# aklofas/kicad-happy

AI coding agent skills for KiCad electronics design. Works with Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Analyze schematics, review PCB layouts, EMC pre-compliance, SPICE simulation, download datasheets, source components, and prep boards for fabrication.

Repository: https://github.com/aklofas/kicad-happy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kicad-happy
Homepage: https://github.com/aklofas/kicad-happy
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-skills, claude-code, design-review, eda, electronics, hardware-design, kicad, kicad-pcb, pcb-design, schematic-analysis, codex, openai-codex, bom-management, digikey, gerber, jlcpcb, emc, signal-integrity, spice-simulation, emc-compliance
Last push: 2026-08-20T23:05:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 177, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 16.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1018, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.989084+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of AI coding agent skills that turn Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and similar agents into KiCad electronics design assistants. It parses schematics, PCB layouts, and Gerbers into structured data to catch design bugs before fabrication.

## Use cases
- analyze my kicad schematic for errors
- review my pcb layout before ordering boards
- check emc pre-compliance for my board
- run spice simulation on my circuit
- download datasheets for my components
- source components and build a bom
- prepare gerbers for jlcpcb fabrication
- automated design review on pull requests

## When to choose
- you design hardware in KiCad and want AI-assisted design review
- you want to catch schematic or layout bugs before paying for PCB fabrication
- you use Claude Code, Codex, or similar agents and want electronics expertise
- you need automated PR reviews of hardware changes via GitHub Actions

## When to avoid
- you use EDA tools other than KiCad like Altium or Eagle
- you need guaranteed-correct compliance certification rather than pre-compliance heuristics
- you don't use AI coding agents and prefer standalone EDA tooling
- you need a GUI-based design review tool

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, parser, machine-learning, documentation, testing
- domain: hardware, developer-tools, artificial-intelligence
- platform: python, cli
- tags: kicad, pcb-design, schematic-analysis, ai-agent-skills, claude-code, openai-codex, emc-precompliance, spice-simulation, gerber-review, bom-management, hardware-design-review, github-action, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- aklofas/kicad-happy (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.989084+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:09:27.193609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aklofas/kicad-happy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.989084+00:00, sha 5c91a33861e8)
  - homepage: https://github.com/aklofas/kicad-happy (fetched 2026-08-29T13:09:47.840347+00:00, sha 0358b4320c69)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.