Replaces the manual add_schematic_junction tool with automatic junction
management. WireManager.sync_junctions inserts/removes junction dots
based on wire endpoints plus component pin positions and is invoked
after add_wire, add_polyline_wire, delete_wire, move, and rotate.
- Pin-aware: parses lib_symbols and applies KiCad's mirror/rotate/
translate transform to compute world pin coordinates
- Multi-unit safe: filters lib_symbols sub-units by the placed
symbol's (unit N) field plus the unit-0 common body
- Removes the now-unused WireManager.add_junction static method
- Updates CHANGELOG [Unreleased] with the tool removal notice
- Adds .mcp.json to .gitignore (machine-local paths)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Configuring logging at module import time hard-failed in environments
without write access to the user's home directory (sandboxed pytest
runners, restricted CI containers, read-only filesystems). The
unhandled OSError/PermissionError aborted module import and cascaded
into ~100 test failures during collection.
Wrap the FileHandler setup in try/except and fall back to console-only
logging when the log directory cannot be created. Production behavior
is unchanged - file logging in ~/.kicad-mcp/logs is still used
whenever the directory is writable.
Also picks up an isort-driven import reorder applied by the project's
pre-commit hook.
KiCad serialises rescued or locally-customised library entries with an
extra (lib_name "...") child before (lib_id "..."):
(symbol
(lib_name "RESISTOR_0603_4")
(lib_id "MF_Passives:RESISTOR_0603")
(at 132.08 44.45 90)
...)
The block-matching regex in _handle_get_schematic_component,
_handle_edit_schematic_component, and _handle_delete_schematic_component
required (lib_id IMMEDIATELY after (symbol, so any placed component
using this form was silently invisible to lookup. The user-visible
symptom is "Component '<ref>' not found in schematic" even though the
component is plainly present (and reachable through list / IPC paths).
This bug also affected set/remove_schematic_component_property and the
existing footprint/value/reference rewriting paths in edit, since they
all share the same lookup code.
The parent-position lookup used a similarly-strict regex
((symbol (lib_id "...") (at ...))), which silently fell back to (0,0)
on (lib_name)-first symbols and caused new properties added through
the custom-properties path to anchor at the schematic origin instead
of the parent symbol.
Fix: relax the symbol-block opening pattern to (symbol\s+\( — matching
any opening paren after (symbol — and read the symbol's origin from
the first (at ...) inside the block. Library-definition entries inside
(lib_symbols ...) are still excluded by the existing range check
(they use the (symbol "name" ...) form with a quoted string, not a
paren).
Adds 7 regression tests in TestLibNameBeforeLibIdOrdering using a
real-world (lib_name)-first resistor block, covering get / edit /
set-property / remove-property / delete and verifying that newly
added properties anchor to the symbol origin instead of (0, 0).
Promotes BOM / sourcing fields (MPN, Manufacturer, DigiKey_PN, LCSC,
JLCPCB_PN, Voltage, Tolerance, Dielectric, ...) to first-class citizens
on placed schematic symbols.
New MCP tools:
- set_schematic_component_property: add or update one custom property
on a component (convenience wrapper around edit_schematic_component).
- remove_schematic_component_property: delete one custom property.
The four built-in fields (Reference, Value, Footprint, Datasheet) are
protected and rejected.
edit_schematic_component enhancements:
- New `properties` parameter: map of property name to either a string
value or a full spec object { value, x?, y?, angle?, hide?, fontSize? }.
Adds the property when missing, otherwise updates the existing field
(and optionally its label position / visibility). Lets a single tool
call attach an entire BOM payload to a component.
- New `removeProperties` parameter: list of custom property names to
delete in the same call.
- Property values are now backslash-escaped so descriptions containing
a double-quote or a backslash no longer corrupt the .kicad_sch file.
- New properties default to (hide yes) so they appear in BOM exports
without cluttering the schematic canvas.
get_schematic_component description clarified to highlight that it
already returns every field on the symbol, including custom ones.
New MCP prompt component_sourcing_properties guides agents through the
conventional property names recognised by downstream BOM tooling and
the recommended call sequence.
Implementation (python/kicad_interface.py):
- _PROTECTED_PROPERTY_FIELDS frozenset
- _escape_sexpr_string / _find_matching_paren static helpers
- _set_property_in_block / _set_hide_on_property /
_remove_property_from_block surgical text-level edits that preserve
formatting and the property's UUID
- _handle_edit_schematic_component rewritten to orchestrate
add/update/remove and return a per-property summary
- New handlers _handle_set_schematic_component_property and
_handle_remove_schematic_component_property registered in the
command dispatch table
Tests (tests/test_schematic_component_properties.py):
32 tests covering escape helper, paren matcher, add/update/remove
(single + batched), full spec dicts, default position, default
(hide yes), special-character escaping, UUID preservation, protected
built-in field rejection, no-op removal, both new convenience tools,
and input validation. All 590 tests in the project still pass.
Docs: README, SCHEMATIC_TOOLS_REFERENCE, TOOL_INVENTORY, CHANGELOG.
Adds robust multi-sheet (hierarchical) net connectivity for KiCad
schematics and switches the wire/label parsing to a direct sexpdata
pipeline that bypasses kicad-skip's collection iteration, which was
silently dropping wires, labels, and symbol instances on real-world
schematics.
python/commands/wire_connectivity.py
- New sexpdata helpers: _load_sexp, _parse_wires_sexp,
_parse_labels_sexp, _parse_symbol_instances_sexp,
_parse_hierarchical_labels_sexp, _discover_sub_sheets.
- _build_adjacency now detects T-junctions (endpoint landing on
another wire's interior segment) so adjacency captures connections
KiCad doesn't represent as separate wire segments.
- _find_connected_wires gains an interior-segment fallback so labels
placed mid-wire still seed BFS correctly.
- _parse_virtual_connections gathers label / global_label /
hierarchical_label and power-symbol pin positions, with a
kicad-skip fallback for unit tests that mock the schematic.
- _find_pins_on_net rebuilds pin positions from sexpdata symbol
instances (with mirror_x/mirror_y/rotation handling) and uses a
plus/minus 1 IU tolerance for floating-point edge cases.
- get_connections_for_net walks the top sheet plus every recursively
discovered sub-sheet, deduping pins across sheets.
python/commands/pin_locator.py
- lib_id matching now falls back to a bare-name + unit-suffix match
so instances like "stat-tis-custom:BAT_18650" resolve to
lib_symbols entries like "BAT_18650_3".
- Pin position math now y-negates lib_symbols coords, applies
mirror_x/mirror_y in local coords before rotation, and propagates
the same transform into get_pin_orientation so downstream callers
get a correct outward angle for mirrored symbols.
python/commands/connection_schematic.py
- generate_netlist now collects nets from both label and
global_label and routes them through get_connections_for_net so
netlists reflect cross-sheet connectivity instead of single-sheet
label-only nets.
python/kicad_interface.py
- list_schematic_nets aggregates net names across the top sheet and
all sub-sheets via the sexp helpers, then resolves connections
using get_connections_for_net.
- get_net_connections delegates to get_connections_for_net for
consistent multi-sheet results.
Adds two new MCP tools for working with free-form text annotations
(SCH_TEXT elements) in KiCad schematics:
- add_schematic_text: place a text note with optional angle, font size,
bold/italic, and justification
- list_schematic_texts: list all text annotations with optional
case-insensitive substring filter
Includes WireManager.add_text / list_texts using _text_insert + sexpdata,
handler dispatch in KiCADInterface, TypeScript tool definitions, registry
entry, reference doc updates, and 30 unit tests.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Hierarchical KiCad schematics store all components in sub-sheets;
the top-level .kicad_sch only contains sheet references. The previous
sync_schematic_to_board implementation called generate_netlist on the
top-level file only, which has no components, so it always returned
0 pads assigned.
Replace with _build_hierarchical_pad_net_map which:
- rglobs all .kicad_sch files in the project directory
- For each sheet, collects label positions from label, global_label,
and hierarchical_label via skip.Schematic
- Adds power symbol (#PWR/#FLG) positions using their Value as net name
- Builds a wire adjacency graph and BFS-propagates net names through
wire segments to reach pins not directly under a label
- Calls PinLocator.get_all_symbol_pins to get absolute pin positions,
then matches to the propagated net map within 0.5 mm tolerance
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds python/annotations/loader.py (AnnotationLoader) which resolves MCP
tool names to KiCad IPC proto message annotations using three layers:
1. Explicit TOOL_TO_PROTO mapping for non-obvious name pairs
2. Automatic snake_case → PascalCase conversion
3. Suffix-stripped variants (get_nets_list → GetNets)
Integrates into kicad_interface.py tools/list handler:
- Tools with existing schemas: enrich_schema() adds blocking/interactive
ToolAnnotations hints and fills description gaps
- Tools without schemas (fallback): gets a real description from the
IPC annotation instead of the generic "KiCAD command: <name>" string
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When add_schematic_component is called with a schematic that lives in a
sub-folder (e.g. sheets/rs485.kicad_sch), the handler derived the project
path as schematic.parent — which in a hierarchical project is the sheets/
directory, not the project root. Any project-local symbol library declared
in sym-lib-table (using ${KIPRJMOD}) is invisible to DynamicSymbolLoader
from that directory, causing "Symbol 'X' not found in library 'Y'" even
though the library file and sym-lib-table entry both exist.
Fix: walk the ancestor chain from the schematic file upward until a
directory is found that contains a sym-lib-table file or a .kicad_pro
file, then use that as the project root for library resolution.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Allows placing a specific unit (A=1, B=2, C=3, …) of a multi-unit KiCad
symbol rather than always defaulting to unit 1. Required for quad
optocouplers, dual op-amps, and other multi-unit parts where each channel
must be placed independently.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Moves a net label (local, global, or hierarchical) to a new position in
place, avoiding the error-prone delete-then-re-add workflow. Supports an
optional currentPosition disambiguator and labelType filter.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add optional netName (exact case-sensitive match) and labelType
(net/global/power enum) parameters. Both are optional and AND
together when combined. Omitting both preserves current behaviour.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two new tools for managing hierarchical schematic connections:
- add_schematic_hierarchical_label: create sheet interface ports on
sub-sheet schematics. These are the sub-sheet side of hierarchical
connections, linking to sheet pins on the parent.
- add_sheet_pin: add pins to sheet symbol blocks on the parent
schematic. Targets the correct sheet by matching the Sheetname
property. The pinName must match a hierarchical_label in the
sub-sheet.
Both tools use text-based S-expression insertion (not sexpdata
round-trip) to preserve KiCad's native file formatting. Labels
include proper justification based on orientation: left-justify for
rightward labels (0°), right-justify for leftward labels (180°).
Wire manager additions:
- _find_insertion_point(): locates sheet_instances block or final paren
- _text_insert(): inserts formatted S-expression text at the right position
- _make_hierarchical_label_text(): generates hierarchical_label S-expression
- _make_sheet_pin_text(): generates sheet pin S-expression
- WireManager.add_hierarchical_label(): static method for label insertion
- WireManager.add_sheet_pin(): static method for pin insertion into
named sheet blocks
12 unit tests covering insertion, orientation/justification mapping,
parameter validation, multi-sheet targeting, and error handling.
Two issues with run_erc on KiCad 9:
1. kicad-cli returns non-zero exit code when ERC violations exist.
The handler treated this as a command failure and returned early
with success=false, even though valid JSON output was produced.
Fix: check for output file existence instead of exit code.
2. KiCad 9 nests violations under sheets[].violations instead of
(or in addition to) the top-level violations[] array used by
KiCad 8. The handler only read the top-level array, reporting
0 violations on schematics with sub-sheets.
Fix: iterate sheets[] and collect all nested violations.
Both fixes are backward-compatible with KiCad 8.
6 unit tests added covering non-zero exit codes, KiCad 8 top-level
violations, KiCad 9 sheets[] nesting, mixed structures, zero
violations, and missing output files.
export_netlist was returning "Unknown command" because no Python handler
existed. generate_netlist was timing out (30s) due to an O(nets × components
× pins) wire-graph algorithm with a new PinLocator instantiated per net.
Both handlers now delegate to `kicad-cli sch export netlist`:
- export_netlist: new handler; writes KiCad XML / Spice / Cadstar / OrcadPCB2
to the caller-supplied outputPath. Added schematicPath parameter to the TS
tool definition (was absent, making file export impossible).
- generate_netlist: replaces the slow wire-graph with kicad-cli + XML parse;
returns the same {components, nets} JSON the TS handler already expected.
Also adds _find_kicad_cli_static() so both handlers share CLI discovery
without depending on ExportCommands (which requires a loaded pcbnew board).
Cleaned up generate_netlist schema in tool_schemas.py (removed outputPath and
format fields the handler never used), updated MCP tool descriptions and
SCHEMATIC_TOOLS_REFERENCE.md to clearly distinguish the two tools.
26 unit tests added covering parameter validation, subprocess mocking,
format mapping, XML→JSON parsing, and error/timeout propagation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Half of all valid KiCAD schematic pin positions are on the 50-mil
(1.27mm) grid but not the 100-mil (2.54mm) grid — e.g. 26.67mm = 21 ×
1.27mm. Snapping to 2.54mm displaced those coordinates by 1.27mm,
moving labels off their pins and increasing floating-label count.
KiCAD source confirms: DEFAULT_CONNECTION_GRID_MILS = 50 and the ERC
off-grid check uses exact integer modulo against this value, so any
displacement breaks connectivity unconditionally.
Also update the kicad-source absolute path in CLAUDE.md.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
get_pin_net was a superset of get_wire_connections with the same
coordinate-based flood-fill but two extra response fields (net, query_point)
and a reference+pin input mode. Having both tools confused LLM tool selection.
get_wire_connections now:
- Returns net (label name or null) and query_point in all response paths
- Accepts reference+pin input in addition to x/y coordinates,
resolving the pin endpoint via PinLocator internally
get_pin_net tool, handler, schema, TS registration, and tests removed.
test_wire_connectivity.py updated with coverage for all new behaviour.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Answers "what net is pin X of component Y on?" without requiring
callers to triangulate from list_schematic_nets or know a wire
coordinate first.
Accepts either {reference, pin} (resolved via PinLocator) or {x, y}
coordinate. Returns net label name (or null for unnamed nets), all
connected pins, wire segments, and the resolved query point.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a new MCP tool that snaps wire endpoints, junction positions, and
net label coordinates to the nearest grid point (default 2.54 mm). Off-grid
coordinates cause wires that appear visually connected to fail ERC checks
because KiCAD uses exact IU integer matching internally; this tool eliminates
that class of error before running ERC.
- python/commands/schematic_snap.py: core snap logic with in-place sexp mutation
- python/kicad_interface.py: route + handler
- python/schemas/tool_schemas.py: JSON schema (gridSize, elements params)
- src/tools/schematic.ts: TypeScript MCP tool registration
- tests/test_snap_to_grid.py: 20 unit + integration tests (all passing)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Detects wire segments with at least one dangling endpoint — an endpoint
not connected to a component pin, net label, or another wire. These
cause ERC 'wire end unconnected' violations and are a common symptom of
incomplete routing or stray stub wires.
Algorithm uses exact KiCad IU (10 000 IU/mm) coordinate matching,
consistent with wire_connectivity.py:
1. Build an endpoint-frequency map for all wires (IU precision)
2. Collect anchored IU points: component pins (via PinLocator),
net labels / global_labels, power symbol pins
(via _parse_virtual_connections)
3. An endpoint is dangling when it is touched by exactly one wire AND
is not an anchored point; the containing wire is reported
Does not require the KiCad UI to be running.
Changes:
python/commands/schematic_analysis.py — find_orphaned_wires() function
python/kicad_interface.py — handler + route registration
python/schemas/tool_schemas.py — MCP schema entry
src/tools/schematic.ts — TypeScript server.tool() call
tests/test_schematic_analysis.py — 7 integration tests
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
add_schematic_net_label now accepts optional componentRef + pinNumber to
snap the label directly to the exact pin endpoint via PinLocator, removing
all approximation risk. The response always includes actual_position and,
when snapping was used, snapped_to_pin — so the caller gets confirmation
of exactly where the label landed.
connect_to_net return type changed from bool to Dict, returning
pin_location, label_location, and wire_stub on success so agents no
longer need a separate verification call to confirm placement.
connect_passthrough updated to check result.get("success") against the
new dict return. tool_schemas.py and schematic.ts updated to match
(position is now optional, componentRef/pinNumber/labelType/orientation
added, connect_to_net schema field names corrected).
17 new unit tests in tests/test_net_label_pin_snapping.py.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously passing mirror='x' or mirror='y' to rotate_schematic_component
always raised:
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'value'
Root cause: kicad-skip has no API for setting (mirror x/y) on a placed
symbol instance. The handler tried to use a non-existent kicad-skip
attribute, returning None, then calling .value on it.
Fix: add _apply_mirror_to_symbol_sexp() which directly patches the
(mirror x/y) S-expression token in the .kicad_sch file. The rotate
handler now applies rotation via kicad-skip (which works fine) and
delegates mirror to this helper.
The helper:
- Inserts (mirror x/y) immediately after the (at x y rot) token
- Removes any existing mirror token before inserting the new one
(prevents duplicate tokens when toggling axis)
- Returns False gracefully when the reference is not found
Tests: 6 unit tests in tests/test_rotate_schematic_mirror.py
covering: add x, add y, remove, replace, unknown ref, no-mirror smoke test.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously the path argument to create_schematic() was accepted by the
tool schema but silently ignored in SchematicManager.create_schematic()
(python/commands/schematic.py). The schematic file was always written
using only the bare filename, resolving to the MCP server's working
directory.
On systems where that directory is not writable (e.g. Program Files,
OneDrive-synced folders) this caused:
[Errno 13] Permission denied: 'myproject.kicad_sch'
Fix:
- Add path: Optional[str] = None parameter to SchematicManager.create_schematic()
- Compute output_path as os.path.join(path, base_name) when path is given
- Forward the resolved path from _handle_create_schematic() into create_schematic()
Tests: added tests/test_create_schematic_path.py with three unit tests
covering: path respected, no-path fallback, and no double-suffix on .kicad_sch names.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add type annotations to all previously untyped functions and remove 9
suppressed error codes (call-arg, assignment, return-value, operator,
has-type, dict-item, misc, list-item, annotation-unchecked) by fixing
the underlying type issues.
Add [[tool.mypy.overrides]] with ignore_missing_imports for KiCAD-specific
modules (pcbnew, sexpdata, skip, cairosvg, kipy, PIL) so the pre-commit
mypy hook passes in its isolated venv. Add types-requests and pytest to
additional_dependencies in .pre-commit-config.yaml.
Also fixes several real bugs uncovered by stricter checks: incorrect static
calls to instance methods in swig_backend, wrong return type on get_size,
missing value param in BoardAPI.place_component, variable shadowing in
kicad_process.py, unqualified LibraryManager reference in kicad_interface,
and missing top-level Path import.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The TS<->Python communication channel uses stdout for JSON responses.
pcbnew's C++ SWIG layer can write warnings and diagnostics directly to
C-level stdout (fd 1), corrupting the JSON framing. The TS parser then
never sees valid JSON and the command times out after 30 seconds.
Three changes fix this:
1. Python stdout redirect: In main(), save the original stdout fd for
exclusive JSON response use, then redirect fd 1 to stderr so all
pcbnew C++ output goes to logs instead of the response pipe.
2. Robust TS JSON parser: tryParseResponse() now uses newline-delimited
parsing as a fallback. The Python side writes single-line JSON
terminated by \n; the parser uses this as the completion signal
instead of brace-matching, which prevents premature resolution of
truncated chunked responses. Non-JSON preamble lines are logged
and stripped.
3. Fix stray print() calls: Converted print() to logger in
component_schematic.py and library_schematic.py so they don't
leak to stdout during normal operations.
Also adds sync_schematic_to_board to the longRunningCommands list for
an appropriate timeout value.
When moving a schematic component whose pins directly touch pins of
stationary components (no wire segment, just pin-to-pin contact),
synthesize bridge wires to preserve the electrical connection after
the move. Also fixes duplicate-pin-position collision in old_to_new
map and updates symbol reference assignment to use setAllReferences.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When moving a schematic component, connected wires are stretched/shifted
to follow the component (like KiCAD's drag behaviour), preserving
connectivity instead of leaving dangling wire stubs.
Also fixes property labels (value, reference, etc.) so they shift with
the symbol rather than staying at their original positions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add isort configuration (profile=black, line_length=100) to pyproject.toml,
add isort pre-commit hook, and auto-sort imports across all Python source files.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add [tool.black] config to pyproject.toml and Black hook to
.pre-commit-config.yaml (rev 26.3.1), then auto-format all Python
source and test files with line-length=100, target-version=py310.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Rename add_schematic_connection → add_schematic_wire with waypoints[] parameter
- Add snapToPins (default true) to snap wire endpoints to nearest pin
- Expose add_schematic_junction as an MCP tool
- Break existing wires at new wire endpoints for T-junction support
- Remove orphaned add_connection / add_wire / get_pin_location from ConnectionManager
- Update tool registry to reflect renamed schematic tools in TS layer
- Add 76 tests for wire/junction handler dispatch, schema validation, and WireManager corner cases
- Apply Black and Prettier formatting to changed files
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Move wire connectivity logic from _handle_get_wire_connections into
commands/wire_connectivity.py. Use KiCad's internal integer unit system
(10,000 IU/mm) with exact coordinate matching instead of tolerance-based
float comparison, mirroring how KiCad itself determines connectivity.
Key improvements:
- Exact integer matching for wire endpoints (O(1) dict lookup vs O(n) grid scan)
- Junction support for T-connections
- Multi-unit symbol support (removed incorrect processed_refs dedup)
- Single public API: get_wire_connections()
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace runtime spatial-index queries during BFS with a pre-compiled
adjacency list for O(1) edge traversal. Also fix potential UnboundLocalError
for `ref` in the pin-checking exception handler and simplify validation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
