Highlights

Nordic MCP
tags
nordic-mcp

  • Guided workflows: Nordic MCP now uses nordicsemi_plan to turn a Setup or Development goal into an ordered bundle of focused instructions.

    • Setup covers installation of the nRF Connect SDK and toolchain, project creation, and a verification build.
    • Development covers configuration, build, programming, debugging, logs, tests, device operations, and remote observability.

    Keeping these phases in separate chats gives the AI assistant more focused context and more predictable steps. See Use guided workflows.

  • nRF Connect for VS Code integration: The nRF Connect for VS Code extension version 2026.9.2797 or later automatically configures Nordic MCP. Workflow guidance adapts to the supported extension tools and prefers complete extension procedures for these operations:

    • Discovering applications and devices
    • Building applications
    • Programming devices
    • Debugging applications
    • Using serial and RTT operations

    When a complete extension procedure is unavailable, the guidance provides a command-line alternative. SDK installation remains part of Nordic MCP's reviewed Setup guidance rather than the extension-tool integration. See nRF Connect for VS Code extension.

  • Installable skill library: Nordic MCP can search for curated skills. After you approve a skill, the AI assistant installs it in the current workspace. The initial catalog contains these skills:

    • PPK2 power measurement with an interactive MCP Apps visualization
    • PPK2 troubleshooting and recovery
    • Nordic DK board control for VCOM, SWD/SWO, PMIC, and rail settings
    • GDB live and post-mortem debugging, multi-core sessions, RTT capture, and stack-overflow diagnosis
    • GDB troubleshooting
    • UART/VCOM monitoring and interaction with Zephyr shells and nRF91 AT interfaces

    The installer validates downloads and safely updates existing workspace installations. See Install and use skills.

  • nRF Cloud observability: Memfault powers the optional, read-only nRF Cloud integration. The integration supports queries for these data:

    • Projects and devices
    • Issues, traces, and reboots
    • Metrics and software version health
    • Processing logs

    The integration requires authorization consent and an nRF Cloud account linked to the same myNordic account. It also requires firmware that reports observability data. See nRF Cloud observability.

  • Kconfig database integration: The always-enabled kconfig_* tools support these tasks:

    • Semantic or keyword symbol search
    • Exact symbol details and source locations
    • Dependencies, defaults, and source-level constraints

    See Kconfig database.

  • Nordic knowledge search improvements: nordicsemi_list_sources now returns named source groups with trust labels. nordicsemi_search_sources accepts those names and automatically filters results for relevance. You no longer need to set the result count manually. Unknown or stale group names return corrective guidance. See Search Nordic knowledge.

  • Single entry point: Nordic MCP replaces the separate Setup and Development prompts with one thin nordicsemi entry point. The entry point delegates routing to the planner instead of duplicating workflow instructions.

  • Reliability improvements: Resource reading and URI resolution are more consistent across MCP clients. Clients that cannot expose standard resource reading can use the nordicsemi_read_resource fallback. Search retries and safe skill updates provide clearer recovery steps. Optional-integration visibility and result formatting provide more consistent responses.