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Konnect (KiCad MCP bridge)ECADConfidence: Low

set_design_rules, create_netclass, and assign_net_to_class write the .kicad_pro file while KiCad has it open and report success. KiCad's next save silently reverts the changes, for example after run_drc, so the rules the agent set are gone with no warning.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
1 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$9,000
  • 1 user · 1 month120 min
  • Rest of team480 min
  • Rest of year6,600 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $9k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
Konnect issue #791: design-rule writes to .kicad_pro reverted by KiCad's next save (mixelpixx)
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok Haitch pain-radar compilation, finding 13, found 2026-10-03, score 9/10: a sibling tool already has the refuse guard these three lack. Cost model assumes the engineer re-applies rules and re-runs checks.