Copperpour (Copperpour)ECADConfidence: Medium

The KiCad MCP server's schematic viewer lookup fell back to a bare name in the working directory, then the launch resolved that name on PATH, so it could run a different binary or fail while reporting 'schematic-viewer'.

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

Copperpour/Copperpour PR #187: fix(viewer): look up schematic-viewer on PATH, not in the working directory

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.