adom-wiki pkg install adom-footprint

# Create a footprint from pad JSON (stdin or --file)
echo '{"footprintName":"R_0402","pads":[...]}' | adom-footprint create --out R_0402

# Preview an existing .kicad_mod as a themed viewer
adom-footprint preview --file R_0402/R_0402.kicad_mod

# Run the live app (AI-drivable: /state, /load, /eval, /console)
adom-footprint serve --port 8783 --file R_0402/R_0402.kicad_mod

# Fetch the source bundle from the wiki
adom-wiki repo clone adom-footprint         # downloads + unpacks the repo

cargo build --release                 # standalone — only needs Rust + cargo
cargo test --release                  # runs the golden-file parity tests
cp target/release/adom-footprint ~/.local/bin/

# adom-footprint

Standalone Rust CLI + live app for **KiCad PCB footprints**. Generates
`.kicad_mod` files natively in Rust, renders them as dark-themed SVGs through the
shared **service-kicad** container, and serves an AI-drivable live viewer.
No Node, no local KiCad install.

![The adom-footprint live app — the chip-fetcher library rail on the left, the footprint canvas in the middle, and a docked details panel (Layers, Text placement, and a 3D chip preview) on the right](docs/screenshot-viewer.png)

*The live app: browse the whole chip-fetcher library on the left (filter / ↑↓ / click, or deep-link with `?mpn=`); on the right, a docked details panel with Layers, the text-placement editor, and a 3D chip preview + specs so you can see exactly which part you're on.*

![The text-placement editor with Auto-layout, per-tool naming, undo/redo, an "Auto-layout on open" checkbox, and a Save-to-library button](docs/screenshot-editor.png)

*Place the RefDes/Value text: one-click Auto-layout clears the pads (and normalizes the size), or drag/nudge it yourself — with undo and per-EDA naming (KiCad Reference/Value · Altium Designator/Comment · …). **Save** writes it back to the library `.kicad_mod` (original backed up to `.orig`); tick **Auto-layout on open** to sweep the whole library, auto-saving as you go.*

![The paste-dots layer — 300µm solder-paste dispensing positions on every pad](docs/screenshot-paste-dots.png)

*The paste-dots layer: 300µm solder-paste dispensing positions, computed for every footprint (off by default).*

## What it does

- **Generate** `.kicad_mod` natively in Rust from structured pad data — pads
  (rect/roundrect/circle, rotation, custom layers), body outline, and courtyard.
- **Render** the footprint to a cropped, dark-themed SVG via service-kicad
  (`POST /kicad/pcb/export/svg`) by wrapping it in a minimal one-footprint board
  at page center — the same render path chip-fetcher uses, so thumbnail and app
  match.
- **Serve** a live, AI-drivable app: the frontend stays connected to the Rust
  server (`GET /state` poller + `POST /eval` channel), so the AI can push a new
  footprint, hot-patch the UI, or read the console in real time.

## Install

```
adom-wiki pkg install adom-footprint
```

## Quick start

```bash
# Create a footprint from pad JSON (stdin or --file)
echo '{"footprintName":"R_0402","pads":[...]}' | adom-footprint create --out R_0402

# Preview an existing .kicad_mod as a themed viewer
adom-footprint preview --file R_0402/R_0402.kicad_mod

# Run the live app (AI-drivable: /state, /load, /eval, /console)
adom-footprint serve --port 8783 --file R_0402/R_0402.kicad_mod
```

Open the served app through the Adom proxy URL
(`https://<slug>.adom.cloud/proxy/8783/`), never `localhost:8783` — the webview
renders outside the container.

## CLI reference

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| `create --file <json> [--out <dir>]` | Generate `.kicad_mod` + SVG + viewer HTML from pad JSON |
| `preview --file <kicad_mod> [--out <dir>]` | Render an existing footprint to a themed viewer |
| `serve [--port 8783] [--file <kicad_mod>]` | Run the live AI-drivable app server |

## Architecture

Pure Rust. Footprint generation (`src/fp_gen.rs`) is **verified against golden
files** in `tests/` (e.g. `R_0402.kicad_mod`, byte-for-byte). The only network
dependency is **service-kicad** for SVG rendering — a lightweight proxy to the
shared KiCad-10 container, so nothing installs KiCad locally. The live app
server (`src/server.rs`) follows the Adom app-creator contract: `GET /state`,
`POST /load`, `POST /eval` + `GET /eval/pending` + `POST /eval/:id/result`,
`GET/POST /console`, `POST /shutdown`, `GET /favicon.svg`, and best-effort HD
port registration.

## Build from source

The full source ships on the wiki app page — anyone in the community can build
it locally:

```bash
# Fetch the source bundle from the wiki
adom-wiki repo clone adom-footprint         # downloads + unpacks the repo

cargo build --release                 # standalone — only needs Rust + cargo
cargo test --release                  # runs the golden-file parity tests
cp target/release/adom-footprint ~/.local/bin/
```

The only runtime dependency is network access to a service-kicad endpoint
(`KICAD_SERVICE_API`, defaults to the shared container).

## Contribute back via pull request

adom-footprint is public, source included. To propose a change:

1. `adom-wiki repo clone adom-footprint` to get the repo.
2. Make your change and run `cargo test --release` (keep the golden tests green).
3. Open a pull request against the wiki page for `adom-footprint`.

> **Note:** real PR support on wiki.adom.inc is in progress. Until it lands,
> send patches or a branch link to the maintainers and they will apply it.

## Wiki

https://wiki.adom.inc/apps/adom-footprint