kicad-mcp-pro (oaslananka)ECADConfidence: Medium

The JLCPCB annular ring check treated any off-center PTH drill as unmeasured even though KiCad states the offset exactly, and it now computes the narrowest ring and fails closed on oval or odd drills.

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 PR #1516: fix(dfm): account for off-center PTH drill in annular checks

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 27-28 2026 (Oct 27 8:41 AM ET through Oct 28 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-28: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.