AI-assisted PCB design for KiCAD 10. Native KiCAD plugin — a single Rust binary exposing 217 schematic, layout, routing, placement, design-review, and manufacturing tools to Claude, or the LLM of your choosing
Star History
Momentum
+20
STARS · LAST 30 DAYS
1
PER DAY
#302
MOST-STARRED Rust
| Window | 7 days | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars gained | +7 | +20 | +90 |
| Per day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Forks gained | +1 | +3 | +10 |
Konnect gained 20 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 813. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 813 stars a year. It ranks #302 among Rust repositories and #2,925 across all languages on GitHubRepo.
Trending Record
5
DAYS ON TRENDING
#279
BEST RANK
Sep 24, 2026
FIRST APPEARANCE
Active
STATUS TODAY
Konnect has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #279. Below is the 30-day activity profile:
💡 Overview
Konnect is an open-source project written in Rust: AI-assisted PCB design for KiCAD 10. Native KiCAD plugin — a single Rust binary exposing 217 schematic, layout, routing, placement, design-review, and manufacturing tools to Claude, or the LLM of your choosing.
Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in agent-skills, claude, kicad-pcb. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.
⚡ Key Features
Optimized execution pipeline written in Rust for predictable speed.
Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.
Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.
Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.
Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.
📥 Installation
$ cargo install Konnect⚙ System Requirements
Platforms
- • macOS
- • Linux
- • Windows
Runtime & Dependencies
Rust toolchain (rustc / cargo >= 1.70)
Architecture
x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)
🧠 How It Works
Konnect coordinates its core functionality through a modular Rust pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.
🎯 Production Use Cases
Autonomous AI Agents
Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with Konnect.
Model Inference & Prompting
Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.
Context Memory & RAG
Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.
Developer Productivity
Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.
🚀 Getting Started
Install Konnect using your package manager: `cargo install Konnect`
Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for Konnect.
Import Konnect into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.
Execute your test suite or run `Konnect --help` to verify successful setup.
👍 Strengths
⚠️ Considerations
⇄ Alternatives & Direct Competitors
👥 Who Should Use This
Developers and engineering teams building with Rust, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.
🏆 Nearby in the Rankings
mixelpixx/Konnect is currently ranked #2,925 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:
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| #2,925 | mixelpixx/Konnect This Project | Rust | ★ 813 | |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Konnect do? +
AI-assisted PCB design for KiCAD 10. Native KiCAD plugin — a single Rust binary exposing 217 schematic, layout, routing, placement, design-review, and manufacturing tools to Claude, or the LLM of your choosing
What language is Konnect written in? +
The primary language is Rust. Topics include: agent-skills, claude, kicad-pcb, kicad-schematics, llm.
Is Konnect actively maintained? +
Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 28, 2026 with 124 open issues being tracked.
How many stars does Konnect have? +
Konnect has 813 stars and 107 forks on GitHub.
How does Konnect rank among GitHub repositories? +
With 813 stars, mixelpixx/Konnect is ranked #2,925 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #302 among Rust projects.
What license is Konnect distributed under? +
The repository reports a AGPL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.
