hardware-copilot-v3.1.0

Added

• .claude/rules/pdf.md: one PDF rule. Project report PDFs may be read and generated; schematic, PCB and datasheet PDFs are not read directly. NotebookLM is the default datasheet source, and Claude asks the human when it has a problem.
• progress-update preflight script (scripts/progress_preflight.py) that prints one JSON of commits, changed files, sheet parts, library and doc checks.
• CLAUDE.md: Git, external-model provider, workflow and compact sections.

Changed

• NotebookLM procedure moved to the path-scoped .claude/rules/notebooklm.md.
• settings.json and protect.json: symbol, footprint, library/, STEP and .kicad_pro edits run without a prompt; schematic and PCB edits still ask. git push and gh pr create run without a prompt; git merge asks instead of being blocked. PDF reads ask; schematic and manufacturing output PDFs are denied.
• hw-git-readme template: workflow diagram note.

Tests

• Schematic synthetic 21/21 and PCB synthetic 31/31 passed (Python 3.14.7, Windows). CI passed on PR #19.
• Golden tests were not re-run.

hardware-copilot-v3.0.0

Breaking

• hw-link-audit, hw-symbol-sync and hw-footprint-sync are removed. Use the global kicad-link-audit, kicad-symbol-sync and kicad-footprint-sync skills from kicad-workspace.
  If you copied the hw-* versions into a project, delete them and install the global ones.

Added

• Install the skills as a Claude Code plugin: /plugin marketplace add Natchpai/Hardware-Copilot, then /plugin install hardware-copilot@hardware-copilot.
• progress-update skill.
• global-rules/git-workflow.md: the per-user Git safety baseline.
• CONTRIBUTING.md and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.

Changed

• README rewritten in plain English, with Requirements, Install, Contributing and License sections. Skill status uses four labels (Stable, Used, Tested, Untested).
• .claude/settings.json: no longer asks before symbol, footprint, library/ and STEP edits; schematic, PCB and .kicad_pro edits ask first; git push and gh pr create now ask first. protect.json is unchanged and still asks for all file patterns it lists.

Tests

• Schematic synthetic 21/21 and PCB synthetic 31/31 passed (Python 3.14.7, Windows). CI passed on main.
• Golden tests were not re-run.

hardware-copilot-v2.1.0

What's Changed

• Skills are self-contained: each one works when copied alone, and follows .claude/rules/ when the project has them
• Seven analysis and review skills carry the same short evidence baseline (evidence labels, no PDF reads, read-only KiCad files)
• README groups skills by design stage: Requirements and planning, Design and parts, Schematic, PCB, Libraries, Bring-up and debug, Docs and Git
• Descriptions no longer name other skills; mentions of other skills are optional companions with a fallback
• .claude/settings.json allows Edit and Write without a prompt; edits to KiCad schematic, PCB, symbol, footprint, 3D model and library/ files still ask

Upgrading from v2.0.x

• Skill names, folders and commands are unchanged
• Copy the updated .claude/skills/ folders; .claude/rules/ and hooks are unchanged
• Review the settings.json permission change before copying it into a project

Verification

• Synthetic regression: schematic 21/21, PCB 31/31 passed
• NOT_VERIFIED: golden suites not re-run (scripts unchanged)
• NOT_VERIFIED: a skill copied alone into a project without .claude/rules/ has not been run

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.1.0

hardware-copilot-v2.0.0

What's Changed

• One finding severity scale (CRITICAL, MAJOR, MINOR, INFO) in .claude/rules/engineering.md; sch-review, pcb-review and the hardware-checklist audit use it
• New skills: hardware-specification, hardware-checklist, part-spec-table, price-compare-table
• All analysis skills rewritten in plain English with examples and one shared datasheet-evidence pointer
• Skill descriptions route overlapping skills to each other; argument hints added
• Protect hook resolves .. and covers PowerShell aliases
• Removed a hard-coded project save path from the table skills

Upgrading from v1.x

• hardware-checklist audits: HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW are now MAJOR/MINOR/INFO
• sch-review and pcb-review finding rows add an evidence-label column

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v2.0.0

hardware-copilot-v1.3.0

What's Changed

• Claude never reads PDF files; datasheet evidence comes from user values, official web pages, or the notebooklm skill with citations
• sch-inspect and pcb-inspect rewritten and shortened
• Git and documentation skills included (git-workflow, hw-git-readme, hw-git-changelog, hw-git-session-log, hw-phase-record)
• hw-footprint-sync and hw-symbol-sync are manual-only
• settings.json denies PDF reads, pdftotext, NotebookLM auth reads and pushes to main/master; git add, commit, push and gh pr create no longer prompt
• Project Git rules trimmed to hardware overrides; the general rules are in the global ~/.claude/rules/git-workflow.md

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

hardware-copilot-v1.2.0

What's Changed

• Update .gitattributes by @Natchpai in #4
• Dev by @Natchpai in #5

hardware-copilot-v1.1.0

What's Changed

• docs(release): prepare v1.1.0 by @Natchpai in #1
• fix: .gitattributes by @Natchpai in #3

New Contributors

• @Natchpai made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: v1.0.1...v1.1.0

hardware-copilot-v1.0.1

Fix feature to feat, Follow Conventional Commits 1.0.0.

hardware-copilot-v1.0.0

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Natchpai/Hardware-Copilot/commits/v1.0.0