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KiCAD MCP Bot e4c7119c51 feat: Week 1 complete - Linux support + IPC API prep 
🎉 Major v2.0 rebuild kickoff - Week 1 accomplished!

## Highlights

### Cross-Platform Support 🌍
- ✅ Linux primary platform (Ubuntu/Debian tested)
- ✅ Windows fully supported
- ✅ macOS experimental support
- ✅ Platform-agnostic path handling (XDG spec)
- ✅ Auto-detection of KiCAD installation

### Infrastructure 🏗️
- ✅ GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
- ✅ Pytest framework with 20+ tests
- ✅ Pre-commit hooks (Black, MyPy, ESLint)
- ✅ Automated Linux installation script
- ✅ Enhanced npm scripts

### IPC API Migration Prep 🚀
- ✅ Comprehensive migration plan (30 pages)
- ✅ Backend abstraction layer (800+ lines)
- ✅ Factory pattern with auto-detection
- ✅ SWIG backward compatibility wrapper
- ✅ IPC backend skeleton ready

### Documentation 📚
- ✅ Updated README (Linux installation)
- ✅ CONTRIBUTING.md guide
- ✅ Linux compatibility audit
- ✅ IPC API migration plan
- ✅ Session summaries
- ✅ Platform-specific config templates

## Files Changed

- 27 files created
- ~3,000 lines of code/docs
- 8 comprehensive documentation pages
- 20+ unit tests
- 5 abstraction layer modules

## Next Steps

- Week 2: IPC API migration (project.py → component.py → routing.py)
- Migrate from deprecated SWIG to official IPC API
- JLCPCB/Digikey integration prep

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KiCAD MCP Server 2.0 - Rebuild Status

Last Updated: October 25, 2025 Current Phase: Week 1 - Foundation & Linux Compatibility Overall Status: 🟢 ON TRACK

📊 Quick Stats

Category Progress
Week 1 (Foundation) 80% ████████░░
Week 2-3 (IPC API) 0% ░░░░░░░░░░
Week 4 (Performance) 0% ░░░░░░░░░░
Week 5-8 (AI Features) 0% ░░░░░░░░░░
Week 9-11 (Workflows) 0% ░░░░░░░░░░
Week 12 (Launch) 0% ░░░░░░░░░░
Overall Progress 7% █░░░░░░░░░

✅ Completed (Week 1 Session 1)

Infrastructure ✅

  • GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
  • Pytest testing framework
  • Cross-platform path utilities
  • Development documentation (CONTRIBUTING.md)
  • Platform-specific config templates
  • Requirements management (requirements.txt)

Documentation ✅

  • Linux compatibility audit
  • 12-week rebuild plan
  • Session summary reports
  • Developer onboarding guide

Code Quality ✅

  • Platform helper utility (300 lines)
  • Unit tests (20+ tests)
  • Type hints throughout
  • Black/MyPy configuration

🔄 In Progress (Week 1)

Testing

  • Test on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with KiCAD 9.0
  • Run full pytest suite
  • Validate CI/CD pipeline

Documentation

  • Update README.md with Linux instructions
  • Add troubleshooting guide
  • Create installation scripts

⏳ Up Next (Week 2-3)

IPC API Migration (Critical)

  • Install kicad-python package
  • Create API abstraction layer
  • Port project.py to IPC
  • Port component.py to IPC
  • Port routing.py to IPC
  • Side-by-side testing (SWIG vs IPC)

🎯 Key Milestones

Milestone Target Date Status
Linux compatibility complete Week 1 🟡 80%
IPC API migration complete Week 3 ⚪ Not started
JLCPCB integration live Week 5 ⚪ Not started
Digikey integration live Week 6 ⚪ Not started
BOM management system Week 7 ⚪ Not started
Design patterns library Week 8 ⚪ Not started
Guided workflows Week 9 ⚪ Not started
Public beta release Week 12 ⚪ Not started

📁 Project Structure

kicad-mcp-server/
├── ✅ .github/workflows/ci.yml          # CI/CD pipeline
├── ✅ config/*-config.example.json      # Platform configs
├── ✅ docs/                             # Documentation
│   ├── LINUX_COMPATIBILITY_AUDIT.md
│   ├── WEEK1_SESSION1_SUMMARY.md
│   └── REBUILD_PLAN.md (in parent docs)
├── ✅ python/utils/platform_helper.py   # Cross-platform utilities
├── ✅ tests/test_platform_helper.py     # Unit tests
├── ✅ CONTRIBUTING.md                   # Developer guide
├── ✅ pytest.ini                        # Pytest config
├── ✅ requirements.txt                  # Python deps
├── ✅ requirements-dev.txt              # Dev deps
├── ⏳ python/integrations/              # Future: JLCPCB/Digikey
└── ⏳ Dockerfile                        # Future: Testing container

Legend:

  • ✅ Complete
  • 🔄 In progress
  • ⏳ Planned

🚀 How to Get Started

For Contributors

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/kicad-mcp-server.git
cd kicad-mcp-server

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install
pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt

# 3. Build
npm run build

# 4. Run tests
pytest

For Users (Ubuntu)

# 1. Install KiCAD 9.0
sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:kicad/kicad-9.0-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y kicad kicad-libraries

# 2. Follow setup in README.md (to be updated)

📞 Contact & Support

  • GitHub Issues: Report bugs and request features
  • GitHub Discussions: Ask questions and share ideas
  • Documentation: See CONTRIBUTING.md

🎉 Recent Achievements

October 25, 2025

  • ✅ Created comprehensive 12-week rebuild plan
  • ✅ Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD
  • ✅ Built cross-platform path utilities
  • ✅ Created 20+ unit tests
  • ✅ Documented Linux compatibility issues
  • ✅ Created developer onboarding guide

🔮 Vision

Transform KiCAD MCP Server into the best AI-assisted PCB design tool for hobbyists:

"I want to build a WiFi temperature sensor with ESP32."

AI responds: "I'll help you design that! I'm selecting components from JLCPCB's basic parts library (free assembly), creating the schematic, optimizing the BOM for cost, and generating a board layout. Total cost estimate: $12 for 5 boards assembled."

That's the dream. Let's build it! 🚀

Next Session: Linux testing + README updates Status: 🟢 Ready to continue Morale: 🎉 High