agentcad (jdilla1277)MCADConfidence: Medium

Before this PR, a successful checked agent CAD edit replaced the accepted model as soon as it finished. Now an agent can run with stage=True, get geometry and check results back with outputs.step left empty, and someone must call promote on an exact saved revision.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Mechanical Designer

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

jdilla1277/agentcad PR #261: Stage CAD experiments and explicitly promote saved revisions

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.