OrCAD Capture Toolkit
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A documentation-only skill that helps an agent write OrCAD Capture Tcl scripts for Cadence SPB 23.1+. By redstone39.
12 starsUpdated 6 months agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Skill
- Works with
- OrCAD / Allegro
- Tool versions
- Cadence SPB 23.1 and later
- Operating systems
- Windows
- Needs a OrCAD / Allegro licence
- Yes
- AI clients documented
- Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Not stated in its documentation
What it can do
- Gives an API quick reference for schematic-side Capture Tcl, including part, wire and port placement and property edits.
- Documents a tested sequence for recovering parts from an inherited design cache into a library.
- Specifies probes for checking whether the CIS Tcl surface is available.
- Keeps a central list of anti-patterns to avoid.
Limitations
- Ships no ready-to-run scripts; the agent writes a script and you paste it into Capture's Command Window yourself.
- Excludes Allegro, PSpice, Constraint Manager and netlist export.
- The full CIS integration chain was still awaiting on-machine verification at the last update.
Install
Clone the repository and place it in ~/.claude/skills/ or the project's .claude/skills/; Claude Code recognises SKILL.md's frontmatter. Codex CLI and Gemini CLI load it the same way.MCP servers and skills run code on your computer. Review the source before installing.
AI-generated models, drawings and results must be checked by a qualified engineer before use.