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kicad-library-install

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by adom

Install/register a KiCad symbol or footprint library, and hand-generate .kicad_sch / .kicad_mod / .kicad_sym files, without silently corrupting the user's setup. Covers the five silent failure modes (lib tables rewritten on exit, UTF-8 BOM, lib_symbols sub-unit naming, 3D model Z datum, footprint name/filename mismatch) and the headless kicad-cli verification loop.

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How an AI finds this repo: the auto-discovery snippet from page.json, self-tested against the live discovery search.

Snippet

discovery_triggers
install kicad libraryregister footprint libraryadd library to kicadfootprint not foundCannot add U1 footprint not foundFailed to load schematiclibrary table UNINITIALIZEDfp-lib-tablesym-lib-table3d model inside the boardmodel sunk into the pcbstep z offset kicadgenerate a kicad schematicwrite a kicad_mod
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The five KiCad library/file traps that produce no useful error message - plus the headless kicad-cli loop that catches every one of them before the user ever sees a broken project.

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sample_prompts
Install a libraryInstall this symbol and footprint library into my KiCad
Footprint not foundKiCad says Cannot add U1 (footprint not found) but the file is right there
Model sunk in boardThe 3D model is sitting inside the PCB instead of on top of it

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