get_symbol_pins() matching now uses 4 strategies in priority order:
1. Exact full lib_id match (unchanged)
2. Bare name exact match (strip library prefix from both sides)
3. Bare name prefix match with unit suffix _N (unchanged)
4. NEW: Substring match — lib_id bare name appears inside symbol_name
This fixes 'pins not locatable' errors for symbols like
Regulator_Linear:AMS1117-3.3 and Device:C where the lib_symbols
entry uses a name format that differs from the instance lib_id.
Also improved: when no match is found, logs available symbol names
for debugging.
Bug: connect_to_net/batch_connect fail to locate pins for some symbols
Ref: agentmemory ID 919adb50 (2026-06-22)
Fixes#245 — _find_kicad_footprint_dir() only listed the 9.0/8.0 Windows
install paths, so a Windows host with only KiCad 10 installed got None and
footprint auto-discovery found nothing. The same gap existed for symbols in
library_symbol.py and dynamic_symbol_loader.py.
- Add C:/Program Files/KiCad/10.0/share/kicad/{footprints,symbols} to the
candidate lists (10.0 first, matching the existing newest-first order)
- Honor KICAD10_FOOTPRINT_DIR and KICAD10_SYMBOL_DIR env overrides alongside
the existing 9/8 ones
- Regression tests in tests/test_kicad10_paths.py
kicad_interface.py had grown to 8,596 lines. Most domains already delegate to
classes in commands/, but the schematic domain (43 _handle_* methods + the
schematic-only _svg_to_png helper, ~3,100 lines) was still inline. Move it into
commands/schematic_handlers.py as SchematicHandlersMixin and have KiCADInterface
inherit from it.
Pure mechanical relocation — no logic change:
- Methods stay bound to the same instance via the mixin, so every self.board,
self._auto_save_board(), cross-handler call, and the command_routes table
resolve exactly as before.
- Verified all 159 functions/methods (116 kept + 43 moved + _svg_to_png) are
AST-identical between the original and the split.
- tests/test_sync_schematic_to_board_footprints.py patch targets updated to
follow the moved module (commands.schematic_handlers.pcbnew).
- Full suite at the exact current main baseline (8 failed / 1044 passed; the 8
are the pre-existing Java-not-installed freerouting/autoroute set).
Regenerated against main after the June merge wave (#226-229, #231-234, #238,
#252, #253); deliberately excludes the 19 _handle_export_* kicad-cli handlers
from #253 and the datasheet delegators.
Note: get_component_properties 'attributes' response changed from raw bitmask ints to {type: smd|through_hole|unspecified, exclude_from_pos_files, exclude_from_bom, not_in_schematic}. Cleaner shape for AI consumers; callers parsing the old integer keys must update.
CONTRIBUTING.md mandates pathlib.Path over os.path (added for
cross-platform/Linux support); the rest of the codebase's newer code
already follows it. Converts the 19 new _handle_export_* handlers to
pathlib (exists/mkdir/iterdir/is_file, expanduser().resolve()) so this
feature's new code is compliant. Tests updated to patch pathlib.Path.
Scope is limited to the new export-handler block; the pre-existing
os.path usage elsewhere in kicad_interface.py/export.py is untouched
here and will be migrated in a dedicated refactor PR to keep that
sweep reviewable in isolation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a `set_footprint_type` MCP tool to set a placed footprint's
placement type (through_hole / smd / unspecified) plus the optional
exclude_from_pos_files / exclude_from_bom / not_in_schematic flags.
These attributes gate inclusion in pick-and-place (.pos) exports and
were previously unreachable: edit_component only handled
reference/value/footprint and get_component_properties did not report
the placement type at all.
- python/commands/component.py: SWIG (pcbnew) handler via
Set/GetAttributes + the dedicated exclusion setters; extends
get_component_properties to report a human-readable `type` plus the
three exclusion flags.
- python/kicad_interface.py: IPC (kipy) handler setting
attributes.mounting_style and the exclusion fields over the proto
API with begin_commit/update_items/push_commit so changes are live in
the KiCAD UI; registered in the command map, the IPC handler map, and
the realtime/IPC whitelist; SWIG fallback on proto error.
- src/tools/component.ts: tool registration with zod schema.
- tests/test_set_footprint_type.py: 26 unit tests over both backends
plus the extended get_component_properties response.
- pyproject.toml: add `fitz` (PyMuPDF) to mypy ignore_missing_imports
overrides; pre-existing gap that fails mypy on any edit to files
importing it (board/view.py, kicad_interface.py).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_sch_python_bom` wrapping `kicad-cli sch export
python-bom`: emits the legacy intermediate XML netlist consumed by the
schematic editor's Python BOM scripts. Minimal option set (outputPath +
schematicPath only, matching the subcommand's --help). schematicPath
required and validated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_sch_hpgl` wrapping `kicad-cli sch export hpgl`: outputs
one plot per page into a directory. Exposes drawing-sheet override,
exclude-drawing-sheet, default-font, page selection, pen size, and the
origin/scale mode. schematicPath required; directory output uses outputDir.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_sch_dxf` wrapping `kicad-cli sch export dxf`: outputs
one DXF per page into a directory. Exposes drawing-sheet override, theme,
B&W, exclude-drawing-sheet, default-font, and page selection.
schematicPath required; directory output uses outputDir.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_sch_pdf` wrapping `kicad-cli sch export pdf`: exposes
the full option set (drawing-sheet override, theme, B&W,
exclude-drawing-sheet, default-font, the PDF property-popup /
hierarchical-link / metadata excludes, no-background-color, and page
selection). schematicPath is required and validated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_sch_bom` wrapping `kicad-cli sch export bom`: exposes
the full BOM option set (presets, field/label lists, group-by, sort
field/direction, filter, exclude-DNP, include-excluded-from-BOM, and the
field/string/ref/ref-range delimiters, plus keep-tabs/keep-line-breaks).
schematicPath is required and validated. Self-contained interface handler.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_3d_cli` wrapping the kicad-cli 3D subcommands. A
`format` enum {step,glb,stl,ply,brep,xao,vrml} selects the subcommand and
the handler forwards only flags valid for that subcommand: the shared
geometry/include set for step/glb/stl/ply/brep/xao, no-optimize-step for
STEP only, and units + models-dir/models-relative for VRML. Rich CLI
sibling of the existing export_3d / export_vrml (left untouched). Reads
the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_gerber_single` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export gerber`:
plots the selected layers to a SINGLE Gerber file (singular sibling of
export_gerbers). Exposes the full single-file Plot option set (X2, netlist
attributes, the four DNP fab-layer modes, soldermask subtraction, aperture
macros, drill-file origin, precision, Protel extension). Reads the saved
.kicad_pcb. Note: this subcommand is deprecated in KiCad 9.0 (still exits 0).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_pcb_dxf` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export dxf`: exposes
the full layer-plot surface (layer/common-layer lists, refdes/value
exclusion, soldermask subtraction, use-contours, use-drill-origin,
border+title, output-units, the four DNP fab-layer modes, drill-shape, and
the single/multi output modes). Reads the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_pcb_svg` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export svg`: exposes
the full layer-plot surface (layer/common-layer lists, mirror, soldermask
subtraction, negative, B&W, theme, the four DNP fab-layer modes,
page-size-mode, fit-page-to-board, exclude-drawing-sheet, drill-shape, and
the single/multi output modes). Rich CLI sibling of the existing SWIG
export_svg (left untouched). Reads the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_pcb_pdf` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export pdf`: exposes
the full layer-plot surface (layer/common-layer lists, mirror,
refdes/value exclusion, border+title, soldermask subtraction, the four
DNP fab-layer modes, negative, B&W, theme, drill-shape, and the
single/separate/multipage output modes). Rich CLI sibling of the existing
SWIG export_pdf (left untouched). Reads the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_gencad` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export gencad`:
exposes define-var plus the flip-bottom-pads, unique-pins,
unique-footprints, use-drill-origin and store-origin-coord flags.
Self-contained interface handler reading the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_ipcd356` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export ipcd356`:
generates an IPC-D-356 bare-board electrical-test netlist for flying-probe
and bed-of-nails testers. Minimal option set (outputPath + boardPath only,
matching the subcommand's --help). Self-contained interface handler reading
the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_odb` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export odb`: precision,
compression mode (zip/tgz/none), and units. Single ODB++ job archive for
CAM/MES/assembly. Self-contained interface handler reading the saved
.kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_ipc2581` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export ipc2581`:
precision, compression, standard version, units, and the five
--bom-col-* field mappings (internal id, mfg P/N, mfg, distributor P/N,
distributor) that control the BOM part data embedded in the IPC-2581
file — directly useful for MES/assembly imports that need a real
internal P/N rather than the description. Self-contained interface
handler reading the saved .kicad_pcb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New MCP tool `export_gerbers` wrapping `kicad-cli pcb export gerbers`,
exposing the complete Plot-dialog option surface that the existing
SWIG-based export_gerber lacks: layer + common-layer lists, X2 on/off,
netlist attributes, soldermask subtraction, aperture macros, the three
DNP fab-layer modes, refdes/value exclusion, border+title, drill-file
origin, coordinate precision (5/6), Protel vs KiCad extensions, and
--board-plot-params to reuse the board's stored plot settings.
Implemented as a self-contained interface handler (_handle_export_gerbers)
that resolves the board path (param or current board) and shells out to
kicad-cli, mirroring the _handle_export_netlist pattern — no dependence
on a live SWIG board, since the KiCad IPC API exposes no plot/export
endpoints. Reads the saved .kicad_pcb on disk.
Wiring: dispatch map + src/tools/export.ts registration + export
category in registry.ts.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
kicad-cli's `pcb export svg` defaults to `--page-size-mode 0` (the full drawing sheet), so only the area inside the sheet is plotted -- board geometry past the page edge is left out. Pass `--exclude-drawing-sheet` and `--page-size-mode 2` (board area only) so the output is sized to the board's bounding box and the full board is rendered. Both flags exist since KiCad 7, so KiCad 8/9 are unaffected.
Net class definitions live in <project>.kicad_pro (net_settings) on KiCad 7+, not in the .kicad_pcb that the SWIG board save writes -- so create_netclass mutated the in-memory board and reported success, but nothing survived a reload.
Write the class definition and its net memberships (netclass_patterns) into the project JSON, which is what KiCad reads on open. The transform is a pure, unit-tested function that needs no live KiCad/SWIG round-trip; the in-memory NETCLASS path is kept for live-session consistency.
add_mounting_hole, check_courtyard_overlaps and query_zones offered only
mm/inch. Add mil so every unit enum is consistent (enforced by
test_mil_unit_support).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds batch authoring tools that collapse the dozens of round-trips needed to
stand up a schematic into a handful: batch_add_components,
batch_edit_schematic_components, replace_schematic_component,
batch_add_no_connects, batch_connect, and batch_add_and_connect (place a set of
parts and wire them in one call). These reuse the existing single-item handlers
internally, so behavior matches exactly.
- python/commands/schematic_batch.py: SchematicBatchCommands(iface)
- python/commands/schematic_text_utils.py: shared .kicad_sch text helpers
- src/tools/schematic-batch.ts + registry 'schematic_batch' category
- python/kicad_interface.py: import + instantiate + dispatch routes
- tests/test_schematic_batch.py: 13 unit tests
Note: schematic_text_utils.py is also shipped by the field-placement and
hierarchy PRs; if those merge first, drop the duplicate copy on rebase.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds field-placement tools:
- set_schematic_property_position / batch_set_schematic_property_positions:
move a symbol's Reference/Value field labels
- autoplace_schematic_fields: place every symbol's fields clear of its body
and nearby net labels (the #1 readability problem in generated schematics)
- check_schematic_layout: audit out-of-bounds / fields-in-body / duplicate
labels (note: overlaps upstream find_overlapping_elements etc. — reuse or
drop on request)
Generic .kicad_sch text helpers are factored into commands/schematic_text_utils.py
so the batch/hierarchy modules don't import from one another.
- python/commands/schematic_text_utils.py: shared text/S-expr helpers
- python/commands/schematic_field_layout.py: SchematicFieldLayoutCommands
- src/tools/schematic-layout.ts + registry 'schematic_layout' category
- python/kicad_interface.py: import + instantiate + dispatch routes
- tests/test_schematic_field_layout.py: 23 unit tests incl. end-to-end on real .kicad_sch
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds add_hierarchical_sheet (insert a sheet symbol referencing a child
.kicad_sch, with sheet_instances + fixed component instance paths) and
create_hierarchical_subsheet (create the child file + wire it into the parent
in one call). Upstream has add_sheet_pin / add_schematic_hierarchical_label
but no way to create a sheet or stand up a child sheet, so hierarchical
designs can't be built through the MCP server today.
- python/commands/schematic_hierarchy.py: SchematicHierarchyCommands
- src/tools/schematic-hierarchy.ts + registry 'schematic_hierarchy' category
- python/kicad_interface.py: import + instantiate + dispatch routes
- tests/test_schematic_hierarchy.py: 5 unit/integration tests on real .kicad_sch
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds list_symbol_pins and batch_list_symbol_pins: read a symbol's pin
number/name/type/local-position straight from the .kicad_sym libraries,
without placing it on a schematic. Fills a gap in library_symbol.py
(which can search/list symbols and read properties but not pins) and
complements get_schematic_pin_locations (placed-symbol coords only).
- python/commands/symbol_pins.py: SymbolPinCommands (stateless)
- src/tools/library-symbol.ts: tool wrappers; registry 'symbol_pins' category
- python/kicad_interface.py: import + instantiate + dispatch routes
- tests/test_symbol_pins.py: 12 unit tests (MagicMock loader; no system KiCad)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When a project is opened for the first time (e.g. right after
create_project) the sym-lib-table may not exist on disk yet.
SymbolLibraryManager.__init__ succeeds but leaves self.libraries={}.
The original guard in use_project() was:
if self.library_manager.project_path == project_path:
return
Because the path already matched the newly-created manager, the
early-return fired and the manager was never rebuilt once the
sym-lib-table appeared. All subsequent list_symbols / search calls
returned nothing.
Fix: also require that at least one library was loaded before
treating the cache as valid.
Adds three unit tests that cover:
- rebuild triggered when project_path matches but libraries={}
- no spurious rebuild when libraries are already loaded
- rebuild on project_path change (existing behaviour)
The server wrote gigabytes to ~/.kicad-mcp/logs and ignored LOG_LEVEL. Three
root causes, all fixed here (the logging carve-out of #182):
- Python (kicad_interface.py): replace the unbounded FileHandler with a
RotatingFileHandler (10 MB x 3 backups, env-tunable via KICAD_MCP_LOG_MAX_BYTES
/ KICAD_MCP_LOG_BACKUP_COUNT); read the level from KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL or
LOG_LEVEL (default INFO) instead of hardcoding DEBUG; mute the noisy
skip / skip.sexp.* loggers to WARNING unless KICAD_MCP_DEBUG_SKIP is set.
- TypeScript (config.ts): honor KICAD_MCP_LOG_LEVEL / LOG_LEVEL for the TS logger.
- TypeScript (logger.ts): size-cap the per-day log files with the same env knobs.
- Docs + a no-network test for the env helpers, skip muting, and that no
unbounded handler targets kicad_interface.log.
Verified: LOG_LEVEL is now applied, skip is muted, and the file rotates instead
of growing forever. Full suite unchanged from baseline.
The hierarchical-sheet rewrite from #182 is intentionally left out (stays as a
separate PR pending the #169/#170 design discussion).
Co-Authored-By: angelorodem <angelorodem@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
KiCad 10 changed `kicad-cli pcb export svg` in three ways that broke
get_board_2d_view (reported with a verified fix in #209):
- `--output` is now a FILE path, not a directory (a dir fails with
"Failed to create file '<dir>'").
- `--mode-single` is required to merge layers into one SVG (the default
multi-file behavior is deprecated).
- exit code 2 is returned for the deprecation warning even on success.
Pass a file path to `--output` and add `--mode-single` (both also valid on
KiCad 8/9). Stop gating on the exit code — judge success by whether an SVG was
actually produced — so the exit-2 deprecation warning is no longer a false
failure. Add regression tests for the exit-2-is-success case and the command
shape (file output + --mode-single).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
bhoot found that download_cdfer 416-loops when a complete cdfer.sqlite3 already
exists in the cache (e.g. a prior run downloaded it but died before
conversion/cleanup): resuming a complete file sends Range: bytes=<size>- which
the server answers with HTTP 416, and raise_for_status treated that as a
retryable error, spinning until max_retries then failing.
Fix: HEAD once for Content-Length up front and short-circuit when the local file
already matches the full size; and in the loop, treat a 416 as "complete" when
the size matches (else drop the stale partial and restart fresh). Remove the now
-unused _head_last_modified helper (HEAD is done inline). Add a no-network test.
Verified live: happy path still downloads+converts 616k parts (~50s); a
pre-existing complete file now short-circuits in ~0.4s instead of looping.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
