docs: comprehensive documentation overhaul for v2.2.3

Major documentation update bringing all docs current with the 122-tool,
16-category state of the project (previously frozen at v2.1.0-alpha/59 tools).

New documentation (9 files):
- FREEROUTING_GUIDE.md - autorouter setup, Docker/Podman, all 4 tools
- SCHEMATIC_TOOLS_REFERENCE.md - all 27 schematic tools with parameters
- ROUTING_TOOLS_REFERENCE.md - all 13 routing tools with examples
- FOOTPRINT_SYMBOL_CREATOR_GUIDE.md - 8 creator tools with examples
- SVG_IMPORT_GUIDE.md - SVG logo import tool
- DATASHEET_TOOLS_GUIDE.md - datasheet enrichment tools
- PCB_DESIGN_WORKFLOW.md - end-to-end design guide
- ARCHITECTURE.md - system architecture for contributors
- INDEX.md - documentation table of contents

Updated documentation (12 files):
- README.md - tool count 64->122, feature list, contributor credits
- TOOL_INVENTORY.md - complete rebuild with all 122 tools
- STATUS_SUMMARY.md - updated to v2.2.3 feature matrix
- ROADMAP.md - marked completed milestones, added v2.3+ vision
- KNOWN_ISSUES.md - removed resolved issues, added v2.2.x fixes
- CLIENT_CONFIGURATION.md - added KICAD_MCP_DEV, FREEROUTING_JAR env vars
- LIBRARY_INTEGRATION.md - added symbol and project-local library support
- ROUTER_ARCHITECTURE.md, ROUTER_QUICK_START.md - updated tool counts
- IPC_BACKEND_STATUS.md - updated dates
- JLCPCB_USAGE_GUIDE.md - added cross-reference note
- CONTRIBUTING.md - added ARCHITECTURE.md reference, updated tool count

Archived 10 completed planning docs to docs/archive/.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# KiCAD Footprint Library Integration
# KiCAD Library Integration
**Status:** ✅ COMPLETE (Week 2 - Component Library Integration)
**Date:** 2025-11-01
**Version:** 2.1.0-alpha
**Status:** ✅ COMPLETE
**Date:** 2026-03-21
**Version:** 2.2.3+
## Overview
The KiCAD MCP Server now includes full footprint library integration, enabling:
The KiCAD MCP Server includes full library integration for both footprints and symbols, enabling:
- ✅ Automatic discovery of all installed KiCAD footprint libraries
-Search and browse footprints across all libraries
-Automatic discovery of KiCAD symbol libraries (including project-local)
- ✅ Search and browse footprints/symbols across all libraries
- ✅ Component placement using library footprints
- ✅ Symbol creation and editing with project-local library support (v2.2.2+)
- ✅ Support for both `Library:Footprint` and `Footprint` formats
## How It Works
### Library Discovery
The `LibraryManager` class automatically discovers footprint libraries by:
The library system automatically discovers both footprint and symbol libraries:
**Footprint Libraries** - `LibraryManager` class:
1. **Parsing fp-lib-table files:**
- Global: `~/.config/kicad/9.0/fp-lib-table`
- Project-specific: `project-dir/fp-lib-table`
**Symbol Libraries** - `DynamicSymbolLoader` class (v2.2.2+):
1. **Parsing sym-lib-table files:**
- Global: `~/.config/kicad/9.0/sym-lib-table`
- Project-local: `project-dir/sym-lib-table` (added v2.2.2)
2. **Resolving environment variables:**
- `${KICAD9_FOOTPRINT_DIR}``/usr/share/kicad/footprints`
- `${K IPRJMOD}` → project directory
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## Changelog
**2025-11-01 - v2.1.0-alpha**
**2026-03-21 - v2.2.3+**
- Project-local symbol library support (v2.2.2)
- Project-local footprint library support (v2.2.2)
- Implemented LibraryManager class
- Added 4 new MCP library tools
- Updated component placement to use libraries