# Test CLI Runbook CLI binary path: - `test-scripts/kicad-ipc-cli.rs` Run help: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- help ``` ## Prereqs 1. KiCad running. 2. API socket available (`KICAD_API_SOCKET` optional; auto-default works for typical setup). 3. For board-specific checks: PCB Editor has a board open. ## Commands Ping: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- ping ``` Version: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- version ``` List open PCB docs: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- open-docs --type pcb ``` Check board open: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- board-open ``` List nets: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- nets ``` List enabled board layers: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- enabled-layers ``` Show active layer: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- active-layer ``` Show visible layers: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- visible-layers ``` Show board origin (grid origin by default): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- board-origin ``` Show drill origin: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- board-origin --type drill ``` Show summary of current PCB selection by item type: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- selection-summary ``` Show parsed details for currently selected items: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- selection-details ``` Show raw protobuf payload bytes for selected items: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- selection-raw ``` Show pad-level netlist entries (footprint/pad/net): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- netlist-pads ``` Show parsed details for specific item IDs: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- items-by-id --id --id ``` Show item bounding boxes: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- item-bbox --id ``` Include child text in the bounding box (for items such as footprints): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- item-bbox --id --include-text ``` Run hit-test on a specific item: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- hit-test --id --x-nm --y-nm --tolerance-nm 0 ``` List all PCB object type IDs from the proto enum: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- types-pcb ``` Dump raw item payloads for one or more PCB object type IDs: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- items-raw --type-id 11 --type-id 13 --debug ``` Dump raw payloads for all PCB object classes: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- items-raw-all-pcb --debug ``` Check whether pads/vias have flashed padstack shapes on specific layers: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- padstack-presence --item-id --layer-id 3 --layer-id 34 --debug ``` Get polygonized pad shape(s) on a specific layer: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- pad-shape-polygon --pad-id --layer-id 3 --debug ``` Dump board text (KiCad s-expression): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- board-as-string ``` Dump selection text (KiCad s-expression): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- selection-as-string ``` Dump title block fields: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- title-block ``` Show typed stackup/graphics/appearance: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- stackup cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- graphics-defaults cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- appearance ``` Show typed netclass map: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- netclass ``` Print proto command coverage status (board read): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- proto-coverage-board-read ``` Generate full board-read reconstruction markdown report: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- --timeout-ms 60000 board-read-report --out docs/BOARD_READ_REPORT.md ``` Notes: - Report output is intentionally capped for very large boards to avoid multi-GB files. - For full raw payloads, use targeted commands such as `items-raw --debug`, `pad-shape-polygon --debug`, and `padstack-presence --debug`. Get current project path (derived from open PCB docs): ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- project-path ``` Smoke check: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- smoke ``` ## Common Flags Custom socket: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- --socket ipc:///tmp/kicad/api.sock ping ``` Custom token: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- --token "$KICAD_API_TOKEN" version ``` Custom timeout: ```bash cargo run --bin kicad-ipc-cli -- --timeout-ms 5000 ping ``` ## Failure Hints - `Socket not available`: open KiCad + project/board; verify socket path. - `BoardNotOpen`: open a board in PCB Editor. - `AS_UNHANDLED`: command not enabled/handled in current KiCad build/config.