altium-mcp (coffeenmusic)ECADConfidence: Medium

Symbols an agent creates in an Altium SchLib never mark the library as modified, so closing Altium throws them away without asking.

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

coffeenmusic/altium-mcp Issue #30: create_schematic_symbol / create_symbols_batch do not mark the SchLib as modified: closing it discards the new symbols without a prompt

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.