. Prefer this over shelling out to find/cat/jq/grep in the flow tree. `stage` accepts a step name (cts, place, route, floorplan, synth, finish), an ORFS metric namespace (globalroute, detailedroute, placeopt, detailedplace), an exact file stem (4_1_cts), or `all` (the default). `platform` is inferred from `design` when unambiguous. Note that ORFS records some metrics once per sub-run: any key listed in `repeated_metrics` has an array of values in file order rather than a scalar. Input parameters: - `design` (string, required) - `platform` (string) - `stage` (string) - `variant` (string) ### `run_orfs_stage` (~222 tokens) Run an ORFS flow stage (synth, floorplan, place, cts, grt, route, finish, or a clean_* target) via make, streaming output to a file rather than the session buffer. Returns a job_id immediately so a multi-hour route does not block the call; pass wait_seconds to get the finished result inline when the stage is short. `overrides` become make command-line assignments (e.g. {"CTS_CLUSTER_SIZE": "20"}), which take precedence over both the environment and the Makefile. Poll with get_orfs_job for live progress, and the parsed stage metrics and gate verdicts once it finishes. Set dry_run to see what make would do without running it. Input parameters: - `design` (string, required) - `dry_run` (boolean) - `jobs` (integer) - `overrides` (object) - `platform` (string) - `stage` (string, required) - `timeout_seconds` (integer) - `variant` (string) - `wait_seconds` (integer) ### `get_orfs_job` (~98 tokens) Poll a flow run started by run_orfs_stage: status, elapsed time, the ORFS stage currently executing, detailed-route iteration and live DRC violation count, CPU and memory, and the tail of the run log. Once the run succeeds it also carries the parsed stage metrics and rules-base gate verdicts. Omit job_id to list every run. Input parameters: - `job_id` (string) - `recent_lines` (integer) ### `cancel_orfs_job` (~41 tokens) Terminate a running flow job and every process it spawned, so no orphaned openroad process is left behind. Input parameters: - `job_id` (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-1-1-0#diagnostics ## Score history - 2026-09-20: 46 - 2026-09-19: 45 - 2026-09-18: 45 - 2026-09-17: 44 - 2026-09-16: 44 - 2026-09-15: 44 - 2026-09-14: 43 - 2026-09-13: 43 - 2026-09-12: 42 - 2026-09-11: 42 - 2026-09-10: 41 - 2026-09-09: 41 - 2026-09-08: 40 - 2026-09-07: 40 - 2026-09-06: 39 - 2026-09-05: 39 - 2026-09-04: 38 - 2026-09-03: 38 - 2026-09-02: 34 - 2026-09-01: 34 - 2026-08-31: 34 - 2026-08-30: 34 - 2026-08-29: 34 - 2026-08-28: 34 - 2026-08-27: 34 - 2026-08-26: 34 ## 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:1.1.0). ### Is the io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp server safe to use? io.github.The-OpenROAD-Project/openroad-mcp scores 46 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 15 tools: interactive_openroad_query, interactive_openroad_exec, list_interactive_sessions, create_interactive_session, terminate_interactive_session, and 10 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,372 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 20 September 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-1-1-0.xml - Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-1-0.json - HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp/ghcr-io-the-openroad-project-openroad-mcp-1-1-0