DESIGN.md@docA

DESIGN.md@doc from avatarsd/kiskill is a DESIGN.md file: the design rules coding agents follow in that repo.

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mdr add avatarsd/kiskill/doc/DESIGN.md@git:20261018.c096caf

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Kind
DESIGN.md file
Repository
avatarsd/kiskill
Path
doc/DESIGN.md
Versions recorded
6
Latest version
git:20261018.c096caf, committed Oct 18, 2026
First version recorded
Jun 11, 2026
Size
7,616 bytes
Repository stars
7
License
MIT

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What the file says

# Design — KiCad agent skill pack

Goal: an agent manipulates ANY KiCad project through small, definitive,
individually-verifiable operations — with visual feedback (renders, diffs)
flowing back to the agent at every step.

## 1. Architecture

```
kicad_lib/
  sexp.py     lossless quote-aware s-expression parse/serialize (own impl;
              kiutils' fixed dataclass schema breaks on new format versions,
              kicad-skip is REPL-oriented; we need format-version tolerance);
              byte-identical for sch/sym/mod AND pcb (two pts dialects +
              col-72 token wrap, mirrors KiCad's shared prettifier)
  geom.py     1.27 mm grid, rotation/mirror math, pin world positions
  (model.py was folded into cli.probe + sexp helpers — no module)
  verify.py   geometric verifier — hard rules, run before every write
  index.py    component index: flatpak libs + project libs → sqlite FTS
  source.py   internet sourcing: easyeda2kicad (LCSC), SnapEDA/UL zip
              import, sym-lib-table/fp-lib-table registration
  diff.py     triple diff: pixel (render A/B → red/green composite),
              semantic (tree diff: symbols/nets added/moved/removed),
…

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How to install

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mdr add avatarsd/kiskill/doc/DESIGN.md@sha256:e4e355b711bc3e8e

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  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (7616 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

avatarsd/kiskill · 7 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ju4oootk7bkulzgx
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=avatarsd/kiskill/doc/DESIGN.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e4e355b711bc3e8e6d06c1caf94a6ac38d84841085933b2fd917e7dc07bfc4ec

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