kicad-mcp-pro (oaslananka)ECADConfidence: Medium

Tools named pcb_add_track and pcb_route_trace only place one straight segment, while the names promised path planning, obstacle avoidance, differential pairs, and DRC that the tools do not do.

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 #1517: feat(pcb): distinguish raw track segments from routing

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.