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Create and customize MATLAB charts and plots. An agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.
Install Matlab Build Chart
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-build-chart --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/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart .claude/skills/matlab-build-chart && 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-build-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart into .claude/skills/matlab-build-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-build-chart", 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/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chartType 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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-build-chart --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart .agents/skills/matlab-build-chart && 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-build-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart into .agents/skills/matlab-build-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-build-chart", 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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-build-chart --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart .cursor/skills/matlab-build-chart && 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-build-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart into .cursor/skills/matlab-build-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-build-chart", 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/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git --path skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart--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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-build-chart --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart .gemini/skills/matlab-build-chart && 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-build-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart into .gemini/skills/matlab-build-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-build-chart", 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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-build-chartInstalls 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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart .github/skills/matlab-build-chart && 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-build-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart into .github/skills/matlab-build-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-build-chart", 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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-build-chart --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart .opencode/skills/matlab-build-chart && 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-build-chart" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart into .opencode/skills/matlab-build-chart/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-build-chart", 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-build-chart- GitHub stars
- 1.1k
- Token cost
- ~3.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,229 words
- Files
- 11 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 142
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Create and customize MATLAB charts and plots. An agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.
- Customizing axes
- SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, When NOT to Use This Skill, Workflow and Rendering Context, plus 7 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Adding annotations
What it does
Matlab Build Chart is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Create and customize MATLAB charts and plots. Plot types (line, scatter, bar, histogram, heatmap, surface), axes configuration, annotations, data tips, interactive plots, animation, multiple axes with tiledlayout, colororder, and performance optimization. Works for standalone figures, Live Scripts, and uifigure apps. Use when plotting data, customizing axes, adding annotations or interactivity, animating charts, or arranging multiple axes. Triggers: plot, chart, graph, axes, uiaxes, annotation, data tips…
Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 11 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/animation.md` and `references/annotations.md`).
It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Data visualization, Accessibility and Performance optimization. The repository describes itself as: The MATLAB Agentic Toolkit brings proven MATLAB capabilities to AI agents, making engineering and scientific workflows agent-ready.
When your agent uses it
- Customizing axes
- Adding annotations
- Animating charts
- Arranging multiple axes
Example prompts
- “/matlab-build-chart”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 59dfd92. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteEditBash
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 Build Chart loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 154 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,229 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,229 words (~3,514 tokens).
“Create, customize, and interact with MATLAB charts and plots — in standalone figures, Live Scripts, or uifigure apps.”
- name
- matlab-build-chart
- allowed-tools
- Read, Write, Edit, Bash
- license
- https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
- metadata.author
- MathWorks
- metadata.version
- 1.1
Files
SKILL.md and 10 other files (references) in skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.
- SKILL.md
- manifest.yaml
- references/animation.md
- references/annotations.md
- references/axes-config.md
- references/chart-palettes.md
- references/data-tips.md
- references/interactive-plots.md
- references/multiple-axes.md
- references/performance.md
- references/plot-types.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92
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Matlab Build Chart next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matlab Build Chart this skillmatlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit | 1.1k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Visualizing Dataancoleman/ai-design-components | 526 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| D3 Visualizationbenchflow-ai/skillsbench | 1.8k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Data VisualizationOwl-Listener/designer-skills | 2.9k | 1 repos | ~513 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ieee Figure TableCloudWave818/ieee-skills | 355 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tufte Data Vizcaylent/tufte-data-viz | 223 | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Matlab Build Chart
What does Matlab Build Chart do?
Create and customize MATLAB charts and plots. An agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Matlab Build Chart is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Create and customize MATLAB charts and plots.
When should I use Matlab Build Chart?
Matlab Build Chart fits situations like: customizing axes; adding annotations; animating charts; arranging multiple axes.
How do I install Matlab Build Chart in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/matlab-build-chart in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Matlab Build Chart in Codex?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/matlab-app-building/matlab-build-chart in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/matlab-build-chart in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Matlab Build Chart 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 matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-build-chart -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-build-chart, .gemini/skills/matlab-build-chart, .github/skills/matlab-build-chart and .opencode/skills/matlab-build-chart in your project.
What does Matlab Build Chart need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Build Chart is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash.
Does Matlab Build Chart 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 Build Chart safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Matlab Build Chart use?
Matlab Build Chart has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Matlab Build Chart use?
About 3.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 4.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Matlab Build Chart?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Build Chart: Visualizing Data (ancoleman/ai-design-components, 526 stars), D3 Visualization (benchflow-ai/skillsbench, 1.8k stars), Data Visualization (Owl-Listener/designer-skills, 2.9k stars) and Ieee Figure Table (CloudWave818/ieee-skills, 355 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Matlab Build Chart?
matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, which has 1,140 GitHub stars. The repository holds 142 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.