diff --git a/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/Port.ts b/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/Port.ts
index 85dbb54b6..3db5d8edf 100644
--- a/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/Port.ts
+++ b/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/Port.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import { applyToPoint, compose, translate } from "transformation-matrix"
 import { z } from "zod"
 import { PrimitiveComponent } from "../../base-components/PrimitiveComponent"
 import type { Trace } from "../Trace/Trace"
-import type { LayerRef, SchematicPort } from "circuit-json"
+import type { LayerRef, SchematicPort, SourcePort } from "circuit-json"
 import { areAllPcbPrimitivesOverlapping } from "./areAllPcbPrimitivesOverlapping"
 import { getCenterOfPcbPrimitives } from "./getCenterOfPcbPrimitives"
 import { type PinAttributeMap, portProps } from "@tscircuit/props"
 import type { INormalComponent } from "lib/components/base-components/NormalComponent/INormalComponent"
 import { applyPinAttributesToSourcePort } from "./apply-pin-attributes-to-source-port"
+import { applyDefaultDecouplingRequirementToSourcePort } from "./apply-default-decoupling-requirement-to-source-port"
 import { Port_doInitialCreateTracesFromProps } from "./Port_doInitialCreateTracesFromProps"
 import { Port_tryRenderGroupPcbPort } from "./Port_tryRenderGroupPcbPort"
 import { getSourcePortNetLabelText } from "lib/utils/schematic/getSourcePortNetLabelText"
@@ -393,11 +394,16 @@ export class Port extends PrimitiveComponent<typeof portProps> {
 
     // Get pin attributes from parent component and apply them to this port
     const pinAttributes = this._getMatchingPinAttributes()
-    const portAttributesFromParent: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+    const sourcePortAttributes: Partial<SourcePort> = {}
 
     for (const attributes of pinAttributes) {
-      applyPinAttributesToSourcePort(portAttributesFromParent, attributes)
+      applyPinAttributesToSourcePort(sourcePortAttributes, attributes)
     }
+    applyDefaultDecouplingRequirementToSourcePort({
+      sourcePortAttributes,
+      sourcePortLabels: port_hints,
+      parentNormalComponentName: parentNormalComponent?.config.componentName,
+    })
 
     const source_port = db.source_port.insert({
       name: props.name!,
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ export class Port extends PrimitiveComponent<typeof portProps> {
       port_hints,
       source_component_id: source_component_id!,
       subcircuit_id: this.getSubcircuit()?.subcircuit_id!,
-      ...portAttributesFromParent,
+      ...sourcePortAttributes,
     })
 
     this.source_port_id = source_port.source_port_id
diff --git a/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-default-decoupling-requirement-to-source-port.ts b/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-default-decoupling-requirement-to-source-port.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19f2674e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-default-decoupling-requirement-to-source-port.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import type { SourcePort } from "circuit-json"
+import { POWER_NET_REGEX } from "lib/utils/gnd-power-net-regex"
+
+export const applyDefaultDecouplingRequirementToSourcePort = ({
+  sourcePortAttributes,
+  sourcePortLabels,
+  parentNormalComponentName,
+}: {
+  sourcePortAttributes: Partial<SourcePort>
+  sourcePortLabels: string[]
+  parentNormalComponentName: string | undefined
+}): void => {
+  if (parentNormalComponentName !== "Chip") return
+  if (sourcePortAttributes.should_have_decoupling_capacitor !== undefined) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (sourcePortAttributes.provides_power === true) {
+    sourcePortAttributes.should_have_decoupling_capacitor = false
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (sourcePortAttributes.requires_power !== undefined) {
+    sourcePortAttributes.should_have_decoupling_capacitor =
+      sourcePortAttributes.requires_power
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (
+    sourcePortLabels.some((sourcePortLabel) =>
+      POWER_NET_REGEX.test(sourcePortLabel),
+    )
+  ) {
+    sourcePortAttributes.should_have_decoupling_capacitor = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-pin-attributes-to-source-port.ts b/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-pin-attributes-to-source-port.ts
index 76234e551..c4db3efdb 100644
--- a/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-pin-attributes-to-source-port.ts
+++ b/lib/components/primitive-components/Port/apply-pin-attributes-to-source-port.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type { PinAttributeMap } from "@tscircuit/props"
+import type { SourcePort } from "circuit-json"
 
 export const applyPinAttributesToSourcePort = (
-  sourcePortProps: Record<string, unknown>,
+  sourcePortProps: Partial<SourcePort>,
   attributes: PinAttributeMap,
 ): void => {
   if (attributes.mustBeConnected !== undefined) {
diff --git a/tests/components/normal-components/chip-decoupling-metadata.test.tsx b/tests/components/normal-components/chip-decoupling-metadata.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e5c8f4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/normal-components/chip-decoupling-metadata.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { getTestFixture } from "tests/fixtures/get-test-fixture"
+
+test("emits chip decoupling metadata for external checks", async () => {
+  const { circuit } = getTestFixture()
+
+  circuit.add(
+    <board width="30mm" height="20mm" routingDisabled>
+      <chip
+        name="U_MISSING"
+        pinLabels={{ pin1: "VCC", pin2: "GND" }}
+        pinAttributes={{
+          VCC: {
+            requiresPower: true,
+            recommendedDecouplingCapacitorCapacitance: "100nF",
+          },
+          GND: { requiresGround: true },
+        }}
+      />
+      <trace from=".U_MISSING > .VCC" to="net.VCC_MISSING" />
+      <trace from=".U_MISSING > .GND" to="net.GND" />
+
+      <chip
+        name="U_WITH_CAP"
+        pinLabels={{ pin1: "VDD", pin2: "GND" }}
+        pinAttributes={{ GND: { requiresGround: true } }}
+      />
+      <capacitor name="C1" capacitance="100nF" />
+      <trace from=".U_WITH_CAP > .VDD" to=".C1 > .pin1" />
+      <trace from=".C1 > .pin2" to="net.GND" />
+      <trace from=".U_WITH_CAP > .GND" to="net.GND" />
+
+      <chip
+        name="U_OPT_OUT"
+        pinLabels={{ pin1: "VBAT", pin2: "GND" }}
+        pinAttributes={{
+          VBAT: {
+            requiresPower: true,
+            shouldHaveDecouplingCapacitor: false,
+          },
+          GND: { requiresGround: true },
+        }}
+      />
+      <trace from=".U_OPT_OUT > .VBAT" to="net.VBAT" />
+      <trace from=".U_OPT_OUT > .GND" to="net.GND" />
+
+      <chip
+        name="U_POWER_SOURCE"
+        pinLabels={{ pin1: "VCC", pin2: "GND" }}
+        pinAttributes={{
+          VCC: { providesPower: true },
+          GND: { providesGround: true },
+        }}
+      />
+      <trace from=".U_POWER_SOURCE > .VCC" to="net.VCC_SOURCE" />
+      <trace from=".U_POWER_SOURCE > .GND" to="net.GND" />
+    </board>,
+  )
+
+  await circuit.renderUntilSettled()
+
+  const sourceComponentsByName = new Map(
+    circuit.db.source_component
+      .list()
+      .map((sourceComponent) => [sourceComponent.name, sourceComponent]),
+  )
+  const getSourcePortByHint = (sourceComponentName: string, portHint: string) =>
+    circuit.db.source_port
+      .list()
+      .find(
+        (sourcePort) =>
+          sourcePort.source_component_id ===
+            sourceComponentsByName.get(sourceComponentName)
+              ?.source_component_id &&
+          sourcePort.port_hints?.includes(portHint),
+      )
+
+  expect(getSourcePortByHint("U_MISSING", "VCC")).toMatchObject({
+    requires_power: true,
+    should_have_decoupling_capacitor: true,
+    recommended_decoupling_capacitor_capacitance: "100nF",
+  })
+  expect(getSourcePortByHint("U_MISSING", "GND")).toMatchObject({
+    requires_ground: true,
+  })
+  expect(getSourcePortByHint("U_WITH_CAP", "VDD")).toMatchObject({
+    should_have_decoupling_capacitor: true,
+  })
+  expect(getSourcePortByHint("U_OPT_OUT", "VBAT")).toMatchObject({
+    requires_power: true,
+    should_have_decoupling_capacitor: false,
+  })
+  expect(getSourcePortByHint("U_POWER_SOURCE", "VCC")).toMatchObject({
+    provides_power: true,
+    should_have_decoupling_capacitor: false,
+  })
+})