kicad-mcp-pro (oaslananka)ECADConfidence: Medium

Someone evaluating KiCad MCP servers read the project gate code. It ties done to kicad-cli DRC, but a board with unfilled or stale zones can pass while copper is missing, and unconnected items do not fail the gate. route_single 'returns a fixed success message without reading the result back.'

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

oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro Issue #1518: Project gate: report per-net unconnected items and zone-fill state?

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.