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mcp-server-kicad (KiCad MCP server)ECADConfidence: Low

A cleanup tool that should remove only unconnected track segments deleted between 13 and 728 connected segments across six demo boards that had zero unconnected segments. DRC afterwards showed up to 196 unconnected nets.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
2 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$18,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $18k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
mcp-server-kicad issue #118: remove_dangling_tracks deletes connected segments on boards with 0 unconnected (ProductOfAmerica)
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok Haitch pain-radar compilation, finding 3, found 2026-10-11, score 9/10. Cost model assumes re-routing or restoring from backup after a destructive cleanup run.