Agent skill

Kicad Pcb Review

by oaslananka in oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro

KiCad PCB review and manufacturing readiness agent skill for Cursor.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Kicad Pcb Review

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro kicad-pcb-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/integrations/cursor/skills/kicad-pcb-review .claude/skills/kicad-pcb-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/

Facts

Skill name
kicad-pcb-review
GitHub stars
120
Token cost
~245 tokens
SKILL.md length
102 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
11
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

KiCad PCB review and manufacturing readiness agent skill for Cursor.

  • Works in 5 steps: Verify: Call kicad_get_project_info and… → Inspect: Read current schematic and PCB… → Edit: Explain changes, use dry-run if… → …
  • Testing & QA work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow, Read-only First and Refusal
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Kicad Pcb Review is an agent skill from oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro. KiCad PCB review and manufacturing readiness agent skill for Cursor.

Its SKILL.md is about 250 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Testing & QA. 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

  • Testing & QA work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/kicad-pcb-review”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Verify: Call kicad_get_project_info and project_quality_gate.
  2. Inspect: Read current schematic and PCB state before editing.
  3. Edit: Explain changes, use dry-run if available, ask for confirmation.
  4. Validate: After any edit, run ERC → DRC → DFM checks.
  5. Release: Run full validation, export all artifacts, generate manifest.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bfbed31. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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 Pcb Review loads about 245 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 102 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~21
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~245

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro at commit bfbed31, republished under its MIT licence (© oaslananka). 102 words, ~245 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kicad-pcb-review/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
kicad-pcb-review
description
KiCad PCB review and manufacturing readiness agent skill for Cursor.

KiCad PCB Review Skill

Use this skill when the task involves KiCad PCB projects, schematic review, DRC/ERC, DFM, manufacturing exports, BOM generation, or release preparation.

Workflow

  1. Verify: Call kicad_get_project_info and project_quality_gate.
  2. Inspect: Read current schematic and PCB state before editing.
  3. Edit: Explain changes, use dry-run if available, ask for confirmation.
  4. Validate: After any edit, run ERC → DRC → DFM checks.
  5. Release: Run full validation, export all artifacts, generate manifest.

Read-only First

Always prefer these tools unless modification is explicitly requested:

  • kicad_get_project_info, sch_get_symbols, pcb_get_board_summary
  • run_erc, run_drc, validate_design, project_quality_gate

Refusal

Do not claim manufacturing readiness without passing all quality gates.

© oaslananka, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in integrations/cursor/skills/kicad-pcb-review of oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bfbed31

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Questions about Kicad Pcb Review

What does Kicad Pcb Review do?

KiCad PCB review and manufacturing readiness agent skill for Cursor. Kicad Pcb Review is an agent skill from oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro. KiCad PCB review and manufacturing readiness agent skill for Cursor.

When should I use Kicad Pcb Review?

Kicad Pcb Review fits situations like: testing & QA work in your project.

How do I install Kicad Pcb Review in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Kicad Pcb Review in Codex?

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

Can I use Kicad Pcb 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-pcb-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-pcb-review, .gemini/skills/kicad-pcb-review, .github/skills/kicad-pcb-review and .opencode/skills/kicad-pcb-review in your project.

What does Kicad Pcb Review need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Kicad Pcb Review is instructions for the agent only.

Does Kicad Pcb 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 Pcb 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Kicad Pcb Review use?

Kicad Pcb 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 Pcb Review use?

About 245 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 980 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Kicad Pcb Review?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Kicad Pcb Review: Qwen Code E2E Testing (QwenLM/qwen-code, 28k stars), Adding LLM MCP Tools (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Chatgpt App Submission (nteract/semiotic, 2.7k stars) and Test Scope (GlitterKill/sdl-mcp, 490 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Kicad Pcb Review?

oaslananka (a GitHub user) maintains it in oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro, which has 120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 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.