EDA Bridge Standard: one way for an AI to drive every PCB tool

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ Decisions so far (proposals from the KiCad and Fusion bridges, 2026-10-27; issue  ## Status +Version 0.31.3: the reference is Altium 0.2.89 (import_design and tool_update exact). Version 0.31.2: Fusion's 22 cloud verbs are listed in the platform tier (#29), outside the totals. Version 0.31.1: sch_no_connect, sch_label, sch_wire, place_parts, edit_tracks, model_check and extensions join from KiCad (#29), 263 verbs. Version 0.31.0: physical_properties, preferences, select_items and cancel_run join from Fusion (#29), 256 verbs; proposals may now carry the platform tier.

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Coverage: every standard verb on each bridge -Altium bridge 0.2.88 (the reference), KiCad bridge 1.0.98, Fusion 360 bridge 1.13.55. 100 verbs came from other bridges' proposals (tools/proposed/); they are marked *proposed*.+Altium bridge 0.2.89 (the reference), KiCad bridge 1.0.98, Fusion 360 bridge 1.13.55. 100 verbs came from other bridges' proposals (tools/proposed/); they are marked *proposed*. `exact` is the same job under the same or an equivalent name; `partial` does part of it or does it differently (`verbs/coverage.json` names what in `note`); `unsupported` answers `not_supported` for the whole job and is not counted; blank is missing. Generated by `tools/generate.py` from `verbs/coverage.json`; do not edit by hand. @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Wraps the EDA tool's own feature (its DRC, ERC, Gerbers, pours, Update PCB). Eve | `export_pdf` | Every sheet of a project as one PDF, plus on request the board's composite print, Altium's assembly drawings (top and bottom, designators on the parts) and... | `altium_export_pdf` | `kicad_export_pdf` | `fusion_export_pdf` (partial) | | `export_pos` *proposed* | Export the pick-and-place (component position, CPL) file of a board, optionally in a fab's assembly format (JLCPCB's columns). | `altium_export_pos` | `kicad_export_pos` | `fusion_export_pos` | | `export_step` | Headless STEP export of a board. Default lane 'outjob': Altium's own ExportSTEP output run from a throwaway project in %TEMP% that points at the board - no... | `altium_export_step` | `kicad_export_step` | `fusion_export_step` |-| `import_design` *proposed* | Bring a design from another tool into a NEW native design with the parts instantiated: an EAGLE .sch with its paired .brd, a KiCad project, or an Altium... | `altium_import_design` (partial) | `kicad_import_design` | `fusion_new_electronics_from_eagle` (partial) |+| `import_design` *proposed* | Bring a design from another tool into a NEW native design with the parts instantiated: an EAGLE .sch with its paired .brd, a KiCad project, or an Altium... | `altium_import_design` | `kicad_import_design` | `fusion_new_electronics_from_eagle` (partial) | | `import_step` *proposed* | Bring a STEP model in as 3D geometry placed with the board: an enclosure, a bracket or a mating part, for fit and clearance checks. Not a footprint's own... | `altium_import_step` | `kicad_import_step` | `fusion_import_step` | | `install_library` | Register a library file in Altium's Installed Libraries (IntegratedLibraryManager.InstallLibrary) so its parts appear in the Components panel. | `altium_install_library` | `kicad_install_library` | `fusion_install_library_bundle` (partial) | | `install_library_bundle` | One-click install of a wiki library bundle (zip of .SchLib/.PcbLib): unpack, register, open the library, prove it with a frame. | `altium_install_library_bundle` | `kicad_install_library_bundle` | `fusion_install_library_bundle` |@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Driving the application itself (launch, licence, dialogs, windows, views). Each | `simulate` *proposed* | Run a circuit simulation of the design's schematic and return the signals as data: an operating point, a DC sweep, an AC sweep or a transient, with the nets... | `altium_simulate` | `kicad_simulate` | `fusion_simulate` | | `state` | The whole picture in one call: licence state, windows, dialogs, a screenshot of every main/dialog window, and the agent's logical state (focused document,... | `altium_state` | `kicad_state` | `fusion_state` | | `status` | Is Altium running, licensed, and is the resident agent alive? | `altium_status` | `kicad_status` | `fusion_status` |-| `tool_update` *proposed* | The tool's own updates: check whether one is offered, apply it in the background when no work would be lost, or read or set automatic updating. | `altium_tool_update` (partial) | `kicad_tool_update` | `fusion_tool_update` |+| `tool_update` *proposed* | The tool's own updates: check whether one is offered, apply it in the background when no work would be lost, or read or set automatic updating. | `altium_tool_update` | `kicad_tool_update` | `fusion_tool_update` | | `uninstall` | Remove the bridge's own cache directory (agent workspaces, rendered agent scripts, the Altium 365 token file). Altium Designer and the user's designs are... | `altium_uninstall` | `kicad_uninstall` | `fusion_uninstall` | | `verb_times` *proposed* | Measured run times of this bridge's verbs on this machine: per verb the count, p50, p90, max, last and failures, from its own run log, slowest p90 first. | `altium_verb_times` | `kicad_verb_times` | `fusion_verb_times` | | `window_info` | Altium's top-level windows plus any open dialogs, without screenshots. The cheap way to ask 'is a modal blocking the engine?'. | `altium_window_info` | `kicad_window_info` | `fusion_window_info` |

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ {   "slug": "eda-bridge-standard",-  "version": "0.31.2",+  "version": "0.31.3",   "type": "skill",   "title": "EDA Bridge Standard: one way for an AI to drive every PCB tool",   "description": "The standard every Adom EDA bridge follows so one AI can drive Altium, KiCad, Fusion 360 and any future PCB tool the same way: shared verb names in tiers, the board model JSON, reply and refusal conventions, and a coverage table of each bridge against the Altium reference.",

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ {- "standard": "0.31.2",+ "standard": "0.31.3",  "reference": {   "bridge": "altium",-  "version": "0.2.88"+  "version": "0.2.89"  },  "proposed": 100,  "compared": {@@ -2150,8 +2150,7 @@    "source": "proposed",    "altium": {     "verb": "altium_import_design",-    "match": "partial",-    "note": "format kicad only; eagle refused by name until 0.2.89"+    "match": "exact"    },    "kicad": {     "verb": "kicad_import_design",@@ -4470,8 +4469,7 @@    "source": "proposed",    "altium": {     "verb": "altium_tool_update",-    "match": "partial",-    "note": "check reports each install's build; offered stays null where the Extensions page has no builds in UIA; apply refused by name"+    "match": "exact"    },    "kicad": {     "verb": "kicad_tool_update",

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ {- "standard": "0.31.2",+ "standard": "0.31.3",  "reference": {   "bridge": "altium",-  "version": "0.2.88"+  "version": "0.2.89"  },  "proposed": 100,  "compared": {