universal-netlist (IntelligentElectron)ECADConfidence: Medium

A netlist plugin for agents failed in the Claude desktop app with Executable not found in $PATH, because GUI-started apps build PATH from a login shell, which reads .zprofile and not the .zshrc line the installer wrote.

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

IntelligentElectron/universal-netlist PR #269: Add the binary to the login profile, so the Claude desktop app and other GUI-started agents find it

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.