# KiCAD MCP Server 2.0 - Rebuild Status
**Last Updated:** October 25, 2025
**Current Phase:** Week 1 - Foundation & Linux Compatibility
**Overall Status:** 🟢 **ON TRACK**
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## 📊 Quick Stats
| Category | Progress |
|----------|----------|
| **Week 1 (Foundation)** | 80% ████████░░ |
| **Week 2-3 (IPC API)** | 0% ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| **Week 4 (Performance)** | 0% ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| **Week 5-8 (AI Features)** | 0% ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| **Week 9-11 (Workflows)** | 0% ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| **Week 12 (Launch)** | 0% ░░░░░░░░░░ |
| **Overall Progress** | 7% █░░░░░░░░░ |
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## ✅ Completed (Week 1 Session 1)
### Infrastructure ✅
- [x] GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
- [x] Pytest testing framework
- [x] Cross-platform path utilities
- [x] Development documentation (CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [x] Platform-specific config templates
- [x] Requirements management (requirements.txt)
### Documentation ✅
- [x] Linux compatibility audit
- [x] 12-week rebuild plan
- [x] Session summary reports
- [x] Developer onboarding guide
### Code Quality ✅
- [x] Platform helper utility (300 lines)
- [x] Unit tests (20+ tests)
- [x] Type hints throughout
- [x] Black/MyPy configuration
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## 🔄 In Progress (Week 1)
### Testing
- [ ] Test on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with KiCAD 9.0
- [ ] Run full pytest suite
- [ ] Validate CI/CD pipeline
### Documentation
- [ ] Update README.md with Linux instructions
- [ ] Add troubleshooting guide
- [ ] Create installation scripts
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## ⏳ Up Next (Week 2-3)
### IPC API Migration (Critical)
- [ ] Install kicad-python package
- [ ] Create API abstraction layer
- [ ] Port project.py to IPC
- [ ] Port component.py to IPC
- [ ] Port routing.py to IPC
- [ ] Side-by-side testing (SWIG vs IPC)
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## 🎯 Key Milestones
| Milestone | Target Date | Status |
|-----------|-------------|--------|
| Linux compatibility complete | Week 1 | 🟡 80% |
| IPC API migration complete | Week 3 | ⚪ Not started |
| JLCPCB integration live | Week 5 | ⚪ Not started |
| Digikey integration live | Week 6 | ⚪ Not started |
| BOM management system | Week 7 | ⚪ Not started |
| Design patterns library | Week 8 | ⚪ Not started |
| Guided workflows | Week 9 | ⚪ Not started |
| Public beta release | Week 12 | ⚪ Not started |
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## 📁 Project Structure
```
kicad-mcp-server/
├── ✅ .github/workflows/ci.yml # CI/CD pipeline
├── ✅ config/*-config.example.json # Platform configs
├── ✅ docs/ # Documentation
│ ├── LINUX_COMPATIBILITY_AUDIT.md
│ ├── WEEK1_SESSION1_SUMMARY.md
│ └── REBUILD_PLAN.md (in parent docs)
├── ✅ python/utils/platform_helper.py # Cross-platform utilities
├── ✅ tests/test_platform_helper.py # Unit tests
├── ✅ CONTRIBUTING.md # Developer guide
├── ✅ pytest.ini # Pytest config
├── ✅ requirements.txt # Python deps
├── ✅ requirements-dev.txt # Dev deps
├── ⏳ python/integrations/ # Future: JLCPCB/Digikey
└── ⏳ Dockerfile # Future: Testing container
```
**Legend:**
- ✅ Complete
- 🔄 In progress
- ⏳ Planned
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## 🚀 How to Get Started
### For Contributors
```bash
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/kicad-mcp-server.git
cd kicad-mcp-server
# 2. Install dependencies
npm install
pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
# 3. Build
npm run build
# 4. Run tests
pytest
```
### For Users (Ubuntu)
```bash
# 1. Install KiCAD 9.0
sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:kicad/kicad-9.0-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y kicad kicad-libraries
# 2. Follow setup in README.md (to be updated)
```
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## 📞 Contact & Support
- **GitHub Issues:** Report bugs and request features
- **GitHub Discussions:** Ask questions and share ideas
- **Documentation:** See CONTRIBUTING.md
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## 🎉 Recent Achievements
### October 25, 2025
- ✅ Created comprehensive 12-week rebuild plan
- ✅ Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD
- ✅ Built cross-platform path utilities
- ✅ Created 20+ unit tests
- ✅ Documented Linux compatibility issues
- ✅ Created developer onboarding guide
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## 🔮 Vision
Transform KiCAD MCP Server into the **best AI-assisted PCB design tool** for hobbyists:
> "I want to build a WiFi temperature sensor with ESP32."
>
> AI responds: "I'll help you design that! I'm selecting components from JLCPCB's basic parts library (free assembly), creating the schematic, optimizing the BOM for cost, and generating a board layout. Total cost estimate: $12 for 5 boards assembled."
**That's the dream. Let's build it!** 🚀
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**Next Session:** Linux testing + README updates
**Status:** 🟢 Ready to continue
**Morale:** 🎉 High
