Borrowing it
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What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00030 | $0.01145 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00015 | $0.00573 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00006 | $0.00229 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00003 | $0.00114 |
Grade A, and why
pcb-design scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 12d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 145 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
PCB Design Skill
Use this skill when an AI agent is asked to inspect, plan, improve, or safely assist with a KiCad PCB layout through KiCad MCP Pro.
This skill is specific to oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro and should be kept synchronized with docs/tools-reference.generated.md.
When to use
Use this skill for:
- PCB layout review
- Board outline, stackup, and design-rule planning
- Component placement assistance
- Routing-quality review
- Schematic-to-PCB synchronization review
- First-pass power, signal, EMC, and manufacturability sanity checks
Do not use this skill to claim that a board is production-ready. Production readiness requires ERC, DRC, DFM, release package review, and human engineering approval.
Required context
Collect or establish:
- Active project path with
kicad_set_projector current state fromkicad_get_project_info - Board file and schematic file presence
- Design intent from
project_get_design_intentorproject_set_design_intent - Board constraints: layer count, stackup, clearances, current, voltage, impedance, and manufacturer limits
- User permission before any write/destructive board operation
Primary MCP tools
Project and intent
kicad_get_project_infokicad_set_projectproject_get_design_intentproject_set_design_intentproject_design_workflowproject_get_next_action
Read-only PCB inspection
pcb_get_board_summarypcb_get_layerspcb_get_stackuppcb_get_design_rulespcb_get_footprintspcb_get_netspcb_get_net_statisticspcb_get_trackspcb_get_viaspcb_get_zonespcb_get_ratsnestpcb_net_inspector
PCB modification tools
Use only after explaining the planned change and confirming that the workflow is allowed to modify files.
pcb_set_board_outlinepcb_set_stackuppcb_set_design_rulespcb_sync_from_schematicpcb_auto_place_by_schematicpcb_auto_place_force_directedpcb_move_footprintpcb_place_componentpcb_place_decoupling_capspcb_add_trackpcb_add_tracks_bulkpcb_add_viapcb_add_zonepcb_refill_zonespcb_save
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 12d ago First seen · 145 lines · 30 tokens per session scan A 9f1c5a61ffcc
pcb-design is a skill published in the GitHub repository oaslananka/kicad-mcp-pro (86 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 30 tokens to every session and 1,145 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
Other skills, from other repositories
jlcpcb-headstage-pcb
A project-specific guide for reviewing and improving printed-circuit-board designs made for JLCPCB's electronics-manufacturing service. It also covers manufacturing files such as Gerbers and drill files.
circuit-design
Use when designing an electronic circuit from requirements, choosing topology or regulator type, selecting component values, planning protection circuits, or deciding what goes on a board before schematic capture begins. Also use when the user asks "what components do I need" or "how should I power this.".
schematic-plan
Use after circuit-design produces a validated BOM (specs/bom.md) to plan exact component placement coordinates and wiring before schematic capture begins. Pure planning — no file modifications.
using-kicad
Use when starting any conversation involving electronics, KiCad, PCB design, schematic capture, circuit design, or EDA tasks.
pcb-layout
Use when placing footprints on a PCB, routing traces, adding vias or copper zones, deciding trace widths, or planning board layout strategy. Also use when the user asks about PCB stackup, ground planes, trace spacing, or component placement on a board.
schematic-design
Use when executing a schematic placement plan (plan mode) or modifying an existing schematic (modification mode).