Self-improvement loop for the kicad skill pack: each tick picks one backlog item, researches forums if needed, builds/tests against the fixture project, commits, and feeds lessons back into the skills. Use on /loop ticks or when asked to improve the kicad skills.
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name: kicad-improve
description: >
Self-improvement loop for the kicad skill pack: each tick picks one
backlog item, researches forums if needed, builds/tests against the
fixture project, commits, and feeds lessons back into the skills.
Use on /loop ticks or when asked to improve the kicad skills.
---
# Self-improvement loop (one tick = one slice)
Repo: `$(kx root)`. Never test against real user
projects (read-only soak targets only); use `tests/fixtures/`.
## Tick protocol
1. `git -C $(kx root) log --oneline | head` +
read `doc/BACKLOG.md` — pick the TOP unchecked item only.
2. If the item needs domain knowledge: ONE focused forum/web sweep
(kicad.info, EEVblog, Hackaday, official dev-docs — WebSearch/WebFetch
are deferred tools: load via ToolSearch first); distill into the
relevant SKILL.md or doc/DESIGN.md — cite the source.
3. Build the slice; test on fixtures (`python3 tests/test_roundtrip.py`
plus slice-specific test); mutation-test any new verifier rule.
4. Commit (one commit per step, no Co-Authored-By trailer).
5. Feed back: update the SKILL.md that the lesson belongs to; tick the
backlog box; append new discoveries as new backlog items.
6. End the tick by suggesting the user run /compact.
## Quality bar
SOLID, zero-copy where sensible, no dead code, no legacy left behind;
every behavior provable by a command the next tick can rerun.
