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Contributions add footprints to buildwithtrace/trace-kicad-footprints-lib. Validation runs locally (no backend); submission is proxied to the backend, which opens the PR.
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Validate the file — POST /api/contribute/validate

Multipart form with file (.kicad_mod only, ≤ 10 MB). The route checks the file starts with (footprint or (module and counts pads. No auth.
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Submit — POST /api/contribute/submit

Auth required. Multipart form: file, library, description, authorName, authorEmail. Proxies to POST /api/v3/components/submit with type: "footprint".

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Validation rules

  • File must be .kicad_mod (the footprints site rejects .kicad_sym).
  • Max 10 MB.
  • Content must start with (footprint or (module. padCount is counted from (pad tokens.

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Backend submit payload

Track submission status from /my-footprints. PRs are reviewed for IPC/KLC compliance before merge.