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KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

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Reference implementation of the KiCad bridge: multi-instance Python server, forward path via kicad-cli, reverse path via in-process plugin. Most complex of the three bundled bridges.

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docs: add Demo section with the live editor-tour video

John Lauer ·044203512a ·3mo ago ·parent 9a3a2a2
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@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ KiCad is the user's **host app**. The bridge *detects* an existing KiCad and, if  --- +## Demo — live editor tour (real screen recording)++[![KiCad bridge live demo](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-demo-poster.png)](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-demo.mp4)++**▶ [Watch the demo](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-demo.mp4)** — the bridge driving real KiCad on a Windows VM: **select** a footprint and **zoom** the copper in the PCB editor, **rotate** the assembled board in 3D, then tour the schematic, symbol, and footprint editors. Genuine screen recording of the live windows (zoom / select / 3D rotation), not animated stills.++---+ ## How it fits together  The bridge is a `spawn.kind: python` process AD launches on the user's machine (`entrypoint: