feat: add export_drill tool (kicad-cli, full drill option set)

New MCP tool `export_drill` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export drill`:
format (excellon/gerber), drill origin, Excellon zero-suppression and
oval formats, units, mirror-Y, minimal header, separate PTH/NPTH files,
drill map generation + map format, and Gerber precision. Self-contained
interface handler reading the saved .kicad_pcb.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Gavin Colonese
2026-06-12 10:53:45 -04:00
parent 82e5de7aa9
commit b37ca6a225
3 changed files with 142 additions and 0 deletions

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@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ class KiCADInterface:
"run_erc": self._handle_run_erc,
"export_netlist": self._handle_export_netlist,
"export_gerbers": self._handle_export_gerbers,
"export_drill": self._handle_export_drill,
"generate_netlist": self._handle_generate_netlist,
"sync_schematic_to_board": self._handle_sync_schematic_to_board,
"list_schematic_libraries": self._handle_list_schematic_libraries,
@@ -4600,6 +4601,90 @@ class KiCADInterface:
logger.error(f"Error exporting Gerbers: {e}")
return {"success": False, "message": str(e)}
def _handle_export_drill(self, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Generate drill files via kicad-cli (`pcb export drill`).
Exposes the full Excellon/Gerber drill option set. Reads the saved
.kicad_pcb on disk.
"""
import subprocess
logger.info("Exporting drill files via kicad-cli")
try:
board_path = params.get("boardPath") or self._current_board_path()
output_dir = params.get("outputDir")
if not board_path:
return {
"success": False,
"message": "boardPath is required (no current board could be resolved)",
}
if not os.path.exists(board_path):
return {"success": False, "message": f"Board not found: {board_path}"}
if not output_dir:
return {"success": False, "message": "outputDir is required"}
kicad_cli = self._find_kicad_cli_static()
if not kicad_cli:
return {"success": False, "message": "kicad-cli not found in PATH"}
output_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(output_dir))
# kicad-cli drill requires the output dir path to end with a separator
os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
cmd = [kicad_cli, "pcb", "export", "drill", "--output", output_dir + os.sep]
# Valued options (omit to use kicad-cli defaults)
value_map = {
"format": "--format",
"drillOrigin": "--drill-origin",
"excellonZerosFormat": "--excellon-zeros-format",
"excellonOvalFormat": "--excellon-oval-format",
"excellonUnits": "--excellon-units",
"mapFormat": "--map-format",
"gerberPrecision": "--gerber-precision",
}
for key, flag in value_map.items():
val = params.get(key)
if val is not None:
cmd += [flag, str(val)]
# Boolean flags
flag_map = {
"excellonMirrorY": "--excellon-mirror-y",
"excellonMinHeader": "--excellon-min-header",
"excellonSeparateTh": "--excellon-separate-th",
"generateMap": "--generate-map",
}
for key, flag in flag_map.items():
if params.get(key):
cmd.append(flag)
cmd.append(board_path)
logger.info(f"Running: {' '.join(cmd)}")
result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
if result.returncode != 0:
return {
"success": False,
"message": f"kicad-cli failed (exit {result.returncode}): "
f"{result.stderr.strip()}",
}
files = sorted(
f for f in os.listdir(output_dir) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(output_dir, f))
)
return {"success": True, "outputDir": output_dir, "files": files}
except FileNotFoundError:
return {"success": False, "message": "kicad-cli not found in PATH"}
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
return {"success": False, "message": "kicad-cli timed out after 120 seconds"}
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error exporting drill files: {e}")
return {"success": False, "message": str(e)}
def _handle_generate_netlist(self, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Generate netlist from schematic and return structured JSON.