PCBLIVINGLIBRARY (oliBrowne)ECADConfidence: Medium

A bug hunt on a living KiCad/Altium component library logged 40+ bugs, each with a regression test that failed first; HIGH items include a metric "Case Code (mm)" BOM field read as imperial ("built wrong"), an inch pad table read as mm, a KiCad export that shipped draft, typo, duplicate and deleted statuses, KiCad-to-PcbLib conversion dropping arcs, circles and bottom pads, and an edited recipe or STEP file of a released part shipping with no change control.

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

oliBrowne/PCBLIVINGLIBRARY PR #196: Superpowers bug hunt 10-26: 107 fixes across footprints, release gate, A365, BOM, MCP, AI cost caps and locking

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.