
Do you currently pay for GPT or Claude??
I’ve been working on a workflow where you unzip the KiCad Engine folder, open it in VS Code, and let Claude, Codex, or another AI coding assistant interact with your KiCad project.
The idea is that AI can help create, edit, and verify visual schematics and PCBs inside KiCad, while you still use the normal KiCad desktop app.
Everything stays local, including:
- Project memory and history
- Footprint libraries
- Symbol libraries
- KiCad files
- AI-readable project context
You keep working in KiCad, but the AI can handle the easier or repetitive parts through the KiCad Engine workflow.
Repo:
https://github.com/swayerloren/KICAD_ENGINE#kicad-engine