Agent skill

Kicad Design Review

by oaslananka in oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro

Comprehensive KiCad design review skill covering schematic, PCB, DFM, manufacturing, high-speed, and simulation review workflows.

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Kicad Design Review

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-design-review --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kicad-design-review .claude/skills/kicad-design-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "kicad-design-review" agent skill from https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review into .claude/skills/kicad-design-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kicad-design-review", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-design-review --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kicad-design-review .agents/skills/kicad-design-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "kicad-design-review" agent skill from https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review into .agents/skills/kicad-design-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kicad-design-review", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-design-review --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kicad-design-review .cursor/skills/kicad-design-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "kicad-design-review" agent skill from https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review into .cursor/skills/kicad-design-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kicad-design-review", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git --path skills/kicad-design-review

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-design-review --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kicad-design-review .gemini/skills/kicad-design-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "kicad-design-review" agent skill from https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review into .gemini/skills/kicad-design-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kicad-design-review", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-design-review

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kicad-design-review .github/skills/kicad-design-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "kicad-design-review" agent skill from https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review into .github/skills/kicad-design-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kicad-design-review", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-design-review --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kicad-design-review .opencode/skills/kicad-design-review && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "kicad-design-review" agent skill from https://github.com/oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro/tree/main/skills/kicad-design-review into .opencode/skills/kicad-design-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kicad-design-review", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: kicad-design-review
GitHub stars: 122
Token cost: ~529 tokens
SKILL.md length: 209 words
Files: 4 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo: 11
Repo updated: Oct 11, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Comprehensive KiCad design review skill covering schematic, PCB, DFM, manufacturing, high-speed, and simulation review workflows.

Works in 5 steps: Project Inspection → Electrical Validation → Physical Validation → …
Tasks that involve Design review and critique
SKILL.md covers When to Use, Required Tools, Quality Gates and Refusal Policy
Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Kicad Design Review is an agent skill from oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro. Comprehensive KiCad design review skill covering schematic, PCB, DFM, manufacturing, high-speed, and simulation review workflows.

Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/kicad-quality-gates.md`, `references/manufacturing-release.md` and `scripts/check_mcp_available.py`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Design review and critique and Quality gates. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: 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… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Design review and critique
Tasks that involve Quality gates

Example prompts

“/kicad-design-review”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Project Inspection
Electrical Validation
Physical Validation
DFM / Manufacturing
Final Report

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e2609ec. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Kicad Design Review loads about 529 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 209 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~529
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro at commit e2609ec, republished under its MIT licence (© oaslananka). 209 words, ~529 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kicad-design-review/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: kicad-design-review
description: Comprehensive KiCad design review skill covering schematic, PCB, DFM, manufacturing, high-speed, and simulation review workflows.

KiCad Design Review Skill

Use this skill for any KiCad project review task: schematic correctness, PCB layout quality, DFM readiness, manufacturing release, and simulation verification.

When to Use

Board review before manufacturing
Schematic review before PCB layout
DFM check before fab submission
Manufacturing release preparation
High-speed design review
SPICE simulation review

Required Tools

Phase 1 — Project Inspection

kicad_get_project_info — project metadata and KiCad version
project_quality_gate — comprehensive quality report
pcb_get_board_summary — board dimensions, layers, component count
sch_get_symbols — component list

Phase 2 — Electrical Validation

run_erc — all electrical rules
sch_get_net_names — verify net connectivity

Phase 3 — Physical Validation

run_drc — all design rules
pcb_get_nets — net and track statistics

Phase 4 — DFM / Manufacturing

check_design_for_manufacture — DFM rules
manufacturing_quality_gate — manufacturing readiness
export_gerber / export_drill / export_bom — release artifacts

Phase 5 — Final Report

List all warnings and errors by severity
Provide a manufacturing readiness verdict
Document any waived issues

Quality Gates

Gate	What It Checks
`project_quality_gate`	Overall project health
`schematic_quality_gate`	Schematic correctness
`schematic_connectivity_gate`	Net connectivity
`pcb_quality_gate`	PCB layout quality
`pcb_placement_quality_gate`	Component placement
`pcb_transfer_quality_gate`	Schematic-to-PCB sync
`manufacturing_quality_gate`	Manufacturing readiness

Refusal Policy

Do not approve a design for manufacturing unless:

All quality gates pass or issues are explicitly documented
ERC and DRC show zero errors
DFM checks are complete
Export artifacts are verified

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references) in skills/kicad-design-review of oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.

SKILL.md
references/kicad-quality-gates.md
references/manufacturing-release.md
scripts/check_mcp_available.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e2609ec

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Questions about Kicad Design Review

What does Kicad Design Review do?

Comprehensive KiCad design review skill covering schematic, PCB, DFM, manufacturing, high-speed, and simulation review workflows. Kicad Design Review is an agent skill from oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro. Comprehensive KiCad design review skill covering schematic, PCB, DFM, manufacturing, high-speed, and simulation review workflows.

When should I use Kicad Design Review?

Kicad Design Review fits situations like: tasks that involve Design review and critique; tasks that involve Quality gates.

How do I install Kicad Design Review in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kicad-design-review in oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro) into .claude/skills/kicad-design-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Kicad Design Review in Codex?

Run `npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kicad-design-review in oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro) into .agents/skills/kicad-design-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kicad Design Review in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro --skill kicad-design-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kicad-design-review, .gemini/skills/kicad-design-review, .github/skills/kicad-design-review and .opencode/skills/kicad-design-review in your project.

What does Kicad Design Review need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Kicad Design Review needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Kicad Design Review access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Kicad Design Review safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Kicad Design Review use?

Kicad Design Review is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Kicad Design Review use?

About 529 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 478 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Kicad Design Review?

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Who maintains Kicad Design Review?

oaslananka (a GitHub user) maintains it in oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro, which has 122 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

Source: oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Kicad Design Review

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

KiCad Design Review Skill

When to Use

Required Tools

Phase 1 — Project Inspection

Phase 2 — Electrical Validation

Phase 3 — Physical Validation

Phase 4 — DFM / Manufacturing

Phase 5 — Final Report

Quality Gates

Refusal Policy

Files

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