KiCAD-MCP-Server (mixelpixx)ECADConfidence: Medium

If the schematic is open in KiCad 10 while the AI edits it, KiCad never notices the file changed, and the next save in KiCad silently wipes the AI's edits, while the board side has a guard and schematics do not.

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

mixelpixx/KiCAD-MCP-Server Issue #472: Schematic edits are silently lost when the schematic is open in KiCad

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.