Matlab
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Builds, reviews, migrates, and plans MATLAB or GNU Octave numerical workflows.
Develop, run, diagnose, or report ISETBio MATLAB tests. An agent skill from isetbio/isetbio.
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Install Matlab Testing
$ npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install isetbio/isetbio matlab-testing --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/matlab-testing .claude/skills/matlab-testing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "matlab-testing" agent skill from https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testing into .claude/skills/matlab-testing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-testing", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install isetbio/isetbio matlab-testing --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/matlab-testing .agents/skills/matlab-testing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-testing" agent skill from https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testing into .agents/skills/matlab-testing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-testing", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install isetbio/isetbio matlab-testing --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/matlab-testing .cursor/skills/matlab-testing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "matlab-testing" agent skill from https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testing into .cursor/skills/matlab-testing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-testing", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git --path .github/skills/matlab-testing--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install isetbio/isetbio matlab-testing --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/matlab-testing .gemini/skills/matlab-testing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-testing" agent skill from https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testing into .gemini/skills/matlab-testing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-testing", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install isetbio/isetbio matlab-testingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/matlab-testing .github/skills/matlab-testing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-testing" agent skill from https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testing into .github/skills/matlab-testing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-testing", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install isetbio/isetbio matlab-testing --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/matlab-testing .opencode/skills/matlab-testing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-testing" agent skill from https://github.com/isetbio/isetbio/tree/main/.github/skills/matlab-testing into .opencode/skills/matlab-testing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-testing", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
matlab-testing- GitHub stars
- 115
- Token cost
- ~884 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 349 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 9
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Develop, run, diagnose, or report ISETBio MATLAB tests. An agent skill from isetbio/isetbio.
- Changing production MATLAB code
- SKILL.md covers Instructions & Guidelines and Known coverage gap
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Adding function-based tests
What it does
Matlab Testing is an agent skill from isetbio/isetbio. Develop, run, diagnose, or report ISETBio MATLAB tests. Use when changing production MATLAB code, adding function-based tests or local tests runners, running isetbioUnitTest, isetbioTutorialTest, or isetbioExampleTest, investigating SkipFile behavior, checkpoints, or ieTestReport output.
Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Tools for modeling image systems engineering in the human visual system front end. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Changing production MATLAB code
- Adding function-based tests
- Local tests runners
- Running isetbioUnitTest
Example prompts
- “/matlab-testing”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d2924c2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are matlab).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Matlab Testing loads about 884 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 349 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from isetbio/isetbio at commit d2924c2, republished under its MIT licence (© isetbio). 349 words, ~884 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/matlab-testing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- matlab-testing
- description
- Develop, run, diagnose, or report ISETBio MATLAB tests. Use when changing production MATLAB code, adding function-based tests or local _tests_ runners, running isetbioUnitTest, isetbioTutorialTest, or isetbioExampleTest, investigating SkipFile behavior, checkpoints, or ieTestReport output.
ISETBio MATLAB Testing
Instructions & Guidelines
Choose the Smallest Relevant Check
ISETBio uses ISETCam's shared test engine and reporting tools. Begin with the nearest subsystem runner, then run directly related tutorial or example smoke tests, and run the repository core suite before sharing a substantial change.
results = isetbioUnitTest; % core unit suite
results = isetbioUnitTest('full'); % includes FullOnly tests
results = conesUnitTest; % focused subsystem examples
results = eyemovementUnitTest;
results = opticalimageUnitTest;Run all teaching scripts only for broad changes:
tutorialRun = isetbioTutorialTest;
exampleRun = isetbioExampleTest;Run one script with selection, or resume from a named script with start:
run = isetbioTutorialTest('selection','t_cMosaicBasic');
run = isetbioExampleTest('selection','s_matlabConv2');
run = isetbioTutorialTest('start','t_cMosaicBasic');Test Authoring
- Place tests with the subsystem or behavior they protect, in a colocated
_tests_directory. - Name function-based test files
test_<subject>.mand begin them withtests = functiontests(localfunctions). - Test accessors, computations, dimensions/shapes, invariants, validation errors, and stable golden values using explicit named tolerances.
- Keep core tests deterministic and non-interactive. Control randomness and classify GUI, smoke, slow, or resource-heavy cases outside the core suite.
- Provide each
_tests_directory a local<area>UnitTest.mrunner based onTestSuite.fromFolder,TestRunner.withTextOutput, andieTestReport. Default tocoreand acceptfullfor all cases. - Runners must close figures created by the test run while preserving figures that existed before it started.
- Do not duplicate an ISETCam test when ISETCam already owns the behavior.
Migrate legacy
isetvalidatechecks to the subsystem they protect.
Script Runs, Skips, and Reports
Tutorial and example runners discover t_* and s_* files. To deliberately
discover but skip a resource-dependent or interactive script, add this exact
comment anywhere in the file:
% SkipFileUse it sparingly and remove it when routine execution becomes practical. The
legacy % UTTBSkip marker remains compatible but new work uses % SkipFile.
Runs save checkpoint.mat, progress.log, and planned-files.txt below a
timestamped directory in local/. Report a completed or interrupted run with:
ieTestReport(run,'List',{'failed','skipped'});
ieTestReport('/path/to/run/directory','List','all');When a sandboxed MATLAB batch run silently fails or exits with status 1, retry with permission to write MATLAB preferences or caches outside the repo.
Known coverage gap
Nothing pins the optics-dependent mRGC path with golden values: visually
projected RF properties and spatial transfer functions. It was left out on
cost, roughly 20 seconds per case, so it belongs behind an opt-in FullOnly
test rather than the core suite. See docs/todo-science.md for the details and
for the known NaN surround behavior that the pre-baked circuit tests pin.
© isetbio, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/matlab-testing of isetbio/isetbio.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2924c2
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Questions about Matlab Testing
What does Matlab Testing do?
Develop, run, diagnose, or report ISETBio MATLAB tests. An agent skill from isetbio/isetbio. Matlab Testing is an agent skill from isetbio/isetbio. Develop, run, diagnose, or report ISETBio MATLAB tests.
When should I use Matlab Testing?
Matlab Testing fits situations like: changing production MATLAB code; adding function-based tests; local tests runners; running isetbioUnitTest.
How do I install Matlab Testing in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/matlab-testing in isetbio/isetbio) into .claude/skills/matlab-testing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Matlab Testing in Codex?
Run `npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/matlab-testing in isetbio/isetbio) into .agents/skills/matlab-testing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Matlab Testing in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add isetbio/isetbio --skill matlab-testing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/matlab-testing, .gemini/skills/matlab-testing, .github/skills/matlab-testing and .opencode/skills/matlab-testing in your project.
What does Matlab Testing need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Testing is instructions for the agent only.
Does Matlab Testing access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Matlab Testing safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Matlab Testing use?
Matlab Testing is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Matlab Testing use?
About 884 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Matlab Testing?
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Who maintains Matlab Testing?
isetbio (a GitHub organization) maintains it in isetbio/isetbio, which has 115 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.
Source: isetbio/isetbio on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.