Operating Kicad Eda

Routes Claude through 17 KiCad MCP tools to build schematics, route PCBs, and export Gerbers without hand-coding coordinates. The key constraint is serialization: PCB operations load, modify, and save the entire file, so parallel calls corrupt state. It forces you through autorouting instead of letting the LLM draw traces, which consistently fail DRC. The library search requirement exists because footprint names drift between KiCad versions. Use this when you want Claude to execute a full pipeline from component search to manufacturing files, but understand you're trading control for reliability. The 13-step standard pipeline shows the actual workflow: search parts, wire schematic, inject footprints via Python, autoroute with FreeRouter, fix DRC violations, pour copper zones, export.

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last updated: Jun 10, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add telagod/code-abyss --skill operating-kicad-eda --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Operating KiCad EDA

判断先于执行：决定「是否做 / 选什么 / 如何取舍」（栈、方案、架构、权衡）前，先读领域判断内核 skills/_kernel/hardware/SKILL.md——它管 judgment，本秘典管 execution；冲突时以内核判断为准。

MCP tool router for KiCad 9. Never guess, never hand-route, never parallelize PCB writes.

When to use

Scenario	Use	Approach
Create schematic from design doc	Yes	`schematic()` operations
Generate PCB from schematic	Yes	`build_pcb_from_schematic`
Route a PCB	Yes	`autoroute(operation="run")` only
Fix DRC violations	Yes	`drc(operation="autofix")`
Export manufacturing files	Yes	`export()` Gerber/BOM/render
Hand-place a single trace	NO	LLM traces violate clearances

Iron rules

NEVER hand-route — pcb(add_trace/add_via) produces DRC-failing garbage. Use autoroute(operation="run").
NEVER guess names — footprint and symbol names change between KiCad versions. Always library(operation="search") first.
SERIALIZE PCB ops — MCP PCB tools do load/modify/save. Parallel calls corrupt the .kicad_pcb file.
VERIFY after changes — drc(operation="run") + audit(operation="all") before declaring done.