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the panel shop.
Product•Jul 18, 2026
Why we only let AI touch the wiring diagram once
A single AI call determines the netlist. Everything else is deterministic logic. Here's why that boundary matters more than any model choice.
Engineering•Jun 30, 2026
The pipeline gate: how validation keeps AI from getting ahead
Extraction, Analysis, Placement — each step has a gate. What each one actually checks, and why the design cannot silently advance past a decision.
Field Notes•Jun 12, 2026
Talking to a draftsperson about time
We asked panel drafters what a good day looks like. Almost none of the answers involved drawing wires. So we stopped asking them to.
Product•May 28, 2026
Reset-to-AI: the safety net that makes the Playground safe to experiment in
Every component — and the whole sheet — can be reset to its AI-generated original. Why that single feature changes how confidently people edit.
Product•May 08, 2026
Manual wiring edits, without breaking determinism
How the coming manual edit layer preserves reproducibility even when a human moves a wire, pins a sheet, or nudges a symbol.
