Agent skill

Matlab Connect Mavlink

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Establish MAVLink connections between MATLAB and PX4/ArduPilot autopilots.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Matlab Connect Mavlink

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-connect-mavlink -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-connect-mavlink --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/robotics-and-autonomous-systems/matlab-connect-mavlink .claude/skills/matlab-connect-mavlink && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
matlab-connect-mavlink
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~3.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,135 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
151
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Establish MAVLink connections between MATLAB and PX4/ArduPilot autopilots.

  • Works in 7 steps: Create the dialect → Create the MAVLink IO interface → Connect UDP transport → …
  • Connecting to a drone
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Workflow and Key Functions, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Connect Mavlink is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Establish MAVLink connections between MATLAB and PX4/ArduPilot autopilots. Use when connecting to a drone, flight controller, or autopilot via MAVLink protocol over UDP. Covers dialect setup, UDP transport, timer-based heartbeat, and client discovery. Use when: "connect to PX4", "MAVLink connection", "heartbeat", "ground control station", "GCS", "connect to ArduPilot", "drone communication", "mavlinkio", "SITL".

Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `manifest.yaml`).

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

  • Connecting to a drone
  • Flight controller
  • Autopilot via MAVLink protocol over UDP
  • : connect to PX4

Example prompts

  • “connect to PX4”
  • “MAVLink connection”
  • “heartbeat”
  • “/matlab-connect-mavlink”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Create the dialect
  2. Create the MAVLink IO interface
  3. Connect UDP transport
  4. Build the GCS heartbeat message
  5. Start periodic heartbeat
  6. Verify client discovery (Workflow B only)
  7. Clean up when done

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 69e71df. 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 Connect Mavlink loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,135 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.5k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,135 words (~3,457 tokens).

“Establish a MAVLink UDP connection from MATLAB to a PX4 or ArduPilot flight controller, with MATLAB acting as a ground control station (GCS). This skill encodes the correct protocol sequence and heartbeat pattern that agents consistently get wrong.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-connect-mavlink
license
https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
metadata.author
MathWorks
metadata.version
1.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills-catalog/robotics-and-autonomous-systems/matlab-connect-mavlink of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 69e71df

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Questions about Matlab Connect Mavlink

What does Matlab Connect Mavlink do?

Establish MAVLink connections between MATLAB and PX4/ArduPilot autopilots. Matlab Connect Mavlink is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Establish MAVLink connections between MATLAB and PX4/ArduPilot autopilots.

When should I use Matlab Connect Mavlink?

Matlab Connect Mavlink fits situations like: connecting to a drone; flight controller; autopilot via MAVLink protocol over UDP; : connect to PX4.

How do I install Matlab Connect Mavlink in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-connect-mavlink -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/robotics-and-autonomous-systems/matlab-connect-mavlink in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/matlab-connect-mavlink in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Matlab Connect Mavlink in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-connect-mavlink -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/robotics-and-autonomous-systems/matlab-connect-mavlink in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/matlab-connect-mavlink in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Matlab Connect Mavlink 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-connect-mavlink -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-connect-mavlink, .gemini/skills/matlab-connect-mavlink, .github/skills/matlab-connect-mavlink and .opencode/skills/matlab-connect-mavlink in your project.

What does Matlab Connect Mavlink need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Connect Mavlink is instructions for the agent only.

Does Matlab Connect Mavlink 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 Connect Mavlink 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 Connect Mavlink use?

Matlab Connect Mavlink 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 Connect Mavlink 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.

What are the alternatives to Matlab Connect Mavlink?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Connect Mavlink: Connect (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars), Matlab (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Node Connect (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars) and Matlab (zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills, 4.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Matlab Connect Mavlink?

matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, which has 1,144 GitHub stars. The repository holds 151 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 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.