diff --git a/backend/services/llm/local_skill.py b/backend/services/llm/local_skill.py
index b439d06..338cb17 100644
--- a/backend/services/llm/local_skill.py
+++ b/backend/services/llm/local_skill.py
@@ -148,8 +148,12 @@ async def run_skill_locally(
 
             errors: list[str] = []
             if validator is not None:
+                check = dict(payload)
+                mpn_hint = re.search(r"MPN:\s*(\S+)", user_text or "", re.I)
+                if mpn_hint and "mpn" not in check:
+                    check["mpn"] = mpn_hint.group(1).rstrip(".,;")
                 try:
-                    errors = list(validator(payload) or [])
+                    errors = list(validator(check) or [])
                 except Exception as exc:
                     log.warning(
                         "Skill %s validate.py raised: %s", skill_name, exc,
diff --git a/backend/skills_manifest.json b/backend/skills_manifest.json
index 52469aa..8daa4b9 100644
--- a/backend/skills_manifest.json
+++ b/backend/skills_manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "default_model_version": "1.5.0",
+  "default_model_version": "1.6.0",
   "extract-pintable": {
     "skill_id": "skill_01VMWPZuvuZAe4LmLbmsNWNY",
     "latest_version": "1784798970179642",
diff --git a/skills/extract-pintable/SKILL.md b/skills/extract-pintable/SKILL.md
index 969bed5..b924053 100644
--- a/skills/extract-pintable/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/extract-pintable/SKILL.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ Rules for pin extraction:
 - For multiplexed pins, put the primary name in `name` and alternates in `functions`
 - If the datasheet has separate tables for different packages, extract for the package matching the MPN
 - Pay careful attention to pin numbering — off-by-one errors here break everything downstream
+- **Modules vs bare die (critical).** MPNs containing `WROOM`, `WROVER`, `MODULE`, `MOD-`, or `SIP` are *modules*. Extract the **module landing-pad table** (connector pins the schematic uses). Do **not** extract the SoC/QFN ball map from a nested chip chapter or a sibling chip-only PDF.
+  - Espressif WROOM: pin 1 is GND (often a group of GND pads). Pin 1 named `ANT`, `CHIP_PU`, or `XTAL_*` means you grabbed the bare ESP32 die table — that will mark every module GND as “antenna shorted” and is invalid.
+  - Crystal, RF antenna, and flash on a WROOM module are **inside the can**; they must not appear as schematic pin numbers.
 
 ### 3. Extract package info
 
diff --git a/skills/extract-pintable/validate.py b/skills/extract-pintable/validate.py
index fd24d24..7d1f186 100644
--- a/skills/extract-pintable/validate.py
+++ b/skills/extract-pintable/validate.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 """Validate extraction output against the pintable schema."""
 
 import json
+import re
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -47,6 +48,24 @@ def validate(data: dict) -> list[str]:
             if dupes:
                 errors.append(f"Duplicate pin numbers: {dupes}")
 
+            names = {
+                str(p.get("number")): str(p.get("name") or "").upper()
+                for p in pins if "number" in p
+            }
+            pin1 = names.get("1", "")
+            looks_like_rf_die = bool(
+                re.search(r"\bANT\b|^CHIP_PU$|^XTAL", pin1)
+                and any("XTAL" in n for n in names.values())
+            )
+            mpn = str(data.get("mpn") or "")
+            is_module_mpn = bool(re.search(r"WROOM|WROVER|\bMODULE\b|\bSIP\b", mpn, re.I))
+            if looks_like_rf_die and is_module_mpn:
+                errors.append(
+                    "Pin 1 looks like a bare RF SoC ball (ANT/CHIP_PU) with XTAL "
+                    "pins in the table. Module footprints (WROOM) use pad 1 = GND; "
+                    "extract the module landing-pad table, not the die map."
+                )
+
     if "absolute_maximum_ratings" in data:
         ratings = data["absolute_maximum_ratings"]
         if ratings is not None and not isinstance(ratings, list):
diff --git a/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py b/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py
index 831721b..a33e29c 100644
--- a/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_deepseek_provider.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def test_local_skills_load():
     validate = load_skill_validator("extract-pintable")
     assert validate is not None
     errors = validate({
+        "mpn": "MSPM0G3507SPTR",
         "component_subtype": "ic.mcu",
         "component_subtype_description": "MCU",
         "package_info": {"base_family": "MSPM0", "package": "LQFP-48", "pin_count": 2},
@@ -223,6 +224,23 @@ def test_local_skills_load():
     assert errors == []
 
 
+def test_wroom_rejects_bare_soc_pin1_ant():
+    from backend.services.llm.local_skill import load_skill_validator
+    validate = load_skill_validator("extract-pintable")
+    errors = validate({
+        "mpn": "ESP32-S31-WROOM-3",
+        "component_subtype": "ic.mcu",
+        "package_info": {"base_family": "ESP32-S31", "package": "module", "pin_count": 2},
+        "pintable": [
+            {"number": 1, "name": "ANT"},
+            {"number": 2, "name": "CHIP_PU"},
+            {"number": 78, "name": "XTAL_N"},
+            {"number": 79, "name": "XTAL_P"},
+        ],
+    })
+    assert any("module" in e.lower() or "pad" in e.lower() or "SoC" in e or "WROOM" in e for e in errors)
+
+
 def test_factory_routes_deepseek(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "deepseek_api_key", "sk-test")
     from backend.services.llm.factory import get_provider_by_name