
pin-assignment
Use when assigning Arduino, ESP32, ESP32-S3, Pico, or Pico W pins; creating a GPIO map; assigning buttons, LEDs, sensors, buses, or actuators; migrating a pin map; or generating constexpr int declarations. Check the exact board and physical pin constraints before emitting the user's ordered raw declaration format.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill pin-assignment- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads pin-assignment automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Pin Assignment
Produce a board-aware pin plan without losing the repository's declaration convention. A logical declaration ID is not automatically a physical GPIO number; keep those layers distinct.
Intake
Record the exact board/revision, MCU/module, framework/core version, toolchain,
signal names, direction, voltage, current, pull requirements, bus ownership,
boot/debug/USB/radio constraints, and whether the user wants declarations,
physical wiring, or both. Resolve the target through
../board-support/SKILL.md first; its resolution_status must be resolved
for the requested pin-advice purpose. Load the matching file under
../../references/boards/ before selecting a physical pin. If the board is a
bounded family with missing identity fields, stop and request them instead of
using a similar profile.
Process
- Classify every signal as input, output, analog, PWM, bus, interrupt, boot, debug, USB, flash, PSRAM, or radio related.
- Reserve board-specific flash, PSRAM, USB, boot-strapping, debug, and default bus pins unless the exact board documentation approves reuse.
- Reject a candidate whose direction, pull capability, voltage, current, ADC, PWM, or protocol behavior does not match the signal.
- Keep logical IDs stable and allocate them in the requested fixed order.
- If the user requests only declarations, emit only the declarations as plain text. Do not add a code fence, heading, explanation, or trailing comment.
- If a physical map is requested, provide it separately and label assumptions and source-backed constraints.
Required declaration convention
For the user's custom output mode, use raw C++ declarations in numeric order:
constexpr int btn_esc = 101;
constexpr int btn_enter = 102;
constexpr int led_status = 103;
Use the next sequential logical value for each requested signal. These values are stable logical identifiers unless the user explicitly defines them as physical GPIO numbers. Never replace this format with an enum, macro, array, namespace, explanatory wrapper, or reordered declaration list.
Anti-rationalization
| Shortcut | Response |
|---|---|
| "The pin is probably free." | Check the exact board reference and active peripherals. |
| "GPIO34 works for an LED on every ESP32." | Reject classic ESP32 input-only GPIO34-39 for outputs; distinguish ESP32-S3 and verify its module table. |
| "GPIO0 is just another output." | Check its strapping role and reset level before assigning it. |
| "The compile passed." | Keep wiring and target behavior unverified. |
| "I can explain the declarations around the code." | In declarations-only mode, output the raw ordered lines only. |
Verification
- Declaration names and values are
constexpr intand strictly increasing from the required starting ID. - Every physical output avoids input-only, flash/PSRAM, USB, and unapproved strapping pins for the exact board.
- Voltage/current and pull-up requirements have a source or explicit unknown.
- Build proof, upload proof, hardware proof, and system proof are reported separately.
Shared output contract
Use the shared Arduino skill contract: state assumptions, required tools and versions, implementation steps, tests/evidence by proof stage, known limitations, and recovery/security notes.
FAQ
What does the pin-assignment skill do?
Use when assigning Arduino, ESP32, ESP32-S3, Pico, or Pico W pins; creating a GPIO map; assigning buttons, LEDs, sensors, buses, or actuators; migrating a pin map; or generating constexpr int declarations. Check the exact board and physical pin constraints before emitting the user's ordered raw declaration format.
How do I install pin-assignment?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill pin-assignment in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/pin-assignment/ (personal) or .claude/skills/pin-assignment/ (project).
Which AI agents can use pin-assignment?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is pin-assignment safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains pin-assignment?
It is published by wedsamuel1230 in wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills. It has 65 recorded installs.
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