KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

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@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ {   "manifest_version": 1,   "name": "kicad",-  "version": "0.9.89",-  "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.89/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.89.zip",-  "sha256": "b87fcfd194b84814d8530441d0cf827bc13741275e98207159558419c5044f70",-  "size": 384185,+  "version": "0.9.90",+  "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.90/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.90.zip",+  "sha256": "c7a69fa43582c41d071b8d4168f5696f0ab9e736e90351b737babc43c8ab4171",+  "size": 384541,   "verbPrefixes": [     "kicad_"   ],   "healthEndpoint": "/status",-  "released_at": "2026-08-14T18:35:39Z",+  "released_at": "2026-08-14T18:37:30Z",   "hero": "https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/kicad-bridge/kicad-hero.png",   "languages": [     "Python",

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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@   "manifest_version": 1,   "name": "kicad",   "displayName": "KiCad EDA",-  "version": "0.9.89",+  "version": "0.9.90",   "description": "Reverse bridge for KiCad \u2014 board/schematic introspection, lint via kicad-cli, plugin install, multi-instance probe, in-process DRC.",   "homepage": "https://wiki.adom.inc/adom/adom-bridge",   "author": "Adom Inc.",

@@ -616,6 +616,39 @@ def handle_open_footprint_editor(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:         except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except             pathways_tried.append(f"uia-error:{type(e).__name__}") +        # Tier 1.75 (v0.9.90, cold-start fix): the plugin tier (WM_COMMAND 20013)+        # ran BEFORE the project manager existed, so on a cold box it never got a+        # chance. The PM we just launched binds its plugin within seconds+        # (kicad.exe is the one process that reliably does — issue #21), so WAIT+        # for it and retry the menu command.+        if not fp_hwnd:+            try:+                from handlers.bridge_client import _resolve_plugin, try_wm_command_via_bridge+                deadline = time.monotonic() + 20.0+                info = None+                while time.monotonic() < deadline:+                    info, err = _resolve_plugin("kicad")+                    if err is None and info:+                        break+                    time.sleep(1.0)+                if info:+                    t175 = try_wm_command_via_bridge(+                        exe_name="kicad", menu_id=KICAD_FOOTPRINT_EDITOR_CMD_ID, frame_index=0,+                    )+                    pathways_tried.append(+                        "plugin-postlaunch" if t175.get("success")+                        else f"plugin-postlaunch-failed:{t175.get('errorCode','')}")+                    if t175.get("success"):+                        for _ in range(16):+                            time.sleep(0.5)+                            fp_hwnd = _find_footprint_editor()+                            if fp_hwnd:+                                break+                else:+                    pathways_tried.append("plugin-postlaunch-no-plugin")+            except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except+                pathways_tried.append(f"plugin-postlaunch-error:{type(e).__name__}")+         # Tier 2: legacy launcher-icon click — DISABLED BY DEFAULT. It MOVES the         # user's mouse cursor (SetCursorPos) and needs the manager foregrounded, so         # it hijacks the desktop mid-work. The bridge must never do that (John,@@ -634,7 +667,7 @@ def handle_open_footprint_editor(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:         else:             pathways_tried.append("icon_click_skipped_background_mode") -        if not opened:+        if not opened and not fp_hwnd:             return {                 "success": False,                 "error": "Could not open the Footprint Editor via the background (plugin) path.",