diff --git a/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLinearLayoutSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLinearLayoutSolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..043a865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLinearLayoutSolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export function applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(
+  chips: Array<{
+    chipId: string
+    center: { x: number; y: number }
+    ccwRotationDegrees: number
+  }>,
+  opts?: { decouplingCapsGap?: number; chipGap?: number },
+) {
+  if (chips.length === 0) return
+
+  const gap = opts?.decouplingCapsGap ?? opts?.chipGap ?? 0.2
+  const chipWidth = 1
+  const totalWidth = chips.length * chipWidth + (chips.length - 1) * gap
+
+  const sorted = [...chips].sort((a, b) => a.chipId.localeCompare(b.chipId))
+  let x = -totalWidth / 2 + chipWidth / 2
+
+  for (const chip of sorted) {
+    chip.center.x = x
+    chip.center.y = 0
+    chip.ccwRotationDegrees = 0
+    x += chipWidth + gap
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts
index 88db103..febb164 100644
--- a/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts
+++ b/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type {
 import { visualizeInputProblem } from "../LayoutPipelineSolver/visualizeInputProblem"
 import { createFilteredNetworkMapping } from "../../utils/networkFiltering"
 import { getPadsBoundingBox } from "./getPadsBoundingBox"
+import { applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout } from "./DecouplingCapsLinearLayoutSolver"
 import { doBasicInputProblemLayout } from "../LayoutPipelineSolver/doBasicInputProblemLayout"
 
 const PIN_SIZE = 0.1
@@ -38,6 +39,32 @@ export class SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver extends BaseSolver {
   }
 
   override _step() {
+    // Fast path: decoupling cap partitions get a clean linear layout
+    if (this.partitionInputProblem.partitionType === "decoupling_caps") {
+      const chips = Object.entries(this.partitionInputProblem.chipMap).map(
+        ([chipId]) => ({
+          chipId,
+          center: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+          ccwRotationDegrees: 0,
+        }),
+      )
+      applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(chips, {
+        decouplingCapsGap: this.partitionInputProblem.decouplingCapsGap,
+        chipGap: this.partitionInputProblem.chipGap,
+      })
+      this.layout = {
+        chipPlacements: Object.fromEntries(
+          chips.map(({ chipId, center, ccwRotationDegrees }) => [
+            chipId,
+            { x: center.x, y: center.y, ccwRotationDegrees },
+          ]),
+        ),
+        groupPlacements: {},
+      }
+      this.solved = true
+      return
+    }
+
     // Initialize PackSolver2 if not already created
     if (!this.activeSubSolver) {
       const packInput = this.createPackInput()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1fd506e..455c69f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "circuit-to-svg": "^0.0.343"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLayout.test.ts b/tests/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLayout.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a56c37e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLayout.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "bun:test"
+import { applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout } from "../../lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/DecouplingCapsLinearLayoutSolver"
+
+describe("applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout", () => {
+  it("places a single cap at origin", () => {
+    const chips = [
+      { chipId: "C1", center: { x: 99, y: 99 }, ccwRotationDegrees: 45 },
+    ]
+    applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(chips)
+    expect(chips[0]!.center!.x).toBeCloseTo(0)
+    expect(chips[0]!.center!.y).toBeCloseTo(0)
+    expect(chips[0]!.ccwRotationDegrees).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it("centers multiple caps in a horizontal row", () => {
+    const chips = [
+      { chipId: "C1", center: { x: 0, y: 0 }, ccwRotationDegrees: 0 },
+      { chipId: "C2", center: { x: 0, y: 0 }, ccwRotationDegrees: 0 },
+      { chipId: "C3", center: { x: 0, y: 0 }, ccwRotationDegrees: 0 },
+    ]
+    applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(chips, { decouplingCapsGap: 0.2 })
+
+    // total width = 3*1 + 2*0.2 = 3.4, centered → x in [-1.2, 0, 1.2]
+    const xs = chips.map((c) => c.center!.x).sort((a, b) => a - b)
+    expect(xs[0]).toBeCloseTo(-1.2)
+    expect(xs[1]).toBeCloseTo(0)
+    expect(xs[2]).toBeCloseTo(1.2)
+
+    chips.forEach((c) => expect(c.center!.y).toBeCloseTo(0))
+  })
+
+  it("does nothing for empty array", () => {
+    expect(() => applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout([])).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it("sorts chips by chipId before laying out", () => {
+    const chips = [
+      { chipId: "C3", center: { x: 0, y: 0 }, ccwRotationDegrees: 0 },
+      { chipId: "C1", center: { x: 0, y: 0 }, ccwRotationDegrees: 0 },
+    ]
+    applyDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(chips, { decouplingCapsGap: 0 })
+    // C1 should be leftmost after sort
+    const c1 = chips.find((c) => c.chipId === "C1")!
+    const c3 = chips.find((c) => c.chipId === "C3")!
+    expect(c1.center!.x).toBeLessThan(c3.center!.x)
+  })
+})