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Hardware specification analyzer for embedded software development -- datasheets, register maps, protocols, constraints

Project description

SpecSwarm

Hardware specification analyzer for embedded software development. Part of the Swarm Suite.

SpecSwarm parses datasheets, reference manuals, and hardware documentation to extract structured data -- register maps, pin configurations, protocol parameters, timing constraints, power specifications, and memory layouts. It makes this information available to AI agents via MCP tools before any code exists.

Installation

pip install spec-swarm-ai

For PDF datasheet support:

pip install spec-swarm-ai[pdf]

Quick Start

As MCP Server

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spec-swarm": {
      "command": "spec-swarm",
      "args": ["serve", "--transport", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}

CLI Usage

# Start the MCP server
spec-swarm serve --transport stdio

# Ingest a datasheet
spec-swarm ingest path/to/STM32F407_datasheet.pdf --component STM32F407VG

# Check session status
spec-swarm status

MCP Tools

Tool Description
spec_start_session Start a spec analysis session for a project
spec_list_sessions List all spec analysis sessions
spec_ingest Ingest a document and extract hardware specs
spec_add_manual Manually add a hardware specification
spec_get_registers Get register map for a component
spec_get_pins Get pin configuration
spec_get_protocols Get communication protocol configurations
spec_get_timing Get timing constraints
spec_get_memory_map Get memory map regions
spec_get_constraints Get all hardware constraints
spec_search Search specs by keyword
spec_check_conflicts Check for pin collisions, bus conflicts, power budget violations
spec_suggest_experts Suggest spec expert profiles for the project
spec_export_for_arch Export specs as architectural constraints for ArchSwarm
spec_get_summary Get summary of all specs in a session

Supported Document Formats

  • PDF (requires pymupdf -- install with pip install spec-swarm-ai[pdf])
  • Plain text (.txt)
  • Markdown (.md)
  • reStructuredText (.rst)
  • CSV (.csv)

Expert Profiles

SpecSwarm includes 8 expert profiles for hardware specification analysis:

  • MCU Peripherals -- GPIO, clock tree, interrupts, DMA
  • Communication Protocols -- SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet
  • Power Management -- voltage rails, current budgets, sleep modes
  • Sensor Interfaces -- ADC, sampling, calibration, filtering
  • Motor Control -- PWM, H-bridge, encoders, FOC
  • Memory Layout -- flash/RAM partitioning, linker scripts, bootloader
  • Timing Constraints -- deadlines, watchdog, jitter, clock drift
  • Safety Requirements -- IEC 61508, redundancy, fail-safe design

Integration with Swarm Suite

SpecSwarm stores extracted specifications in swarm-kb, making them available to:

  • ArchSwarm -- hardware constraints inform architecture decisions
  • ReviewSwarm -- verify code against datasheet requirements
  • FixSwarm -- apply hardware-aware fixes

License

MIT

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