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altium-mcp (coffeenmusic)ECADConfidence: Medium

Adds run_drc so an agent can check its own board edits in Altium. Altium batch DRC call fails for every argument list tried, the scripted DRC opens a modal dialog that waits for a person to press Run, and a cancelled check looks clean. The workaround presses the button from outside Altium with posted mouse messages, confirms the press by the dialog closing, and cross-checks against the .drc report. Commands also now take an explicit board_path instead of acting on whichever board has focus.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.