DigiKey Parts Search
Search DigiKey by keyword or part number, check price and stock, and download datasheets through its API.
- What
- Search DigiKey by keyword or part number, check price and stock, and download datasheets through its API.
- Cost
- Free
- Needs
- an AI agent with file tools (Read, Write, Bash), such as Claude Code or Codex; Python 3 for the helper scripts; DigiKey API credentials from a free developer account, stored as environment variables, for the API search method.
- Install
- Copy the installer prompt below into your Muse — your agent does the rest.
Curated by Skill Harbor: the primary prototype sourcing skill in the KiCad collection. It searches DigiKey for electronic components by keyword or manufacturer part number, checks pricing and stock, and downloads datasheets through the DigiKey Product Information API, which returns direct PDF links, making it the preferred datasheet source in this collection. It also syncs and maintains a local datasheets directory for a KiCad project, extracting components from schematics, downloading missing datasheets and keeping them up to date, and it supports batch part-number list seeding for bulk work without a KiCad project. For production orders the collection points at LCSC instead, DigiKey is positioned for prototypes. By @aklofas, listed here with credit to its creator. Honest caveats: the API method needs DigiKey API credentials from a developer account, stored as environment variables, never pasted into a chat; a website fallback exists but is less reliable than the API; and prices and stock are a snapshot at search time, always recheck before ordering. Skill Harbor never reviews the code, review it yourself before use.
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Quick answer
DigiKey Parts Search is a free Muse skill that searches DigiKey, checks pricing and stock, and downloads datasheets through the API, which returns direct PDF links. It syncs a datasheets directory and supports batch seeding. It is positioned for prototypes; production points to LCSC. Credentials in environment variables, never in a chat; prices are a snapshot to recheck before ordering.
Install
Copy the install package below, then paste it into MusePrerequisites: an AI agent with file tools (Read, Write, Bash), such as Claude Code or Codex; Python 3 for the helper scripts; DigiKey API credentials from a free developer account, stored as environment variables, for the API search method. Install "DigiKey Parts Search" for me. A skill that searches DigiKey by keyword or manufacturer part number, checks pricing and stock, downloads datasheets through the DigiKey API, and syncs a local datasheets directory for a KiCad project. Repository: https://github.com/aklofas/kicad-happy/tree/main/skills/digikey 1. Fetch the SKILL.md file (plus its scripts/ folder) from the repository into a temporary folder and summarize what it does in one or two sentences. 2. Safety check: review the SKILL.md and scripts for anything suspicious (unexpected network calls, shell commands, credential harvesting). It must never contain hardcoded secrets. Verify that holds here; STOP on any red flag and tell me. 3. Install it as a skill: copy SKILL.md and its helper files into the agent's skills directory, in a folder named "digikey". 4. Verify with no network calls: frontmatter valid, files in place. 5. Report what was installed, where, and what I still need to do myself (e.g. save my DigiKey API credentials as environment variables). GitHub is optional: if I have a GitHub account or the gh CLI, you may use it; otherwise public access is fine. Never require it unless it is in the prerequisites above. Rules: do not touch anything outside the temp folder and the install target. If anything looks off, stop and ask me.
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Questions
How do I install a skill?
Every product page includes a copy-paste install prompt. Paste it into your Muse and it sets the skill up for you — no manual configuration.
Where does my money go?
Straight to the seller. Skill Harbor never processes payments: checkout happens on the seller’s own page, usually Stripe.
What does the ✓ next to a creator’s name mean?
It means we confirmed the identity of the person behind the listing. It says nothing about the code itself — always check a skill before installing it.