The help text of each command as the binary prints it. A project is the current directory unless a command takes a path or -p.
Project
agentee new
Write a starter board, symbol, footprint, schematic, layout or sim
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Write a starter board, symbol, footprint, schematic, layout or sim
Usage: agentee new [OPTIONS] <KIND> <NAME>
Arguments:
<KIND> [possible values: board, symbol, footprint, schematic, layout, sim]
<NAME>
Options:
-d, --dir <DIR>
--kind <SIM_KIND> The sim to start from: an FDTD run of a layout, or a logic sim of a schematic [default: fdtd] [possible values: fdtd, logic]
-h, --help Print help
agentee check
Load every board, symbol and footprint under PATH and report problems
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Load every board, symbol and footprint under PATH and report problems
Usage: agentee check [OPTIONS] [PATH]
Arguments:
[PATH] [default: .]
Options:
--item <ITEM> Only this item
--info Also print info notes
--json
-h, --help Print help
agentee list
List the items in a project
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List the items in a project
Usage: agentee list [PATH]
Arguments:
[PATH] [default: .]
Options:
-h, --help Print help
agentee show
Print the resolved model of one item as JSON
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Print the resolved model of one item as JSON
Usage: agentee show [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
-h, --help Print help
agentee render
Render an item to PNG as the viewer draws it
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Render an item to PNG as the viewer draws it
Usage: agentee render [OPTIONS] --out <OUT> <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
-o, --out <OUT>
--width <WIDTH> [default: 1400]
--height <HEIGHT> [default: 900]
--scale <SCALE> Pixels per point [default: 1]
--unit <UNIT> [default: 1]
--canvas-only Only the drawing, no side panels
--hidden-pins
--show <SHOW> Layers to turn on, comma separated (F.Fab,F.Mask,In1.Cu)
--hide <HIDE> Layers to turn off, comma separated
--region <REGION> Zoom to x0,y0,x1,y1 in mm
-h, --help Print help
agentee view
Open the viewer, it reloads when files change
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Open the viewer, it reloads when files change
Usage: agentee view [OPTIONS] [PATH]
Arguments:
[PATH] [default: .]
Options:
--select <SELECT>
--3d Open layouts in the 3D view
-h, --help Print help
agentee docs
Print the file format reference
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Print the file format reference
Usage: agentee docs
Options:
-h, --help Print help
Editing
agentee edit
Edit a schematic, layout or board with commands instead of writing TOML by hand
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Edit a schematic, layout or board with commands instead of writing TOML by hand
Every edit takes the item name and a command. `agentee edit sch help` lists them with their arguments. A list of commands also works: `agentee edit sch -` reads them from stdin, one per line, and `agentee edit sch FILE` from a file, one load, one check at the end. It rewrites the TOML, keeps the comments and layout of the file, and prints the check report of the files it touched.
Pin references are REF.PIN, by number (U1.3) or by a unique pin name (U1.VCC). The pin numbers that came back are in the JSON facts.
Usage: agentee edit [OPTIONS] <TARGET> <NAME> [ARGS]...
Arguments:
<TARGET>
schematic, layout or board
[possible values: sch, pcb, board]
<NAME>
Item name, `-` for stdin, a script file, or a command
[ARGS]...
Arguments of the command
Options:
--list
List the item's parts and nets, or its tracks, vias and zones
--json
-h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
agentee edit sch help
agentee edit sch ITEM COMMAND [args] (sch = sch:NAME, pcb = pcb:NAME)
agentee edit sch - commands on stdin, one per line
agentee edit sch FILE commands from a file; the project needs exactly one schematic for this
add REF SYMBOL [VALUE] [--footprint FP] [--at X,Y] [--rotation 90] [--mirror] [--unit 2] [--dnp] [--field key=value]
remove REF ... or remove net NAME ...
move REF X,Y [--rotation 90] [--mirror] [--unit 2]
set REF [VALUE] [--value V] [--footprint FP] [--unit 2] [--dnp] [--clear dnp,footprint] [--field k=v]
net NAME [REF.PIN ...] [--class Power] [--style power|label] [--sheet NAME]
connect REF.PIN ... NET
disconnect REF.PIN ...
nc REF.PIN ...
unnc REF.PIN ...
note TEXT ...
agentee edit pcb help
agentee edit pcb ITEM COMMAND [args] (sch = sch:NAME, pcb = pcb:NAME)
agentee edit pcb - commands on stdin, one per line
agentee edit pcb FILE commands from a file; the project needs exactly one layout for this
place REF [X,Y] [--rotation 90] [--bottom] [--locked]
unplace REF ...
track NET LAYER X,Y X,Y ... [--width 0.2mm]
untrack NET | X,Y X,Y ...
via NET X,Y [--via std] [--count 1] [--pitch 1.2,0]
unvia NET X,Y | NET ...
zone NET [--layers F.Cu,In1.Cu] [--outline X,Y ...] [--priority 1] [--clearance 0.25] [--min-width 0.15mm] [--min-island-area 2.0] [--pad-connection solid|relief|none] [--relief-gap 0.3mm] [--spoke-width 0.3mm] [--relief-tht-only]
unzone NET ...
pair NET+ NET- [--max-skew 1mm]
text STRING [--layer F.SilkS] [--at X,Y] [--size 1.0] [--rotation 90] [--locked]
fanout REF [--via bga] [--skip-rings 2] [--always GND] [--skip A1] [--nets GND,3V3] [--exclude C2?]
stitch NET [--via std] [--pitch 2.5mm] [--fence RF_*] [--offset 0.5mm] [--margin 0.6mm] [--outline X,Y ...]
watermark [--at X,Y] [--layer B.SilkS] [--rotation 90] [--hide]
test [--nets 3V3,*RST*] [--exclude LED_*] [--side B] [--through-holes] [--no-vias] [--min-test-pad 1.0mm]
board NAME
schematic NAME
agentee edit board help
agentee edit board ITEM COMMAND [args] (sch = sch:NAME, pcb = pcb:NAME)
agentee edit board - commands on stdin, one per line
agentee edit board FILE commands from a file; the project needs exactly one board for this
class NAME [--track-width 0.2mm] [--clearance 0.2mm] [--via std] [--current 1A] [--max-temp-rise 10C] [--impedance 50ohm] [--impedance-tolerance 10%] [--solver field] [--diff-gap 0.15mm] [--coplanar-gap 0.2mm] [--layers F.Cu] [--max-skew 1mm] [--max-uncoupled 1mm] [--neckdown 1mm] [--width LAYER=WIDTH ...] [--description TEXT]
unclass NAME ...
via NAME [--drill 0.3mm] [--diameter 0.6mm] [--type through|blind|buried|microvia] [--from F.Cu] [--to B.Cu] [--fill filled_capped] [--drill-kind laser] [--stacked] [--skip] [--cost 2.0] [--backdrill-from L] [--backdrill-to L] [--backdrill-diameter 0.4mm]
unvia NAME ...
outline [--size W,H] [--corner-radius 1mm] [--origin X,Y] [--point X,Y ...]
cutout [--size W,H] [--origin X,Y] [--point X,Y ...]
stackup [--preset NAME] [--finish ENIG] [--mask-color green] [--silk-color white] [--roughness 1um] [--layer kind:name:thickness ...]
Parts
agentee search
Search KiCad library names; every word must match Library:Name
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Search KiCad library names; every word must match Library:Name
Usage: agentee search [OPTIONS] <KIND> [QUERY]...
Arguments:
<KIND>
Possible values:
- symbol
- footprint
- board: A whole .kicad_pcb: board, layout, a netlist schematic, footprints and pin symbols
[QUERY]...
Options:
--limit <LIMIT>
[default: 40]
-h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
agentee import
Import from the installed KiCad libraries
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Import from the installed KiCad libraries
Usage: agentee import [OPTIONS] <KIND> <SPEC>
Arguments:
<KIND>
Possible values:
- symbol
- footprint
- board: A whole .kicad_pcb: board, layout, a netlist schematic, footprints and pin symbols
<SPEC>
Library:Name, a .kicad_sym path with :Name, or a .kicad_mod path
Options:
-d, --dir <DIR>
--with-footprint
With a symbol, also import its default footprint
--footprint <FOOTPRINT>
With a symbol, import this footprint (Library:Name) and link it
--footprint-dir <FOOTPRINT_DIR>
Where footprints go when importing with a symbol
[default: footprints]
--force
-h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
agentee models
Download the KiCad 3D models (VRML) the project's footprints name, for the 3D view
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Download the KiCad 3D models (VRML) the project's footprints name, for the 3D view
Usage: agentee models [PATH]
Arguments:
[PATH] [default: .]
Options:
-h, --help Print help
Board and traces
agentee stackups
List the fab stackup presets a board's `stackup.preset` can name, or print one
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List the fab stackup presets a board's `stackup.preset` can name, or print one
Usage: agentee stackups [OPTIONS] [NAME]
Arguments:
[NAME] Print this preset's layers as JSON
Options:
--fab <FAB> jlcpcb, pcbway or generic
--layers <LAYERS> Copper layer count
--thickness <THICKNESS> Finished thickness in mm, matched within 10%
--search <SEARCH> Substring of the name or description, like 1080 or 2oz
--json
-h, --help Print help
agentee calc
Trace calculators
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Trace calculators
Usage: agentee calc <COMMAND>
Commands:
trace-width Minimum track width for a current (IPC-2221)
serpentine Meander points that add length to a straight segment
field Solve the trace cross-section on the GPU (2D field solver)
impedance Impedance on a board layer, or the width for a target
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Options:
-h, --help Print help
agentee calc trace-width
Minimum track width for a current (IPC-2221)
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Minimum track width for a current (IPC-2221)
Usage: agentee calc trace-width [OPTIONS] --current <CURRENT>
Options:
--current <CURRENT>
--copper <COPPER> [default: 1oz]
--rise <RISE> [default: 10C]
--internal
-h, --help Print help
agentee calc impedance
Impedance on a board layer, or the width for a target
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Impedance on a board layer, or the width for a target
Usage: agentee calc impedance [OPTIONS]
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--board <BOARD>
--layer <LAYER>
--width <WIDTH>
--gap <GAP>
--coplanar-gap <COPLANAR_GAP> Gap to the ground pour either side (grounded coplanar, outer layers)
--target <TARGET>
--h <H> Dielectric height for a bare microstrip, instead of a board
--er <ER>
--t <T>
-h, --help Print help
agentee calc field
Solve the trace cross-section on the GPU (2D field solver)
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Solve the trace cross-section on the GPU (2D field solver)
Usage: agentee calc field [OPTIONS]
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--board <BOARD>
--layer <LAYER> [default: F.Cu]
--width <WIDTH>
--netclass <NETCLASS> Take width and gaps from this net class
--gap <GAP>
--coplanar-gap <COPLANAR_GAP>
--no-mask Leave off the solder mask the stackup puts over outer layers
--fine
--sweep <SWEEP> Loss sweep START,STOP,POINTS (log spaced), e.g. 10MHz,20GHz,21
-h, --help Print help
agentee calc serpentine
Meander points that add length to a straight segment
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Meander points that add length to a straight segment
Usage: agentee calc serpentine [OPTIONS] --from <FROM> --to <TO> --add <ADD>
Options:
--from <FROM> Segment start x,y in mm
--to <TO> Segment end x,y in mm
--add <ADD> Length to add, e.g. 2.5mm
--amplitude <AMPLITUDE> Largest bump height [default: 0.6mm]
--pitch <PITCH> Distance between the legs of a bump [default: 0.4mm]
-h, --help Print help
Layout
agentee place
Place the schematic's parts on the board: connectors on edges, holes and fiducials in corners, large chips central, passives clustered by the netlist, then legalised and refined
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Place the schematic's parts on the board: connectors on edges, holes and fiducials in corners, large chips central, passives clustered by the netlist, then legalised and refined
Usage: agentee place [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--parts <PARTS> Parts to place, globs allowed, comma separated; default every part
--keep-placed Leave every part that already has a placement where it is
--side <SIDE> Sides to place on: F, B or both [default: F]
--seed <SEED> Seed for the refinement, the same seed gives the same placement [default: 1]
--dry-run Report without writing the file
-h, --help Print help
agentee route
Route nets of a layout on a grid and append the tracks and vias to its file
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Route nets of a layout on a grid and append the tracks and vias to its file
Usage: agentee route [OPTIONS] --nets <NETS> <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--nets <NETS> Nets to route, globs allowed, comma separated or repeated
--layers <LAYERS> Copper layers to route on, default every layer
--grid <GRID> Grid cell in mm [default: 0.05]
--via <VIA> Vias from the board to use, comma separated or repeated, default the net class vias
--via-cost <VIA_COST> Cost of a via in mm of track [default: 3]
--bend-cost <BEND_COST> Cost of a 45 degree bend in mm of track, three times that for 90 [default: 0.1]
--pairs Route differential pairs as coupled pairs where they fit
--via-in-pad Allow vias fully inside SMD pads (filled and capped), default keep them off every pad
--reroute Remove the existing tracks and vias of these nets first and route them again
--dry-run Report without writing the file
-h, --help Print help
agentee tie
Tie every SMD pad of a plane net (a net with a zone) to its plane with a stub and a via beside the pad, and append them to the layout file
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Tie every SMD pad of a plane net (a net with a zone) to its plane with a stub and a via beside the pad, and append them to the layout file
Usage: agentee tie [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--nets <NETS> Plane nets to tie, globs allowed, default every net with a zone
--dry-run Report without writing the file
-h, --help Print help
agentee tune
Meander the short net of every pair over its skew limit and every match group member short of its target, and write the new points into the tracks
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Meander the short net of every pair over its skew limit and every match group member short of its target, and write the new points into the tracks
Usage: agentee tune [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--nets <NETS> Nets to tune, globs allowed, comma separated [default: *]
--amplitude <AMPLITUDE> Largest bump height in mm, default tries 1.2 mm down to 0.2 mm
--pitch <PITCH> Bump pitch in mm, default three track widths
--dry-run Report without writing the file
-h, --help Print help
agentee neck
Neck down track ends that enter a pad narrower than the track or break clearance near it: the end becomes a separate narrower track within the class neckdown length
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Neck down track ends that enter a pad narrower than the track or break clearance near it: the end becomes a separate narrower track within the class neckdown length
Usage: agentee neck [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--nets <NETS> Nets to neck down, globs allowed, comma separated [default: *]
--taper Step the width down in a short chain of segments instead of one neck
--dry-run Report without writing the file
-h, --help Print help
agentee fill
Fill the zones of a layout and store the copper in its file, so loads skip the fill
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Fill the zones of a layout and store the copper in its file, so loads skip the fill
Usage: agentee fill [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
-h, --help Print help
agentee silk
Move every failing silk reference to the clear spot check suggests, again until they settle, and hide the ones with nowhere to go when asked
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Move every failing silk reference to the clear spot check suggests, again until they settle, and hide the ones with nowhere to go when asked
Usage: agentee silk [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--hide Hide references that have no clear spot
--dry-run List the fixes without writing the file
-h, --help Print help
agentee testpoints
Add a test pad to each net that has no probe access: a TestPoint part in the schematic, a footprint on the probe side near the net's copper, and a routed track (and via) to it
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Add a test pad to each net that has no probe access: a TestPoint part in the schematic, a footprint on the probe side near the net's copper, and a routed track (and via) to it
Usage: agentee testpoints [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--nets <NETS> Nets to give a test pad, globs allowed, comma separated; default the [test] nets
--side <SIDE> Probe side, F or B; default the [test] side (B)
--pitch <PITCH> Grid the pads sit on and the least spacing between them, mm [default: 2.54]
--dry-run List the spots without writing any file
-h, --help Print help
agentee pinswap
Reassign a chip's swappable I/O (same bank, pairs as pairs, clock pins kept on clock pins) to untangle the ratsnest
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Reassign a chip's swappable I/O (same bank, pairs as pairs, clock pins kept on clock pins) to untangle the ratsnest
Usage: agentee pinswap [OPTIONS] --part <PART> <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
--part <PART>
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--seed <SEED> [default: 1]
--write Rewrite the schematic pin references
-h, --help Print help
agentee layout
Run the layout engine on a layout: the configured stages in order, then the score per term
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Run the layout engine on a layout: the configured stages in order, then the score per term
Usage: agentee layout [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--from <FROM> Start at this stage, keeping the results of the stages before it
--to <TO> Stop after this stage
--only <ONLY> Run one stage only
--dry-run Report without writing the plan into the layout file
--json
-h, --help Print help
agentee drc
Design rule checks of a layout: its rule diagnostics, or every rule with --list
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Design rule checks of a layout: its rule diagnostics, or every rule with --list
Usage: agentee drc [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--list Print every rule with its id, category, severity and whether it applies here
--json
-h, --help Print help
Simulation
agentee sim
Run a simulation (*.sim.toml): FDTD, dc, thermal, cascade, channel, pdn or logic
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Run a simulation (*.sim.toml): FDTD, dc, thermal, cascade, channel, pdn or logic
Usage: agentee sim [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--dry-run Only mesh it and print the grid, time step and step count
-h, --help Print help
agentee sparam
Analyse a sim result: TDR, mixed mode, crosstalk, passivity and reciprocity
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Analyse a sim result: TDR, mixed mode, crosstalk, passivity and reciprocity
Usage: agentee sparam [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--tdr <TDR> Port for a TDR (name or number)
--rise <RISE> 10-90% rise time, default 1.3 / the top frequency
--pair <PAIR> Mixed mode: IN+,IN-,OUT+,OUT-
--xtalk <XTALK> Crosstalk from one port to another: FROM,TO
-h, --help Print help
Output
agentee fab
Write the fab package for a layout: Gerbers, drill, BOM, placement, notes
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Write the fab package for a layout: Gerbers, drill, BOM, placement, notes
Usage: agentee fab [OPTIONS] --out <OUT> <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
-o, --out <OUT>
-h, --help Print help
agentee export
Write the board and every part model of a layout as one STEP assembly, for enclosure CAD
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Write the board and every part model of a layout as one STEP assembly, for enclosure CAD
Usage: agentee export [OPTIONS] --out <OUT> <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
-o, --out <OUT> Output file, .step or .stp
-h, --help Print help
agentee parts
Stock, price and cheaper equivalents for a layout's or schematic's BOM from Mouser and Farnell, with keys in ~/.config/agentee/distributors.toml
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Stock, price and cheaper equivalents for a layout's or schematic's BOM from Mouser and Farnell, with keys in ~/.config/agentee/distributors.toml
Usage: agentee parts [OPTIONS] <NAME>
Arguments:
<NAME>
Options:
-p, --project <PROJECT> [default: .]
--boards <BOARDS> Boards to buy for [default: 1]
--distributor <DISTRIBUTOR> Distributors to ask, comma separated (mouser, farnell), default every one with a key
--farnell-store <FARNELL_STORE> Farnell store, e.g. uk.farnell.com, ie.farnell.com, de.farnell.com, www.newark.com
--refs <REFS> Only these references, comma separated
--no-alternatives Price what is on the BOM without searching for cheaper equivalents
--config <CONFIG> Key file instead of ~/.config/agentee/distributors.toml
--json
-h, --help Print help
Agents
agentee mcp
Serve the project over MCP on stdio
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Serve the project over MCP on stdio
Usage: agentee mcp [PATH]
Arguments:
[PATH] [default: .]
Options:
-h, --help Print help
The same operations are served to agents over MCP. See the MCP tools.