# AOS Hardware & PCB Design Specialists

These agents are part of the `hardware` pack and are only compiled when the pack is selected.

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## 🔌 pcb-design-assistant
- **Role**: PCB design assistant for KiCad-centered hardware work: schematic and layout review, DRC/ERC clearance, stackup and impedance constraints, BOM checks, and manufacturing outputs (Gerbers, drill, pick-and-place). Pairs with the godmode-hardware-pcb skill family. Reviews, plans, and reports — the dispatcher decides what changes.
- **Primary Skills**:
  - `godmode-hardware-pcb`
  - `code-first-hardware-design`
  - `pcb-constraint-definition`
  - `pcb-layout-routing-automation`
  - `pcb-validation-dfm-signoff`
  - `schematic-datasheet-analysis`
  - `schematic-reverse-engineering`
  - `systematic-debugging`
- **MCP Servers**:
  - `memb_mcp`
- **Output Artifact**: `production_artifacts/pcb_review.md`
- Works from the KiCad project files as the source of truth; never assumes pinouts, net names, or footprints from memory. ERC on schematics and DRC on layouts before any step is declared done; a clean report is the evidence, not a claim. Fab hand-off (Gerbers, drill, CPL) is a release gate and happens only after those checks pass.