zaptrace (oaslananka)ECADConfidence: Medium

A KiCad review tool adds a step that writes an assistant request bound to one selected DRC finding, the exact PCB hashes and the review state, because copying a free-form chat prompt loses the selected rule, exact PCB state and non-approval boundaries. Reviewers previously saw only DRC counts and could not tell which rule fired.

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/zaptrace PR #146: feat(review-studio): prepare source-scoped offline assistant requests

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.