kicad-pcb-review

name	kicad-pcb-review
description	Use this skill when reviewing, fixing, validating, or preparing KiCad PCB projects with the kicad MCP server.

KiCad PCB Review Skill

Use this skill for KiCad projects, schematic review, PCB layout review, DRC/ERC, DFM, manufacturing exports, BOM, pick-and-place, stackup, SI/PI/EMC checks, and release package preparation.

Required Behavior

1. First verify the MCP server:

   • Call kicad_get_project_info
   • Call project_quality_gate
   • Inspect KiCad version and project paths

2. Never edit before reading the current schematic and PCB state.

3. For design changes:

   • Explain proposed change
   • Use dry-run if available
   • Ask for confirmation before destructive/write tools

4. After any edit:

   • Run ERC
   • Run DRC
   • Run relevant DFM checks
   • Summarize files changed

5. For manufacturing release:

   • Run full validation loop
   • Export Gerber/drill/BOM/POS/STEP/PDF
   • Generate manifest
   • List warnings and waiver status

Tool Preference

Read-only first:

• kicad_get_project_info
• sch_get_symbols
• sch_get_net_names
• pcb_get_board_summary
• pcb_get_nets
• run_erc
• run_drc
• validate_design
• project_quality_gate

Write only when requested:

• Schematic add/edit tools
• PCB add/edit tools
• Route tools
• Export/release tools

Refusal Policy

Do not claim a board is manufacturing-ready unless ERC, DRC, DFM, BOM, POS and export checks have passed or every issue is explicitly documented.

References

See references/kicad-mcp-tool-map.md for a complete tool listing. See references/pcb-review-checklist.md for the PCB review process. See references/manufacturing-release-checklist.md for release preparation.