heypcb-mcp (HeyPCB)ECADConfidence: Medium

A review of the README screenshots found the alt text claiming routing was unchanged, while the agent's own answer said it added 3 vias. The after picture also shows the copper pour still stopping at the old 40 mm board edge. What an agent did, what it said, and what the render showed were three different stories.

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

HeyPCB/heypcb-mcp PR #8: README screenshots: board id blanked, schematic and alt text corrected

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.