circuit-weaver 0.32.0

Programmatic circuit design, validation, and KiCad artifact generation

Programmatic KiCad schematic generation, strict validation, and manufacturing export
designed for AI-assisted hardware workflows — Claude Code, Codex, and offline CLI.

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How It Works

Every path through Circuit Weaver follows the same contract: describe the design → validate → generate KiCad artifacts. The diagram above shows what each module does and which function it calls. Pick your entry point (Claude Code skill, Codex agent, or CLI wizard) and the rest is automatic.

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Quick Start

Step 1 — Install

pip install circuit-weaver

Step 2 — Register the skill (one-time, for Claude Code / Codex / OpenCode)

circuit-weaver install-skills            # install for all supported agent platforms
circuit-weaver install-skills --dry-run  # preview without touching disk
circuit-weaver install-skills --force --backup   # resolve conflicts, back up every replaced file

Upgrade safety: each installed skill has a provenance manifest containing hashes for every managed file. A pristine older release upgrades automatically. A file changed or deleted by the user is preserved and reported as a conflict, and the command exits non-zero. Pass --force only after reviewing conflicts; add --backup to preserve every replaced file.

Step 3 — Launch

# Claude Code:
/circuit-weaver

# Codex:
$circuit-weaver

# OpenCode: ask it to use circuit-weaver (loaded through its skill tool).

# Or run offline without any agent:
circuit-weaver design-wizard

The skill walks through IC selection, spec validation, schematic generation, and the electrical-PCB handoff.

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Research Traceability

Agentic research runs are expected to persist their output into output/research/. That directory is the source of truth for why an IC was chosen, which citations backed it, and which backend produced the result.

For Codex / Claude / OpenCode workflows, Step 2 IC research should stay in the current agent session. If a premium-research command would delegate to a subagent or fails with a model/tool conflict, use the platform's native web tools instead and persist the backend that actually ran.

# Check which backend and depth are active before research starts
circuit-weaver doctor

# Optional: force backend/depth selection for agent workflows
export CIRCUIT_WEAVER_RESEARCH_BACKEND=standard   # or sonar-pro / auto
export CIRCUIT_WEAVER_RESEARCH_DEPTH=fast         # or normal
# PowerShell: $env:CIRCUIT_WEAVER_RESEARCH_BACKEND="standard"
# PowerShell: $env:CIRCUIT_WEAVER_RESEARCH_DEPTH="fast"

# Persist a completed research result
circuit-weaver save-research --project-dir ./output --file research.json

Each saved run produces {slug}.json, {slug}.md, and summary.md, and the matching design.log entry records the canonical JSON path for later audit.

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Branch Maintenance

Use scripts/cleanup_branches.py to audit stale local branches before pruning them. The command is dry-run by default and only targets merged, unprotected branches, so dated work can be reviewed without risking useful code. When run with --delete, deleted branch tips are archived under refs/archive/branches/<name> unless --no-archive is explicitly supplied.

python scripts/cleanup_branches.py                 # audit only
python scripts/cleanup_branches.py --delete        # prune merged stale branches and keep archives
python scripts/cleanup_branches.py --force-unmerged # include unmerged branches only when intentionally forced

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What You Get

A successful default generate run produces a complete artifact bundle (--no-placement-review deliberately omits the four placement-review files):

Artifact	File	Description
KiCad schematic hierarchy	{project}.kicad_sch plus functional sub-sheets	Real, loadable hierarchy; explicit block section values remain separate professional sheets and support passives follow their owner
Markdown design report	{project}_report.md	Validation results, component summary, and design notes
Placement review	placement_result.json, placement_review_context.json, placement.svg, placement_editor.html	Exhaustive, reference-reconciled heuristic proposal with review blockers and official-reference context; never fabrication data
Assembly inventory	assembly_manifest.json	Stable physical-part references, including generated support passives
Canonical spec and IR	canonical_spec.yaml, design_ir.json	Normalized source of truth and generated design IR
Validation evidence	validation_report.json, placement_readiness.json	Machine-readable release/readiness checks
Artifact inventory	artifact_manifest.json	Portable relative paths, verification state, kinds, and sizes for every generated artifact
Test point map	{project}_test_points.csv	Auto-detected power, clock, bus, and differential-pair nets
Firmware stubs (when applicable)	{project}_pinout.csv, .ioc, sdkconfig.defaults	MCU pin map and STM32/ESP32 co-design files

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Resume or Analyze an Existing Design

Circuit Weaver keeps restartable state in <project>/.circuit-weaver/project.json. Import is non-destructive: source KiCad, PCB, Gerber, drill, and ZIP files are inventoried and hashed rather than regenerated.

# Import a KiCad project, a single KiCad file, a Gerber directory, or a ZIP
circuit-weaver import-design ./existing_board --analyze

# Inspect durable state or get a deterministic restart plan
circuit-weaver status ./existing_board
circuit-weaver resume ./existing_board

# Re-run every applicable bundled analyzer; unchanged results are cached
circuit-weaver analyze-design ./existing_board

Use --project-dir <dir> when state should live somewhere other than the source directory. Use --force only to intentionally replace a changed import source set, ZIP staging tree, or cached analysis. Netlist-only imports are inventoried, but analysis is reported as unsupported because a netlist alone does not contain schematic or physical-layout evidence.

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PCB Placement Workflow

Circuit Weaver generates a review-only placement proposal, then KiCad creates the electrical PCB. The SVG/HTML/JSON proposal is never a PCB, CPL, or other fabrication artifact.

1 — Generate initial placement

generate returns the path to artifact_manifest.json. Resolve that manifest's portable root_schematic and artifact paths relative to the manifest directory instead of guessing filenames. Check verification_status before claiming KiCad verification. Placement review is enabled by default:

circuit-weaver generate design.yaml -o ./output
# → output/{project}.kicad_sch
# → output/placement_result.json
# → output/placement_review_context.json
# → output/placement.svg
# → output/placement_editor.html
# → output/{project}_report.md

placement_result.json must contain the exact assembly_manifest.json reference inventory. It remains fabrication_ready: false by design. Review its overlap, boundary, support-part, geometry, sourcing, and constraint blockers. placement_review_context.json records constraints, targeted research prompts, and official component/reference-layout links available to the agent; manufacturer documentation remains authoritative.

2 — Optimize with simulated annealing

# Basic optimization (5 000 iterations, reproducible with seed)
circuit-weaver optimize-placement design.yaml --iterations 5000 --seed 42 \
    -o output/placement.json

# Thermal-aware strategy (minimizes hotspot proximity)
circuit-weaver optimize-placement design.yaml --strategy thermal --iterations 10000 \
    -o output/placement.json

# Read component thermal/SI specs from YAML files
circuit-weaver optimize-placement design.yaml --specs-dir ./specs/

The optimizer minimizes: overlap, boundary violations, thermal clustering, and DFM zone penalties via simulated annealing. Returns a placement JSON with x/y/rotation/layer per component.

3 — Review in the interactive viewer

Open the generated output/placement_editor.html, or generate a standalone viewer for a different optimizer configuration:

circuit-weaver placement-viewer design.yaml -o output/viewer.html

Opens a self-contained HTML file with:

• Click-to-highlight nets
• Component hover tooltips (value, footprint, MPN)
• Thermal heatmap overlay (blue → red gradient by power dissipation)
• CSV export button for placement data

4 — Create the electrical PCB in KiCad

Open artifact_manifest.json, then open its root_schematic, assign and verify footprints, and run Update PCB from Schematic. Save that electrically annotated board under a separate name. Only this board has the pads and nets required by routing, DFM, and Gerber export.

Apply reviewed SVG coordinates only to that real electrical PCB. The default import is strict: every PCB reference must appear exactly once in the SVG, and unexpected or missing references block the write.

circuit-weaver import-placement output/placement.svg board.kicad_pcb \
    -o board_placed.kicad_pcb --dry-run
circuit-weaver import-placement output/placement.svg board.kicad_pcb \
    -o board_placed.kicad_pcb

# Intentional subset update only; unknown SVG references still fail.
circuit-weaver import-placement subset.svg board.kicad_pcb \
    -o board_placed.kicad_pcb --allow-partial

5 — Optional KiCad API placement

If a compatible KiCad Python API is installed, first check availability and unpack its (available, message) result:

from circuit_weaver import check_kicad_available, update_board_placements

available, message = check_kicad_available()
if available:
    update_board_placements("design.kicad_pcb", placements)
else:
    print(message)

6 — DFM check and panelization

# Check clearances, pad sizes, and DFM rules
circuit-weaver check-dfm electrical_board.kicad_pcb --profile jlcpcb

# Get panel layout suggestions for small boards
circuit-weaver panelize --board-width 50 --board-height 40 --qty 100

# Export dual-sided CPL (top + bottom)
circuit-weaver export-dual-cpl design.yaml --pcb electrical_board.kicad_pcb -o ./jlcpcb

# Export a reconciled JLCPCB delivery and inspect its commit manifest
circuit-weaver export-jlcpcb design.yaml --pcb electrical_board.kicad_pcb -o ./jlcpcb
# → bom_jlcpcb.csv, cpl_jlcpcb.csv, README_jlcpcb.txt, delivery_manifest.json

Without --pcb, export-jlcpcb is intentionally BOM-only. A supplied board must match every assembly reference and footprint before CPL publication. Treat delivery_manifest.json as the delivery status/commit marker.

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CLI Reference

# ── Design lifecycle ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
circuit-weaver validate design.yaml               # Validate spec (no files written)
circuit-weaver generate design.yaml -o ./output  # Full artifact bundle
circuit-weaver erc output/{project}.kicad_sch      # Use root_schematic from artifact_manifest.json
circuit-weaver diff old.yaml new.yaml             # Semantic diff + optional SVG
circuit-weaver import-design ./legacy_board --analyze
circuit-weaver status ./legacy_board
circuit-weaver resume ./legacy_board
circuit-weaver analyze-design ./legacy_board

# ── Placement ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
circuit-weaver optimize-placement design.yaml --iterations 5000 --seed 42 -o output/placement.json
circuit-weaver placement-viewer design.yaml -o output/viewer.html
circuit-weaver import-placement placement.svg board.kicad_pcb -o out.kicad_pcb
circuit-weaver import-placement subset.svg board.kicad_pcb -o out.kicad_pcb --allow-partial
circuit-weaver check-dfm electrical_board.kicad_pcb --profile jlcpcb
circuit-weaver panelize --board-width 50 --board-height 40 --qty 100
circuit-weaver export-dual-cpl design.yaml --pcb electrical_board.kicad_pcb -o ./jlcpcb

# ── Simulation & confidence ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
circuit-weaver simulate design.yaml -o ./sims      # Run SPICE simulations (ngspice)
circuit-weaver confidence design.yaml --run-sims   # Full design readiness score (0-100)
circuit-weaver confidence design.yaml -o report.html --pcb board.kicad_pcb

# ── BOM and manufacturing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
circuit-weaver cost-bom design.yaml --qty 1,10,100
circuit-weaver export-jlcpcb design.yaml --pcb electrical_board.kicad_pcb -o ./jlcpcb
circuit-weaver export-gerbers electrical_board.kicad_pcb -o ./gerbers

# ── Project management ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
circuit-weaver discover                             # Auto-detect projects in CWD
circuit-weaver discover --json --depth 2            # JSON output, search 2 levels deep
circuit-weaver save-research --project-dir ./output --file research.json
circuit-weaver log-event ./project --type scoring --message "Review done"
circuit-weaver doctor                               # Check credentials, backends, and tool availability

# ── Design tools ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
circuit-weaver scaffold --template buck --ref U1   # New spec from template
circuit-weaver list-templates --verbose             # Browse 37 subcircuit templates
circuit-weaver design-enclosure --board-width 50 --board-height 40 -o enclosure.scad
circuit-weaver harvest-specs design.yaml           # Download datasheets + extract specs
circuit-weaver fetch-spice design.yaml             # Fetch SPICE models (TI, ADI, Microchip…)

Run circuit-weaver --help or circuit-weaver <subcommand> --help for full flag reference.

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Python API

from circuit_weaver.dispatcher import (
    validate_design,
    apply_design_patch,
    generate_artifacts,
    diff_designs,
    ingest_pcb_feedback,
)
from circuit_weaver.design_import import analyze_design, import_design
from circuit_weaver.project_state import get_project_state_summary, resume_project

# Validate a canonical design spec
report = validate_design(spec)

# Apply a transactional patch and re-validate
result = apply_design_patch(spec, patch)

# Generate the full bundle; require real KiCad for a release-quality claim
bundle = generate_artifacts(spec, output_dir="out/design", require_kicad=True)

# Non-destructively open and analyze KiCad/PCB/Gerber/ZIP sources
opened = import_design("legacy-board.zip", project_dir="work/legacy", analyze=True)
state = get_project_state_summary(opened["project_root"])
restart_plan = resume_project(opened["project_root"])
analysis = analyze_design(opened["project_root"])

# Semantic diff between two specs
changes = diff_designs(old_spec, new_spec)

# Feed PCB layout feedback back into the design spec
updated = ingest_pcb_feedback(spec, pcb_feedback)

Validation groups

validate_design runs five grouped checks and returns a structured ValidationReport:

Group	What it checks
structural	Topology, block connections, hierarchy integrity
electrical	Power rails, ground nets, net continuity
implementation	Part bindings, footprint assignments, pinout verification
placement_readiness	Hard-gated — dangling buses, missing I2C pull-ups, orphan interfaces, floating enables; never bypassable by --no-require-valid
presentation	Labels, pin numbers, sheet readability

HTTP API

uvicorn circuit_weaver.api:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000

Endpoint	Method	Description
/health	GET	Service health
/templates	GET	Available subcircuit templates
/generate	POST	YAML spec → ZIP of .kicad_sch + report
/validate	POST	YAML spec → validation JSON
/mvp/apply-patch	POST	Transactional patch + re-validation
/mvp/diff	POST	Semantic diff between two specs
/mvp/pcb-feedback	POST	Merge PCB layout feedback into spec
/mvp/generate	POST	JSON/YAML spec to a ZIP with a portable artifact manifest

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What's New in v0.32.0

Circuit Weaver v0.32.0 is an integrity and compatibility release for agent workflows and programmatic users.

Area	Improvement
Schematic integrity	Deterministic sheet/reference allocation, collision-safe symbol naming, strict rendered pin maps, final S-expression checks, and safer label/wire movement for dense designs.
Truthful verification	ERC runs against the exact final schematic; results expose kicad_verified and verification_status, while --require-kicad fails closed when verification cannot run.
Durable workflows	Atomic status/resume state plus non-destructive KiCad, PCB, Gerber/drill, and ZIP import with fingerprinted cached analysis.
Professional hierarchy	Explicit block sections remain separate functional sheets, support parts retain ownership, and filenames are collision-safe.
Placement review	Exhaustive assembly reconciliation, blocker-aware JSON/context, official-reference links, and editable SVG/HTML; review artifacts are never fabrication data.
Manufacturing and routing	JLC/CPL export reconciles real PCB references and footprints; Freerouting publishes validated SES sessions and reports incomplete routing as partial.
Agent workflows	Portable kebab-case skills, narrower triggers, provenance-aware upgrades, and aligned Codex, Claude, and OpenCode installation paths.
Programmatic compatibility	Restored legacy imports and deprecated aliases, strict YAML parsing, exhaustive artifact inventory, and real placement SVG data.
Release reliability	Python 3.10-3.14, blocking Windows coverage, exact-wheel tests, live MCP tests, and KiCad 8/9/10 generation and ERC gates before PyPI publication.

v0.31.0

Circuit Weaver v0.31.0 collected the Sprint 53-54 schematic layout quality work and graduated the prior 0.30.x sprint-release series into a minor release.

Sprint	Feature
54	Layout quality zero-crossing gate — all quality-gated sample schematics now target zero wire-through-body crossings, with body-aware stubs, tapped-rail splitting, unrounded keep-outs, and generator-visible layout-quality warnings/reports.
54	Density, sheet splitting, and autorouter hardening — connector-heavy layouts now use a continuous density score, oversized sheets split instead of cramming onto A0, and Freerouting preflight/effort/timeout handling fail closed with clearer remediation.
53	Schematic readability and passive placement — sidecar passives, passive motifs, and local wiring now use occupancy-aware placement and body-aware routing to remove symbol overlaps and sharply reduce wire-body crossings.
52	Part-neutral repair and schema plumbing — normalized pin_roles now flow through ComponentDef, ic_data, EasyEDA imports, generic-builder outputs, and cache round-trips, so SPI/UART repair can operate from shared capabilities instead of exact MPN branches.
52	Generation and placement hardening — readiness gating now lives in generate_from_components, generic bypass policy is centralized, orphan non-power nets are hard-gated in placement-readiness, and PCB placement preview now penalizes long connected pairs instead of staying purely zone-based.
51	Restart and validation flows are more truthful — log-status works for validate-only sessions, persisted validation summaries now reflect the final verdict, Windows text-mode validation falls back to ASCII, and bad data-driven ic resolution now fails closed instead of silently substituting another part.
51	Workflow skills are less brittle under long-running sessions — /circuit-weaver now reports the installed CLI version first, long steps require timeout follow-up checks, and the validate-output recipe now preserves JSON on stdout instead of mixing it with stderr.
50	Generic builder parity gate is closed — the data-driven path now covers the remaining sensor-front-end, shared-bus, battery, display, and passive-diode contracts that were blocking the sample/corpus release gate; the full suite passes 1009 passed, 1 skipped.
50	CLI/package workflows are hardened for PyPI use — read-only spec directories no longer crash file logging, unreadable ~/.config/secrets.env no longer breaks doctor or unknown-part fallback, and the bundled skill payload is resynced byte-identical with skills/.
49	Wizard intake now tiers by experience level — the offline design-wizard asks for experience before requirements, uses compact design-brief intake for advanced/professional users, and no longer forces the same opening question flow on every user.
49	Specialized RF workflows are now framed correctly — Circuit Weaver skills now route radar / RF / microwave requests into a research-first custom engineering flow instead of treating the lack of turnkey coverage as an out-of-scope rejection.
45-47	Schematic paper over-promotion fix — layout_sheet() now starts from the allocator-selected paper size and only promotes if it doesn't fit. Small IoT-sensor-class designs no longer cascade to A2. Tighter title-block clearance keeps content on A3.
45-47	Design log severity mapping — DesignLogHandler maps Python WARNING records to "warning" type instead of "error" in design.log.
45-47	BME688 bundled IC data — sensor pin/footprint metadata shipped in ic_data/misc.json. IoT_AQ_Sensor_v2 resolves without local custom.json.
45-47	JLCPCB assembly variants — generate_assembly_variants() supports include_refs, exclude_refs, dnp_refs subsets; per-variant BOM/CPL output.
45-47	Allocator + placement-readiness tests — 52 new dedicated tests closing Sprint 42 coverage gaps.
44	Label collision avoidance — overlapping labels on dense sheets are detected and shifted along wire-stub direction. Same-name labels skipped.
44	Validate-all regression gate — 14+1 sample YAMLs now validate clean; CI gate enforces zero hard errors.
44	Sourcing auditor alternates — queries LCSC/DigiKey for functionally similar parts when a component has CRITICAL/WARNING risk.
44	MCP server — circuit-weaver-mcp entry point for AI agent tool access via FastMCP.
44	Wire-crossing minimization — placer penalizes crossing-dense placements; bus signal groups detected for future parallel routing.
43	Density-scaled grid spacing — inter-component gaps scale to spread content across available page area, preventing corner-clustering on large sheets.
43	Annotation overlap prevention — per-IC annotations shift down when they would collide, with overflow line drops.
43	Lane routing counter recycling — capped at 6 with modulo wrap, preventing lanes from drifting 194mm from the IC.

v0.27.0

Sprint	Feature
40	Cache-rebuilt components no longer ship as silent 2-pin stubs — SymbolResolver._rebuild_from_cache now marks cache hits without real pin topology as pinout_source="stub", so the existing pinout-source validator gate catches any multi-pin IC (sensor, MCU, H-bridge, gate driver, regulator) that would otherwise emit as a passive. The EasyEDA tier now persists full pin + power + bypass / strap topology via symbol_cache.component_def_to_cache_payload() so round-tripping a part through the cache preserves everything
40	Schematic emission invariant — primitives.assemble_sheet now dedupes structural duplicates before writing (symbol instances, wires, global / hierarchical labels, no-connects, junctions, UUIDs). Catches the placer / topology-dispatcher double-emission class of bug that was causing stacked passives, duplicate wires, and shared-UUID power symbols
40	Placement PCB preview never fabricates footprints or synthetic pads — the generator field now reads placement_preview so reviewers can tell the file apart from fab-ready output; missing footprint bindings emit Placement_Preview:Missing_<ref> placeholders instead of the old SOIC-8 fallback; and no synthetic pads are emitted for any component. KiCad's schematic → PCB forward annotation is the authoritative source of pads
40	generate enforcement is now deterministic across runs — structural + implementation category errors always raise, regardless of require_valid. --no-require-valid now only bypasses soft electrical warnings (dangling dev signals, crystal load-cap tolerance) and the bypass is logged at WARNING level. Two runs on the same spec + cache state always reach the same verdict
40	Report-fidelity diagnostic — report.verify_report_fidelity(report_text, components) flags references to component refs, net names, or annotations that don't exist in the resolved design. Catches the ghost-feature pattern where a report claimed "BME688 I2C + pull-ups" or "LED + current-limit R4" without any backing wires
40	Five-archetype generation regression corpus — tests/test_generation_corpus.py runs generate_artifacts end-to-end on LED driver, IoT sensor, motor controller, USB bridge, and FPGA power carrier samples, enforcing all three Sprint 40 invariants. Breadth-guard test keeps the corpus at ≥ 5 archetypes
39	Step 2 IC research stays in the current agent session across Codex / Claude / OpenCode instead of delegating to a spawned /research / research-analyst path that could trigger model conflicts; workflow docs and skill prompts now describe the real behavior
39	Research-depth latency selector — design-wizard --research-depth {fast,normal} persists into spec metadata; doctor reports the effective depth; Circuit Weaver skill uses a smaller query budget in fast mode

v0.26.1

Sprint	Feature
38	Research workflow is now reproducible end-to-end — design-wizard --research-backend persists the effective backend into spec metadata, save-research records the canonical JSON artifact path in design.log, and the workflow docs now tell agents to treat output/research/ as the source of truth
38	Resolver credential diagnostics now match real runtime behavior — DigiKey checks both DIGIKEY_CLIENT_ID and DIGIKEY_CLIENT_SECRET, Mouser honors MOUSER_SEARCH_API_KEY through the shared credential loader, and circuit-weaver doctor now reports both credential states directly
37	Research persistence + backend selection shipped in the CLI — circuit-weaver save-research, CIRCUIT_WEAVER_RESEARCH_BACKEND, and circuit-weaver doctor backend reporting are now available in the published package

v0.25.0

Sprint	Feature
35	install-skills collision protection — stopped silently overwriting a curated SKILL.md; added --force, --backup, and --dry-run with collision reporting for review
35	All 11 skills bundled in the wheel — the full set, including design-wizard, is kept in sync by scripts/sync_bundled_skills.py with CI and pre-commit drift guards
35	Windows CI leg — windows-latest / Python 3.12 smoke run (non-blocking first sprint) covering CLI commands, doctor, skill installer, and python -m circuit_weaver --version

v0.24.0

Sprint	Feature
34	Data-Driven Template Engine — IC data now lives in JSON files under src/circuit_weaver/ic_data/ (11 categories). New topology_builders.py produces schematic fragments dynamically, replacing hardcoded template classes
34	7 New Subcircuit Templates — RTC (DS3231, PCF8563), EEPROM (24LCxx, 25LCxx), wireless modules (nRF52, ESP32, LoRa), USB-C connectors, SPI bus conditioning, voltage references (REF5025, LM4040), generic connectors — total template count now 37
34	IC Registration CLI — scripts/extract_ic_data.py harvests IC entries from datasheet research; register_ic() API persists to custom.json
33	Platform Compatibility — full Claude Code / Codex / OpenCode support across all skills, updated shim files, skill trigger disambiguation
32	CLI Integration Tests — 24 end-to-end CLI tests; informational output moved to stderr
31	Bug Fixes & Hardening — thread-safe logging bridge, correct zero-check scoring, connector MPN validation, SPICE value parser edge cases

v0.22.0

Sprint	Feature
30	Confidence Dashboard — circuit-weaver confidence aggregates 7 data sources into a 0-100 readiness score with HTML report; now a mandatory step in the wizard flow
30	Workflow Overhaul — wizard now 9 steps: added auto-detection, confidence check, and PCB layout preparation (placement optimizer, SVG editor, autoroute, DFM check)
29	Enhanced Validations — 3 new checks (power budget, thermal limits, signal integrity); cross-reference auditor validates spec-vs-schematic-vs-BOM consistency
28	Circuit Simulation Engine — SPICE netlist generation, ngspice runner with graceful degradation, simulation orchestrator with auto-planning and confidence scoring
27	Project Discovery — circuit-weaver discover auto-detects projects in CWD; all skills now pre-check before asking for paths
26	Logging Overhaul — 13 structured event types in design.log, Python logging bridge, log-event CLI for skill-callable logging, 7 modules instrumented

v0.21.0

Sprint	Feature
25	Component Selection Rationale — HTML review report now includes a per-IC table showing why each part was chosen, key electrical specs, and any reference design cited
25	Auto Test Point Generation — generate_artifacts() emits {project}_test_points.csv and test-point report data while leaving the validated schematic bytes unchanged (annotated_schematic: false); detects power, ground, clock, bus, and differential-pair nets
24	Firmware Co-Design Export — Auto-generates {project}_pinout.csv, STM32 .ioc skeleton, and ESP32 sdkconfig.defaults when MCU blocks are present
23	KiCad CLI ERC Integration — circuit-weaver erc runs KiCad's built-in ERC and surfaces results in the HTML report with a pass/fail badge
22	Pinout Verification Gate — ICs using unverified stub pinouts now fail validation before any schematic is emitted

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Repo Layout

kicad_automations/
├── src/circuit_weaver/      # Core engine
│   ├── dispatcher.py           # Public API: validate, patch, generate, diff, pcb-feedback
│   ├── design_ir.py            # Canonical design intermediate representation (DesignIR)
│   ├── generator.py            # .kicad_sch file emitter
│   ├── validator.py            # 14-check validation pipeline (electrical + thermal + SI)
│   ├── cross_reference_validator.py  # Spec vs schematic vs BOM audit
│   ├── confidence_dashboard.py # Design readiness scoring (0–100) + HTML dashboard
│   ├── simulation.py           # Simulation orchestrator (plan → run → score)
│   ├── spice_netlist.py        # SPICE .cir netlist generator
│   ├── spice_runner.py         # ngspice subprocess runner with graceful degradation
│   ├── symbol_resolver.py      # IC symbol resolution chain (EasyEDA → cache → stub)
│   ├── symbol_cache.py         # Persistent symbol cache with full pin/power map schema
│   ├── research.py             # Research query orchestration (Perplexity / native web)
│   ├── research_store.py       # Research artifact persistence (JSON + summary.md)
│   ├── doctor.py               # Credential + backend diagnostics (circuit-weaver doctor)
│   ├── logging_bridge.py       # Unified logging: Python logging ↔ DesignLogger bridge
│   ├── design_logger.py        # Structured JSON Lines workflow logging (13 event types)
│   ├── project_discovery.py    # Auto-detect circuit projects in directories
│   ├── review_report.py        # HTML review report generator
│   ├── test_point_gen.py       # Auto test-point classification and CSV export
│   ├── firmware_export.py      # MCU co-design stubs (pinout CSV, .ioc, sdkconfig)
│   ├── placer.py               # Topology-aware schematic placement engine
│   ├── placement_optimizer.py  # Simulated annealing PCB placement optimizer
│   ├── placement_viewer.py     # Interactive HTML viewer (net highlight, thermal heatmap)
│   ├── svg_placement.py        # Bidirectional SVG placement editor (export + import)
│   ├── pcb_export.py           # Initial .kicad_pcb generation with zone-based layout
│   ├── design_scorer.py        # Electrical quality score (0–100, A–F)
│   ├── dfm_checker.py          # DFM rule checks
│   ├── thermal_analysis.py     # Thermal modeling and junction temp analysis
│   ├── si_constraints.py       # Signal integrity constraint solver
│   ├── api.py                  # FastAPI HTTP server
│   ├── helpers/placement.py    # KiCad API abstraction, footprint matching utilities
│   └── subcircuits/            # Reusable circuit template library (37 templates)
├── tests/                   # Regression test suite (1,200+ tests)
├── skills/                  # Global workflow skills: kicad, bom, digikey, lcsc, ee…
├── project-skills/          # Per-project templates: kicad-gen, autoroute, sim…
├── agents/                  # Hardware reviewer AI agent definitions
├── rules/                   # KiCad workflow policy files
├── samples/                 # Sample designs (iot_sensor_node, zigbee_humidistat…)
└── assets/                  # README visuals: banner, workflow diagram

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Agent Platform Support

Platform	What's included
Claude Code	/circuit-weaver global skill via install-skills
Codex	$circuit-weaver from the current global ~/.agents/skills location
OpenCode	Agent Skills from ~/.agents/skills, or $OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR/skills when configured
Kilo	Global skills under $KILO_CONFIG_DIR/skills or ~/.kilo/skills

Install for all platforms at once:

# Bash (Mac/Linux/WSL)
./install.sh --platform all

# PowerShell (Windows)
./install.ps1 -Platform all

The wrappers install the checkout and delegate skill copying, upgrades, dry runs, and conflict handling to the same Python installer. They honor CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR, and KILO_CONFIG_DIR; Codex uses ~/.agents/skills. Use --skills-only / -SkillsOnly to avoid reinstalling the package.

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Sample Design

PyPI installs include a portable IoT starter. Copy it into a writable project directory, then run the full workflow:

python -c "from importlib.resources import files; from pathlib import Path; d=Path('iot_sensor_example'); d.mkdir(exist_ok=True); d.joinpath('design.yaml').write_bytes(files('circuit_weaver').joinpath('examples','iot_sensor.yaml').read_bytes())"

# Validate
circuit-weaver validate iot_sensor_example/design.yaml

# Generate schematic + report + test points + firmware stubs
circuit-weaver generate iot_sensor_example/design.yaml -o ./output

# Export a BOM-only delivery (no heuristic CPL is invented)
circuit-weaver export-jlcpcb iot_sensor_example/design.yaml -o ./output/jlcpcb

# After creating a real electrical PCB, export a reconciled BOM + CPL
circuit-weaver export-jlcpcb iot_sensor_example/design.yaml \
    --pcb ./output/iot_sensor.kicad_pcb -o ./output/jlcpcb

A source checkout also includes the larger reference gallery under samples/.

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Contributing

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Install pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install

# Lint
python -m ruff check src tests

# Test
python -m pytest tests -q

Pre-commit hooks run ruff, YAML validation, and circuit-weaver validate --strict on changed design specs automatically.

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License

MIT. See LICENSE.