Generate ERC-clean KiCad 8/9 schematics from symbol libraries.
npx skills add https://github.com/kenchangh/kicad-schematic --skill kicad-schematic
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: kicad-schematic Source: https://github.com/kenchangh/kicad-schematic/tree/main Command: npx skills add https://github.com/kenchangh/kicad-schematic --skill kicad-schematic
KiCad schematic design often suffers from pin-position guesswork and lengthy ERC iteration cycles. This skill automates end-to-end schematic generation, validation, and repair for KiCad 8/9 by deriving exact pin coordinates from symbol libraries and executing an ERC-driven workflow.
Describe the circuit you want and the skill will generate a KiCad 8/9 schematic, run ERC, and iteratively fix issues until a clean result.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Automating KiCad schematic generation involves reading .kicad_sym symbol libraries to compute exact pin positions, then using a Python-based SchematicBuilder to write the .kicad_sch file. This eliminates manual pin-position guesswork and ensures deterministic connectivity.
Yes, ERC errors can be automatically fixed by running kicad-cli sch erc in JSON format, parsing the output for violations, and iteratively updating the generator scripts. This validation and repair cycle repeats up to five iterations until the schematic is fully ERC-clean.
Migrating schematics between KiCad 8 and 9 is handled by regenerating the .kicad_sch files while maintaining pin-subsymbol naming consistency. The process resolves embedded versus library symbol differences to ensure version compatibility and a clean ERC validation result.
Yes, kicad-cli sch erc supports the --format json flag for outputting structured error data. This allows automated tools to parse ERC violations directly and programmatically apply fixes to the schematic generator scripts during iterative validation cycles.
Incorrect pin-to-net connectivity usually stems from guessing pin coordinates instead of deriving them from the source. By reading .kicad_sym symbol libraries to obtain exact pin positions and using SchematicBuilder, the generated .kicad_sch files achieve deterministic and accurate net connections.
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