diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py
index 99750f3..6814329 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py
@@ -289,8 +289,9 @@ def build_graph(
     pcb_path: str | Path | None = None,
     extra_pdf_dirs: tuple[Path | str, ...] | list[Path | str] | None = None,
 ) -> DesignGraph:
-    """Deterministic graph: BOM → netlist → optional board nets → datasheets → DesignGraph."""
-    bom = parse_bom(bom_path, reference_col=reference_col, mpn_col=mpn_col)
+    """Deterministic graph: schematic/netlist → optional BOM CSV → datasheets."""
+    bom_file = Path(bom_path)
+    bom = parse_bom(bom_file, reference_col=reference_col, mpn_col=mpn_col) if bom_file.is_file() else {}
     bom_fields = _bom_rows(bom)
     parts, raw_nets, fmt = parse_netlist_any(
         netlist_path,
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ def build_graph(
     mpn_subtype: dict[str, str] = {}
 
     for rp in resolve_bom(
-        bom_path, patterns_dir, reference_col=reference_col, mpn_col=mpn_col, skipped=skipped
+        bom_file, patterns_dir, reference_col=reference_col, mpn_col=mpn_col, skipped=skipped
     ):
         if rp.component_subtype:
             mpn_subtype[rp.mpn] = rp.component_subtype
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/kicad_project.py b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/kicad_project.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc5006e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/kicad_project.py
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+"""Load a KiCad project from the folder that contains ``*.kicad_pro``.
+
+A lone ``.kicad_pro`` file is a manifest (JSON). Schematic bytes live in
+sibling ``.kicad_sch`` files in that same directory. Hierarchical
+``Sheetfile`` children are followed only when they stay inside that folder.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import csv
+import io
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_KEEP_SUFFIX = {
+    ".kicad_sch",
+    ".kicad_pcb",
+    ".kicad_pro",
+}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class KicadProject:
+    folder: Path
+    pro: Path
+    root_sch: Path
+    sheets: list[Path]
+    pcb: Path | None
+    extras: list[Path] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+def sniff_kicad_pro(content: bytes, name: str = "") -> bool:
+    if name.lower().endswith(".kicad_pro"):
+        return True
+    head = content.lstrip()[:64]
+    if not head.startswith(b"{"):
+        return False
+    sample = content[:8000]
+    return b"top_level_sheets" in sample or b'"meta"' in sample and b"kicad" in sample.lower()
+
+
+def find_kicad_pro(folder: Path) -> Path:
+    hits = sorted(p for p in folder.glob("*.kicad_pro") if p.is_file())
+    if not hits:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "In questa cartella non c'è un progetto KiCad (.kicad_pro)."
+        )
+    if len(hits) == 1:
+        return hits[0]
+    named = [p for p in hits if p.stem.lower() == folder.name.lower()]
+    if len(named) == 1:
+        return named[0]
+    names = ", ".join(p.name for p in hits)
+    raise ValueError(f"Più file .kicad_pro nella cartella ({names}).")
+
+
+def _top_level_sch_names(pro: Path) -> list[str]:
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(pro.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+        raise ValueError(f"File .kicad_pro non valido: {exc}") from exc
+    schematic = data.get("schematic") or {}
+    rows = schematic.get("top_level_sheets") or []
+    names: list[str] = []
+    for row in rows:
+        if not isinstance(row, dict):
+            continue
+        fn = str(row.get("filename") or "").strip()
+        if fn:
+            names.append(Path(fn.replace("\\", "/")).name)
+    if not names:
+        names.append(f"{pro.stem}.kicad_sch")
+    return names
+
+
+def _jail(path: Path, folder: Path) -> Path:
+    resolved = path.resolve()
+    root = folder.resolve()
+    try:
+        resolved.relative_to(root)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise ValueError(f"Foglio fuori dalla cartella del progetto: {path.name}") from exc
+    return resolved
+
+
+def collect_hierarchical_sheets(root_sch: Path, folder: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    from backend.periscopex.netlist_bundle import _sheetfiles_of
+
+    folder = folder.resolve()
+    ordered: list[Path] = []
+    seen: set[Path] = set()
+    queue = [root_sch]
+    while queue:
+        current = queue.pop(0)
+        path = _jail(current, folder)
+        if path in seen:
+            continue
+        if not path.is_file():
+            raise ValueError(f"Manca il foglio schematico {current.name} accanto al .kicad_pro.")
+        seen.add(path)
+        ordered.append(path)
+        for rel in _sheetfiles_of(path):
+            child = path.parent / rel.replace("\\", "/")
+            queue.append(child)
+    return ordered
+
+
+def load_kicad_project(folder: str | Path) -> KicadProject:
+    """Resolve ``*.kicad_pro`` and siblings in *folder* only — nowhere else."""
+    folder = Path(folder).resolve()
+    if not folder.is_dir():
+        raise ValueError(f"Cartella progetto non trovata: {folder}")
+    pro = find_kicad_pro(folder)
+    names = _top_level_sch_names(pro)
+    root_sch = None
+    for name in names:
+        candidate = folder / name
+        if candidate.is_file():
+            root_sch = candidate
+            break
+    if root_sch is None:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Manca lo schematico {names[0]} nella stessa cartella del .kicad_pro."
+        )
+    sheets = collect_hierarchical_sheets(root_sch, folder)
+    extras = [p for p in sheets if p.resolve() != root_sch.resolve()]
+    pcb_path = folder / f"{pro.stem}.kicad_pcb"
+    pcb = pcb_path if pcb_path.is_file() else None
+    return KicadProject(
+        folder=folder,
+        pro=pro,
+        root_sch=root_sch,
+        sheets=sheets,
+        pcb=pcb,
+        extras=extras,
+    )
+
+
+def copy_kicad_siblings(pro: Path, dest: Path) -> KicadProject:
+    """Copy ``.kicad_pro`` + same-folder sch/pcb into *dest* (dev/Mac path)."""
+    loaded = load_kicad_project(pro.parent)
+    dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    mapping: dict[Path, Path] = {}
+    for src in [loaded.pro, *loaded.sheets]:
+        out = dest / src.name
+        out.write_bytes(src.read_bytes())
+        mapping[src.resolve()] = out
+    pcb = None
+    if loaded.pcb is not None:
+        pcb = dest / loaded.pcb.name
+        pcb.write_bytes(loaded.pcb.read_bytes())
+    root = mapping[loaded.root_sch.resolve()]
+    sheets = [mapping[p.resolve()] for p in loaded.sheets]
+    extras = [p for p in sheets if p.resolve() != root.resolve()]
+    return KicadProject(
+        folder=dest,
+        pro=dest / loaded.pro.name,
+        root_sch=root,
+        sheets=sheets,
+        pcb=pcb,
+        extras=extras,
+    )
+
+
+def bom_csv_from_fields(fields: dict[str, dict]) -> bytes:
+    """CSV of schematic Reference/Value/Footprint/MPN. Empty MPN stays empty."""
+    buf = io.StringIO()
+    writer = csv.writer(buf)
+    writer.writerow(
+        ["Reference", "Value", "Footprint", "Manufacturer Part Number", "PNM"]
+    )
+    for ref, extra in sorted(fields.items()):
+        mpn = extra.get("mpn") or ""
+        writer.writerow(
+            [
+                ref,
+                extra.get("value") or "",
+                extra.get("footprint") or "",
+                mpn,
+                mpn,
+            ]
+        )
+    return buf.getvalue().encode("utf-8")
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/netlist_bundle.py b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/netlist_bundle.py
index 126d7b1..f34d26e 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/netlist_bundle.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/netlist_bundle.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class NetlistUpload:
     bom: Path | None = None
 
 
-def sniff_netlist_kind(content: bytes) -> str:
+def sniff_netlist_kind(content: bytes, name: str = "") -> str:
+    if name.lower().endswith(".kicad_pro"):
+        return "kicad_pro"
     if content[:2] == b"PK":
         return "zip"
     head = content[:2048].decode("utf-8", errors="replace").lstrip("\ufeff").lstrip()
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@ def sniff_netlist_kind(content: bytes) -> str:
         return "kicad_xml"
     if "*PADS-PCB*" in head.upper() or head.lstrip().startswith("*PART*"):
         return "pads"
+    from backend.periscopex.kicad_project import sniff_kicad_pro
+
+    if sniff_kicad_pro(content, name):
+        return "kicad_pro"
     return "unknown"
 
 
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ def _extract_zip(data: bytes, dest: Path) -> None:
 
 def _write_named(name: str, data: bytes, dest: Path) -> None:
     rel = _safe_rel(name)
-    kind = sniff_netlist_kind(data)
+    kind = sniff_netlist_kind(data, name)
     if kind == "zip":
         _extract_zip(data, dest)
         return
@@ -153,30 +159,48 @@ def _sheetfiles_of(path: Path) -> list[str]:
     return _sheetfiles(tree)
 
 
+def _project_folder(work: Path) -> Path | None:
+    pros = [
+        p for p in work.rglob("*.kicad_pro")
+        if p.is_file() and "-backups" not in p.parts
+    ]
+    if not pros:
+        return None
+    pros.sort(key=lambda p: (len(p.relative_to(work).parts), p.name.lower()))
+    return pros[0].parent
+
+
 def _pick_root(work: Path) -> Path:
+    from backend.periscopex.kicad_project import load_kicad_project
+
+    folder = _project_folder(work)
+    if folder is not None:
+        return load_kicad_project(folder).root_sch
+
     schs: list[Path] = []
     exported: list[Path] = []
     for p in work.rglob("*"):
         if not p.is_file():
             continue
-        kind = sniff_netlist_kind(p.read_bytes()[:2048])
+        kind = sniff_netlist_kind(p.read_bytes()[:2048], p.name)
         if kind == "kicad_sch":
             schs.append(p)
         elif kind in ("kicad_xml", "kicad_sexp", "edif", "pads"):
             exported.append(p)
 
-    if exported:
-        pref = [
-            p for p in exported
-            if sniff_netlist_kind(p.read_bytes()[:2048]) in (
-                "kicad_xml", "kicad_sexp", "edif",
-            )
-        ]
-        return (pref or exported)[0]
-
+    # Schematic in the same folder beats a leftover PADS .asc (HubAudio U13 ghosts).
     if not schs:
+        if exported:
+            pref = [
+                p for p in exported
+                if sniff_netlist_kind(p.read_bytes()[:2048], p.name) in (
+                    "kicad_xml", "kicad_sexp", "edif",
+                )
+            ]
+            return (pref or exported)[0]
         raise ValueError(
-            "No schematic found. Drop the KiCad project folder or a netlist."
+            "Nessuno schematico. Apri la cartella del progetto KiCad "
+            "(quella con il file .kicad_pro)."
         )
 
     referenced: set[Path] = set()
@@ -220,30 +244,59 @@ def materialize_netlist_upload(
 
     if len(files) == 1:
         name, data = files[0]
-        kind = sniff_netlist_kind(data)
+        kind = sniff_netlist_kind(data, name)
         if kind == "kicad_pcb":
             raise ValueError(
-                "This is a board file. Drop the KiCad project folder, or put "
-                "the .kicad_pcb on the optional board step."
+                "Questo è il circuito stampato. Apri la cartella del progetto "
+                "KiCad (quella con il file .kicad_pro)."
+            )
+        if kind == "kicad_pro":
+            disk = Path(name).expanduser()
+            if disk.is_file():
+                from backend.periscopex.kicad_project import copy_kicad_siblings
+
+                loaded = copy_kicad_siblings(disk, dest)
+                return NetlistUpload(
+                    root=loaded.root_sch,
+                    work_dir=dest,
+                    pcb=loaded.pcb,
+                    extra_sch=loaded.extras,
+                    bom=None,
+                )
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Il file .kicad_pro da solo non basta: non contiene lo "
+                "schematico. Apri la cartella del progetto."
             )
         if kind == "unknown" and not name.lower().endswith(".zip"):
             raise ValueError(
-                "Not a netlist. Drop the KiCad project folder, a zip, or a "
-                "PADS / EDIF / KiCad netlist."
+                "Apri la cartella del progetto KiCad (quella con il file "
+                ".kicad_pro), non un singolo file."
             )
 
     for name, data in files:
         _write_named(name, data, dest)
 
+    folder = _project_folder(dest)
+    if folder is not None:
+        from backend.periscopex.kicad_project import load_kicad_project
+
+        loaded = load_kicad_project(folder)
+        return NetlistUpload(
+            root=loaded.root_sch,
+            work_dir=dest,
+            pcb=loaded.pcb,
+            extra_sch=loaded.extras,
+            bom=None,
+        )
+
     root = _pick_root(dest)
     pcb = find_kicad_pcb(dest)
-    bom = find_bom(dest)
     extras = [
         p for p in work_sch_files(dest)
         if p.resolve() != root.resolve()
     ]
     return NetlistUpload(
-        root=root, work_dir=dest, pcb=pcb, extra_sch=extras, bom=bom,
+        root=root, work_dir=dest, pcb=pcb, extra_sch=extras, bom=find_bom(dest),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/parsers.py b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/parsers.py
index 8b3f574..90a7689 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/parsers.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/parsers.py
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ def parse_bom(
     mpn_col: str = "Manufacturer Part Number",
 ) -> dict[str, dict]:
     result: dict[str, dict] = {}
-    reader = csv.DictReader(Path(path).read_text().splitlines())
+    path = Path(path)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return result
+    reader = csv.DictReader(path.read_text().splitlines())
     colnames = {n.lower() for n in (reader.fieldnames or []) if n}
     has_dnp_col = bool(colnames & {"dnp", "dni", "fitted", "populate"})
     has_variant_col = bool(colnames & {"variant"})
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/routers/projects.py b/periscope/src/backend/routers/projects.py
index 8bd24d0..5c34614 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/routers/projects.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/routers/projects.py
@@ -537,7 +537,23 @@ async def upload_netlist(
             if parsed.pcb is not None:
                 proj_svc.save_pcb(storage, owner_id, project_id, parsed.pcb.read_bytes())
                 pcb_saved = True
-            if parsed.bom is not None:
+            if fmt == "kicad_sch":
+                from backend.periscopex.kicad_project import bom_csv_from_fields
+                from backend.periscopex.parsers_kicad import kicad_part_fields
+
+                fields = kicad_part_fields(parsed.root)
+                bom_bytes = bom_csv_from_fields(fields)
+                if bom_bytes:
+                    proj_svc.save_bom(storage, owner_id, project_id, bom_bytes)
+                    proj_svc.update_project(
+                        storage, owner_id, project_id,
+                        bom_columns={
+                            "reference": "Reference",
+                            "mpn": "Manufacturer Part Number",
+                        },
+                    )
+                    bom_saved = True
+            elif parsed.bom is not None:
                 bom_bytes = _bom_file_to_csv_bytes(parsed.bom)
                 if bom_bytes:
                     proj_svc.save_bom(storage, owner_id, project_id, bom_bytes)
diff --git a/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md b/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md
index 91af1f5..a6e2540 100644
--- a/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md
+++ b/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 What's new in Periscope.
 
+## 2.60.6 — 2026-09-21 — Apri progetto KiCad (cartella)
+
+Un controllo: **Apri progetto KiCad**. Si sceglie la cartella dove sta il `.kicad_pro`. Carichiamo root + fogli hierarchical `.kicad_sch` e il `.kicad_pcb` fratello. Niente netlist, niente CSV. MPN solo da proprietà schematico (PNM/MPN/Value). Uno `.asc` PADS vecchio nella stessa cartella è ignorato.
+
+- [New] Folder picker / drop della cartella progetto.
+- [Fixed] `.kicad_pro` da solo non finge di avere lo schematico.
+- [Fixed] Connectivity dallo schematico, non da un netlist stantio (niente U13 fantasma).
+
 ## 2.60.5 — 2026-09-21 — Hierarchical schematic MPN when BOM omits a ref
 
 graph_build reads `PNM` on `.kicad_sch` symbols (all nested sheets). If the CSV has no row for a designator, the child-sheet `PNM`/`MPN`/IC `Value` still fills `mpn`. Empty child-sheet fields stay empty — no invented part numbers. A sibling `.kicad_sch` next to a PADS netlist is consulted the same way.
diff --git a/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/dashboard/create-project-dialog.tsx b/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/dashboard/create-project-dialog.tsx
index 6ca4fc0..fe985e6 100644
--- a/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/dashboard/create-project-dialog.tsx
+++ b/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/dashboard/create-project-dialog.tsx
@@ -360,6 +360,36 @@ function extensionOf(name: string): string {
   return i >= 0 ? name.slice(i).toLowerCase() : "";
 }
 
+function relativeOf(file: File): string {
+  return (
+    (file as File & { webkitRelativePath?: string }).webkitRelativePath ||
+    file.name
+  ).replaceAll("\\", "/");
+}
+
+const KICAD_PROJECT_EXTS = new Set([".kicad_pro", ".kicad_sch", ".kicad_pcb"]);
+
+function filesBesideKicadPro(incoming: File[]): File[] {
+  const rows = incoming.map((f) => ({ f, rel: relativeOf(f) }));
+  const pro = rows.find(
+    (row) =>
+      row.rel.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_pro") &&
+      !row.rel.includes("-backups/") &&
+      !row.rel.toLowerCase().includes("/__macosx/"),
+  );
+  if (!pro) return [];
+  const dir = pro.rel.includes("/") ? pro.rel.slice(0, pro.rel.lastIndexOf("/")) : "";
+  return rows
+    .filter((row) => {
+      const parent = row.rel.includes("/")
+        ? row.rel.slice(0, row.rel.lastIndexOf("/"))
+        : "";
+      if (parent !== dir) return false;
+      return KICAD_PROJECT_EXTS.has(extensionOf(row.f.name));
+    })
+    .map((row) => row.f);
+}
+
 function sortIncomingFiles(incoming: File[]): {
   netlist: File[];
   pcb: File[];
@@ -878,62 +908,34 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
     }
   }, []);
 
-  const onNetlistFiles = useCallback((incoming: File[]) => {
-    const { netlist, pcb, bom } = sortIncomingFiles(incoming);
-    if (pcb[0]) {
-      setPcbFile(pcb[0]);
-      setPcbFromBundle(false);
-    }
-    if (bom[0]) {
-      onBomFiles([bom[0]]);
-      setBomFromBundle(false);
-    }
-    const files = netlist;
-    const file = files[0] || null;
-    setNetlistFiles(files);
+  const onKicadProjectFolder = useCallback((incoming: File[]) => {
+    setBomFromBundle(true);
+    setPcbFromBundle(true);
+    setPcbFile(null);
+    setBomFile(null);
+    const kept = filesBesideKicadPro(incoming);
+    setNetlistFiles(kept);
     setNetlistNetCount(null);
-    setNetlistError(null);
-    // Invalidate any cached netlist preview, since it was relative to the
-    // previous file.
     setNetlistPreview(null);
     setNetlistPreviewError(null);
-    // Re-uploads invalidate any prior EDIF sub-design data + selection.
     setEdifSubDesigns([]);
     setSelectedSubdesignIds(null);
     setNetlistUploadedEarly(false);
     setNetlistIsEdif(false);
-    if (!file) return;
-    const lower = file.name.toLowerCase();
-    if (lower.endsWith(".zip") || files.length > 1) {
-      setNetlistPreview([]);
+    if (!kept.some((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_pro"))) {
+      setNetlistError(
+        "In questa cartella non c'è un progetto KiCad (.kicad_pro).",
+      );
       return;
     }
-    file.text().then((text) => {
-      // EDIF: skip browser-side preview — the net-count badge will populate
-      // after the server upload parses the file.
-      if (textStartsEdif(text)) {
-        setNetlistNetCount(null);
-        setNetlistPreview([]);
-        setNetlistIsEdif(true);
-        return;
-      }
-      if (textStartsKicad(text)) {
-        setNetlistNetCount(null);
-        setNetlistPreview([]);
-        setNetlistIsEdif(false);
-        return;
-      }
-      setNetlistIsEdif(false);
-      setNetlistNetCount(signalBlockCount(text));
-      try {
-        setNetlistPreview(padsPreviewFromText(text));
-      } catch (e) {
-        setNetlistPreviewError(
-          e instanceof Error ? e.message : "Failed to parse netlist",
-        );
-      }
-    });
-  }, [onBomFiles]);
+    if (!kept.some((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_sch"))) {
+      setNetlistError(
+        "Manca lo schematico nella stessa cartella del .kicad_pro.",
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    setNetlistError(null);
+  }, []);
 
   const closeAndClear = useCallback(() => {
     setOpen(false);
@@ -1552,6 +1554,7 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
     subDesigns: EdifSubDesign[];
     bomSaved?: boolean;
     pcbSaved?: boolean;
+    nextStep?: WizardStep | null;
   }> => {
     if (!netlistFile) return { ok: false, subDesigns: [] };
     setEarlyUploading(true);
@@ -1572,11 +1575,25 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
       }
       if (result.nets > 0) setNetlistNetCount(result.nets);
       if (result.pcb_saved) setPcbFromBundle(true);
+      let nextStep: WizardStep | null = "datasheets";
       if (result.bom_saved) {
         const bom = await downloadProjectBom(projectId);
-        onBomFiles([bom]);
+        const text = await bom.text();
+        const parsed = tableFromCsv(text);
+        setCsvData(parsed);
+        setRefCol("Reference");
+        setMpnCol("Manufacturer Part Number");
+        setBomFile(new File([text], "bom.csv", { type: "text/csv" }));
         setBomFromBundle(true);
         setBomUploadedEarly(true);
+        const cls = classifyBomRows(
+          parsed.rows,
+          "Reference",
+          "Manufacturer Part Number",
+        );
+        if (cls.icMpns.length > 0) nextStep = "datasheets";
+        else if (cls.simpleGroups.length > 0) nextStep = "simple";
+        else if (cls.passiveGroups.length > 0) nextStep = "passives";
       }
       setNetlistUploadedEarly(true);
       setInitialNetlistFiles(netlistFiles);
@@ -1585,6 +1602,7 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
         subDesigns: result.sub_designs,
         bomSaved: Boolean(result.bom_saved),
         pcbSaved: Boolean(result.pcb_saved),
+        nextStep,
       };
     } catch (e) {
       if (createdProjectIdHere) {
@@ -1606,9 +1624,7 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
 
   const wantsEarlyKicadUpload = Boolean(
     netlistFile &&
-      (netlistFile.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".zip") ||
-        netlistFiles.length > 1 ||
-        netlistFiles.some((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_sch"))),
+      netlistFiles.some((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_pro")),
   );
   // ---- LCSC per-row passive resolve ----
   //
@@ -1724,11 +1740,10 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
 
   const stepReady = (): boolean => {
     if (step === "details") {
-      const hasBomSlot =
-        Boolean(bomFile) ||
-        bomFromBundle ||
-        Boolean(netlistFile?.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".zip"));
-      return !!(name.trim() && hasBomSlot && netlistFile && !netlistError);
+      const kicadReady =
+        netlistFiles.some((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_pro")) &&
+        netlistFiles.some((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_sch"));
+      return !!(name.trim() && kicadReady && !netlistError);
     }
     if (step === "columns") return !!(refCol && mpnCol);
     if (step === "subdesigns")
@@ -1765,16 +1780,19 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
         !rerunProject &&
         !netlistUploadedEarly &&
         netlistFile &&
-        (netlistIsEdif || wantsEarlyKicadUpload)
+        wantsEarlyKicadUpload
       ) {
         const res = await uploadNetlistEarly();
         if (!res.ok) return;
-        if (wantsEarlyKicadUpload && !bomFile && !res.bomSaved) {
+        if (!res.bomSaved) {
           setEarlyUploadError(
-            "No BOM in that zip. Add a .csv in the BOM box, or include bom.csv in the project zip.",
+            "Nello schematico non ho trovato i codici pezzo (MPN). Non ne invento nessuno.",
           );
           return;
         }
+        const next = res.nextStep ?? routeAfterColumns() ?? "datasheets";
+        setStep(next);
+        return;
       }
       setStep("columns");
     }
@@ -2127,69 +2145,27 @@ export function CreateProjectDialog({
                   onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === "Enter" && stepReady() && advanceStep()}
                 />
               </div>
-              <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-3">
-                <div className="space-y-1.5">
-                  <FileUploadZone
-                    label="BOM"
-                    accept=".csv,.xlsx"
-                    files={bomFile ? [bomFile] : []}
-                    onFilesChange={(files) => {
-                      setBomFromBundle(false);
-                      onBomFiles(files);
-                    }}
-                  />
-                  <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-tight px-1">
-                    {bomFromBundle
-                      ? "Taken from the KiCad zip"
-                      : ".csv / .xlsx — or inside the KiCad zip"}
+              <div className="space-y-1.5">
+                <FileUploadZone
+                  label="Apri progetto KiCad"
+                  accept=""
+                  directory
+                  multiple
+                  files={netlistFiles}
+                  onFilesChange={onKicadProjectFolder}
+                />
+                {netlistError ? (
+                  <p className="text-sm text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-400 leading-tight flex items-start gap-1">
+                    <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />
+                    {netlistError}
                   </p>
-                </div>
-                <div className="space-y-1.5">
-                  <FileUploadZone
-                    label="KiCad / netlist"
-                    accept=".asc,.net,.NET,.txt,.edn,.edif,.edf,.xml,.kicad_sch,.kicad_net,.zip"
-                    multiple
-                    files={netlistFiles}
-                    onFilesChange={onNetlistFiles}
-                  />
-                  {netlistError ? (
-                    <p className="text-[11px] text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-400 leading-tight flex items-start gap-1 px-1">
-                      <AlertCircle className="h-3 w-3 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />
-                      {netlistError}
-                    </p>
-                  ) : netlistNetCount !== null ? (
-                    <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-tight px-1">
-                      {netlistNetCount} nets
-                    </p>
-                  ) : (
-                    <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-tight px-1">
-                      Zip del progetto, o tutti i .kicad_sch
-                    </p>
-                  )}
-                </div>
-                <div className="space-y-1.5">
-                  <FileUploadZone
-                    label="PCB"
-                    accept=".kicad_pcb"
-                    files={pcbFile ? [pcbFile] : []}
-                    onFilesChange={(files) => {
-                      setPcbFromBundle(false);
-                      const picked =
-                        sortIncomingFiles(files).pcb[0] ?? files[0] ?? null;
-                      setPcbFile(
-                        picked?.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_pcb")
-                          ? picked
-                          : null,
-                      );
-                    }}
-                    preloaded={
-                      pcbFromBundle && !pcbFile ? ["from project zip"] : undefined
-                    }
-                  />
-                  <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-tight px-1">
-                    Optional — or inside the zip
+                ) : (
+                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-tight">
+                    Scegli la cartella del progetto (quella dove sta il file
+                    .kicad_pro). Carichiamo schematico e circuito stampato da lì.
+                    Non serve un netlist.
                   </p>
-                </div>
+                )}
               </div>
             </div>
           )}
diff --git a/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/upload/file-upload-zone.tsx b/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/upload/file-upload-zone.tsx
index c01bc9a..bd45a41 100644
--- a/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/upload/file-upload-zone.tsx
+++ b/periscope/src/frontend/src/components/upload/file-upload-zone.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type FileUploadZoneProps = {
   label: string;
   accept: string;
   multiple?: boolean;
+  directory?: boolean;
   files: File[];
   onFilesChange: (files: File[]) => void;
   preloaded?: string[];
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ async function filesFromDropEvent(event: DragEvent): Promise<File[]> {
   return Array.from(event.dataTransfer?.files ?? []);
 }
 
-function mergeSelection(current: File[], incoming: File[], multiple: boolean): File[] {
-  if (!multiple) return incoming.slice(0, 1);
+function mergeSelection(current: File[], incoming: File[], multiple: boolean, directory: boolean): File[] {
+  if (directory || !multiple) return incoming;
   return [...current, ...incoming];
 }
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export function FileUploadZone({
   label,
   accept,
   multiple = false,
+  directory = false,
   files,
   onFilesChange,
   preloaded,
@@ -109,18 +111,18 @@ export function FileUploadZone({
       event.preventDefault();
       setHover(false);
       void filesFromDropEvent(event).then((dropped) => {
-        onFilesChange(mergeSelection(files, dropped, multiple));
+        onFilesChange(mergeSelection(files, dropped, multiple, directory));
       });
     },
-    [files, multiple, onFilesChange],
+    [files, multiple, directory, onFilesChange],
   );
 
   const onPick = useCallback(
     (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
       const picked = Array.from(event.target.files ?? []);
-      onFilesChange(mergeSelection(files, picked, multiple));
+      onFilesChange(mergeSelection(files, picked, multiple, directory));
     },
-    [files, multiple, onFilesChange],
+    [files, multiple, directory, onFilesChange],
   );
 
   return (
@@ -163,6 +165,11 @@ export function FileUploadZone({
                 </span>
               );
             })
+          ) : directory ? (
+            <span>
+              {files.find((f) => f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".kicad_pro"))?.name
+                ?? `${files.length} file`}
+            </span>
           ) : (
             <span>{files.length} files</span>
           )}
@@ -170,8 +177,11 @@ export function FileUploadZone({
       ) : null}
       <input
         type="file"
-        accept={accept}
-        multiple={multiple}
+        accept={directory ? undefined : accept}
+        multiple={multiple || directory}
+        {...(directory
+          ? ({ webkitdirectory: "", directory: "" } as Record<string, string>)
+          : {})}
         className="hidden"
         onChange={onPick}
       />
diff --git a/periscope/src/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/periscope/src/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index f51ed47..25b9fc0 100644
--- a/periscope/src/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/periscope/src/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -273,11 +273,8 @@ export async function uploadNetlist(projectId: string, files: File | File[]): Pr
     const rel = (f as File & { webkitRelativePath?: string }).webkitRelativePath;
     return rel && rel.length > 0 ? rel : f.name;
   });
-  if (list[0]) form.append("file", list[0], list[0].name);
-  if (list.length > 1) {
-    for (const f of list) form.append("files", f, f.name);
-    form.append("paths", JSON.stringify(rels));
-  }
+  for (const f of list) form.append("files", f, f.name);
+  form.append("paths", JSON.stringify(rels));
   const res = await send(`/api/projects/${projectId}/upload/netlist`, { method: "POST", body: form });
   const data = await jsonOrThrow<Record<string, unknown>>(res, "Failed to upload netlist");
   return {
diff --git a/tests/test_kicad_project.py b/tests/test_kicad_project.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c79f532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_kicad_project.py
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+"""KiCad project folder ingest: *.kicad_pro + siblings, no netlist."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from backend.periscopex.kicad_project import load_kicad_project, sniff_kicad_pro
+from backend.periscopex.netlist_bundle import materialize_netlist_upload, sniff_netlist_kind
+from backend.periscopex.parsers import parse_netlist_any
+
+HUBAUDIO = Path("/Users/michelebigi/Development/HubAudio/hardware/kicad/HubAudio")
+
+_LIB_R = """
+  (lib_symbols
+    (symbol "Device:R"
+      (pin passive (at 0 3.81 90) (length 2.54)
+        (name "~" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+        (number "1" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+      )
+      (pin passive (at 0 -3.81 90) (length 2.54)
+        (name "~" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+        (number "2" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+      )
+    )
+    (symbol "Device:U"
+      (pin passive (at 0 3.81 90) (length 2.54)
+        (name "~" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+        (number "1" (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+      )
+    )
+  )
+"""
+
+
+def _sch(*body: str) -> str:
+    return (
+        "(kicad_sch (version 20250114) (uuid \"11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111\")"
+        + _LIB_R
+        + "".join(body)
+        + "\n)\n"
+    )
+
+
+def _resistor(ref: str, value: str) -> str:
+    uid = "aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-" + ref.encode().hex()[:12].ljust(12, "0")
+    return f"""
+  (symbol
+    (lib_id "Device:R")
+    (at 0 0 0)
+    (unit 1)
+    (uuid "{uid}")
+    (property "Reference" "{ref}" (at 0 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (property "Value" "{value}" (at 0 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (pin "1" (uuid "p1"))
+    (pin "2" (uuid "p2"))
+  )
+"""
+
+
+def _ic(ref: str, value: str, pnm: str) -> str:
+    uid = "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-" + ref.encode().hex()[:12].ljust(12, "0")
+    return f"""
+  (symbol
+    (lib_id "Device:U")
+    (at 0 0 0)
+    (unit 1)
+    (uuid "{uid}")
+    (property "Reference" "{ref}" (at 0 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (property "Value" "{value}" (at 0 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (property "PNM" "{pnm}" (at 0 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (pin "1" (uuid "u1"))
+  )
+"""
+
+
+def _pro(root_name: str) -> str:
+    return json.dumps({
+        "meta": {"filename": root_name.replace(".kicad_sch", ".kicad_pro")},
+        "schematic": {
+            "top_level_sheets": [{"filename": root_name, "name": "root"}],
+        },
+    })
+
+
+def _write_project(folder: Path) -> None:
+    child = _sch(
+        _ic("U9", "TPD2E007DCKR", "TPD2E007DCKR"),
+        """
+  (global_label "GND" (at 0 3.81 0) (uuid "cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc"))
+""",
+    )
+    root = _sch(
+        _resistor("R1", "10k"),
+        """
+  (global_label "GND" (at 0 3.81 0) (uuid "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb"))
+  (sheet
+    (at 50 0)
+    (size 20 20)
+    (property "Sheetname" "Codec" (at 50 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (property "Sheetfile" "Codec.kicad_sch" (at 50 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+  )
+""",
+    )
+    folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (folder / "HubAudio.kicad_pro").write_text(_pro("HubAudio.kicad_sch"))
+    (folder / "HubAudio.kicad_sch").write_text(root)
+    (folder / "Codec.kicad_sch").write_text(child)
+    (folder / "HubAudio.kicad_pcb").write_text(
+        '(kicad_pcb (version 20240108) (generator pcbnew)\n  (net 0 "")\n)\n'
+    )
+    (folder / "netlist.asc").write_text(
+        "*PADS-PCB*\n*PART*\nU13 SOT23\nR1 0603\n*NET*\n"
+        "*SIGNAL* GND\nU13.1 R1.1\n*END*\n"
+    )
+
+
+def test_sniff_kicad_pro_json():
+    body = _pro("HubAudio.kicad_sch").encode()
+    assert sniff_kicad_pro(body, "HubAudio.kicad_pro")
+    assert sniff_netlist_kind(body, "HubAudio.kicad_pro") == "kicad_pro"
+
+
+def test_lone_kicad_pro_bytes_are_rejected(tmp_path: Path):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="da solo non basta"):
+        materialize_netlist_upload(
+            [("HubAudio.kicad_pro", _pro("HubAudio.kicad_sch").encode())],
+            tmp_path / "work",
+        )
+
+
+def test_folder_next_to_pro_loads_sheets_and_pcb(tmp_path: Path):
+    src = tmp_path / "HubAudio"
+    _write_project(src)
+    files = [
+        (str(p.relative_to(tmp_path)), p.read_bytes())
+        for p in src.iterdir()
+        if p.is_file()
+    ]
+    parsed = materialize_netlist_upload(files, tmp_path / "work")
+    parts, _nets, fmt = parse_netlist_any(parsed.root)
+    assert fmt == "kicad_sch"
+    assert parsed.pcb is not None and parsed.pcb.name == "HubAudio.kicad_pcb"
+    assert "R1" in parts and "U9" in parts
+    assert "U13" not in parts
+    assert {p.name for p in parsed.extra_sch} == {"Codec.kicad_sch"}
+
+
+def test_stale_pads_asc_ignored_when_pro_present(tmp_path: Path):
+    src = tmp_path / "HubAudio"
+    _write_project(src)
+    loaded = load_kicad_project(src)
+    assert loaded.root_sch.name == "HubAudio.kicad_sch"
+    parts, _nets, fmt = parse_netlist_any(loaded.root_sch)
+    assert fmt == "kicad_sch"
+    assert "U13" not in parts
+
+
+def test_disk_path_to_pro_copies_siblings(tmp_path: Path):
+    src = tmp_path / "HubAudio"
+    _write_project(src)
+    parsed = materialize_netlist_upload(
+        [(str(src / "HubAudio.kicad_pro"), (src / "HubAudio.kicad_pro").read_bytes())],
+        tmp_path / "work",
+    )
+    parts, _nets, _fmt = parse_netlist_any(parsed.root)
+    assert "U9" in parts and "U13" not in parts
+    assert parsed.pcb is not None
+
+
+def test_graph_without_bom_csv_uses_schematic_pnm(tmp_path: Path):
+    from backend.periscopex.graph import build_graph
+
+    src = tmp_path / "HubAudio"
+    _write_project(src)
+    missing = tmp_path / "no-bom.csv"
+    g = build_graph(
+        src / "HubAudio.kicad_sch",
+        missing,
+        tmp_path / "ex",
+        tmp_path / "pat",
+        tmp_path / "mod",
+    )
+    assert g.components["U9"].mpn == "TPD2E007DCKR"
+    assert "U13" not in g.components
+
+
+def test_empty_child_pnm_not_invented(tmp_path: Path):
+    from backend.periscopex.graph import build_graph
+
+    folder = tmp_path / "proj"
+    folder.mkdir()
+    child = _sch(
+        _ic("U15", "", ""),
+        """
+  (global_label "GND" (at 0 3.81 0) (uuid "cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc"))
+""",
+    )
+    root = _sch(
+        _resistor("R1", "10k"),
+        """
+  (global_label "GND" (at 0 3.81 0) (uuid "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb"))
+  (sheet
+    (at 50 0)
+    (size 20 20)
+    (property "Sheetname" "Codec" (at 50 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+    (property "Sheetfile" "Codec.kicad_sch" (at 50 0 0) (effects (font (size 1.27 1.27))))
+  )
+""",
+    )
+    (folder / "p.kicad_pro").write_text(_pro("p.kicad_sch"))
+    (folder / "p.kicad_sch").write_text(root)
+    (folder / "Codec.kicad_sch").write_text(child)
+    g = build_graph(
+        folder / "p.kicad_sch",
+        tmp_path / "missing.csv",
+        tmp_path / "ex",
+        tmp_path / "pat",
+        tmp_path / "mod",
+    )
+    assert not (g.components["U15"].mpn or "").strip()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not (HUBAUDIO / "HubAudio.kicad_pro").is_file(), reason="HubAudio tree not on disk")
+def test_hubaudio_folder_siblings_only():
+    loaded = load_kicad_project(HUBAUDIO)
+    assert loaded.pro.name == "HubAudio.kicad_pro"
+    assert loaded.root_sch.name == "HubAudio.kicad_sch"
+    names = {p.name for p in loaded.sheets}
+    assert "Codec.kicad_sch" in names
+    assert "POWER.kicad_sch" in names
+    assert loaded.pcb is not None and loaded.pcb.name == "HubAudio.kicad_pcb"
+    assert loaded.folder == HUBAUDIO.resolve()
+    parts, _nets, fmt = parse_netlist_any(loaded.root_sch)
+    assert fmt == "kicad_sch"
+    assert "U13" not in parts
+    assert "U9" in parts
+
+
+def test_api_folder_upload_no_csv(tmp_path: Path):
+    from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+    from backend.main import app
+    from backend.services.storage import LocalStorageBackend
+
+    app.state.storage = LocalStorageBackend(tmp_path)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    pid = client.post("/api/projects", json={"name": "ha"}).json()["id"]
+    src = tmp_path / "src"
+    _write_project(src)
+    files = [
+        ("files", (p.name, p.read_bytes(), "application/octet-stream"))
+        for p in src.iterdir()
+        if p.suffix in {".kicad_pro", ".kicad_sch", ".kicad_pcb"}
+    ]
+    paths = [p.name for p in src.iterdir() if p.suffix in {".kicad_pro", ".kicad_sch", ".kicad_pcb"}]
+    resp = client.post(
+        f"/api/projects/{pid}/upload/netlist",
+        files=files,
+        data={"paths": json.dumps(paths)},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, resp.text
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert body["format"] == "kicad_sch"
+    assert body["pcb_saved"] is True
+    assert body["bom_saved"] is True
+    assert "U13" not in str(body)
+    assert body["parts"] >= 2
diff --git a/tests/test_netlist_bundle.py b/tests/test_netlist_bundle.py
index 8c07fd7..c929b84 100644
--- a/tests/test_netlist_bundle.py
+++ b/tests/test_netlist_bundle.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def test_zip_pipeline_workspace_reparses_hierarchy(tmp_path: Path):
 
 
 def test_kicad_pcb_bytes_are_not_parsed_as_pads(tmp_path: Path):
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="board"):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="circuito stampato|board"):
         materialize_netlist_upload(
             [("board.kicad_pcb", b"(kicad_pcb (version 1)\n")],
             tmp_path / "work",