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Electronics Sourcing with parts-mcp

Guides an agent to search, price, check stock and quote electronic parts via parts-mcp tools

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Repository
andrewyng/context-hub
Stars
13,984
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a step-by-step playbook for buying electronic components. Once installed, the agent knows which parts-mcp search tool to use, follows a search, price, availability, alternative sequence, processes bill-of-materials (BOM) spreadsheets, reads component datasheets in targeted chunks, and requests PCB fabrication and assembly quotes. It does not contain parts data itself; it depends on the parts-mcp server to supply it.

Great for

  • Hardware engineers and hobbyists building a PCB who need costs and stock for a parts list
  • Product teams estimating per-unit manufacturing cost from a KiCad project or BOM file
  • Anyone who wants an agent to look up component datasheets without reading hundreds of pages

Skip it if

  • Users without access to a parts-mcp server: the tools named in the skill will not exist and the instructions cannot be followed
  • Safety-critical or regulated designs where pricing or datasheet summaries from an agent should not replace engineer verification (the skill does not describe verification of datasheet claims)

Try asking

  • “Find a 100nF X7R 0402 capacitor rated at 50V and show me prices and stock”
  • “Process my BOM file, tell me which lines did not match, and calculate the total cost”
  • “Pull the maximum input voltage ratings from the STM32F411 datasheet”
  • “Get a DFM check and an assembly quote for my KiCad project”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Electronics Sourcing with parts-mcpInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    electronics-sourcing.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip electronics-sourcing.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip electronics-sourcing.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Give specific parameters (value, voltage, dielectric, package) so the agent uses search_by_parameters rather than a vague keyword search
  • Ask for quantity breaks at 1, 10, 100 and 1000 to see how unit price changes with volume
  • Name your preferred suppliers up front so cost calculations favour them

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from andrewyng/context-hub under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.