Editor's Note

datasheet-reader

Read datasheets and technical PDF documents with `pcb scan`. Use when the user gives a local PDF path or an `http(s)` datasheet/document URL, when a task requires reading, summarizing, extracting information from, or answering questions about a datasheet or technical PDF, or when a KiCad symbol / `.kicad_sym` provides a `Datasheet` property to resolve. Run `pcb scan <input>` in bash, treat stdout as the generated `.md` path, then read that markdown file.

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/diodeinc/pcb --skill datasheet-reader

SKILL.md

Datasheet Reader

Use this skill when a task depends on a datasheet or technical PDF.

Input: local .pdf path or http(s) URL
Command: pcb scan <input>
Output: stdout is the resolved markdown path
Next step: read the markdown file, not the raw PDF
Images are linked from the markdown

Workflow

Run pcb scan /path/to/file.pdf or pcb scan https://....
Capture the printed markdown path.
Read the markdown file and work from that artifact.
Follow image links only if the task depends on figures, diagrams, or tables.

Examples

pcb scan ./TPS54331.pdf
pcb scan https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/tca9554

Notes

Prefer the minimal invocation above. Do not depend on optional flags unless a task explicitly requires them.
If pcb scan fails, report the failure briefly and then choose the best fallback.

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LanguageRust

AddedJan 24, 2025