Agent skill

Matlab Design Radar Waveform

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Design, select, and analyze waveforms for radar, sonar, and active sensing using the Phased Array System Toolbox.

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Install Matlab Design Radar Waveform

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-design-radar-waveform -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-design-radar-waveform --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/radar/matlab-design-radar-waveform .claude/skills/matlab-design-radar-waveform && 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-design-radar-waveform
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~6.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,614 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
142
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Design, select, and analyze waveforms for radar, sonar, and active sensing using the Phased Array System Toolbox.

  • Works in 3 steps: Purpose — application-driven or… → Application dimensions (ask what's… → Requirements — Derive waveform…
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Workflow and Waveform Selection Decision Tree, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Design Radar Waveform is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Design, select, and analyze waveforms for radar, sonar, and active sensing using the Phased Array System Toolbox. Covers LFM, NLFM, FMCW, phase-coded, CW, stepped FM, custom IQ, ambiguity functions, sidelobe reduction, and Doppler tolerance. Key objects: phased.LinearFMWaveform, phased.NonlinearFMWaveform, phased.CustomFMWaveform, phased.PhaseCodedWaveform, phased.FMCWWaveform, phased.SteppedFMWaveform, phased.MFSKWaveform, phased.RectangularWaveform, nlfmspec2freq, shapespectrum, ambgfun, pambgfun…

Its SKILL.md is about 6.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/analysis-functions.md` and `references/common-mistakes.md`).

The repository describes itself as: The MATLAB Agentic Toolkit brings proven MATLAB capabilities to AI agents, making engineering and scientific workflows agent-ready.

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-design-radar-waveform”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Purpose — application-driven or exploration/learning?
  2. Application dimensions (ask what's unknown — applies to any sensing application)
  3. Requirements — Derive waveform parameters from the answers above (see table below)

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 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 Design Radar Waveform loads about 6.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~15k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 148 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,614 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~148
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~15k

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 2,614 words (~6,419 tokens).

“Design and select radar waveforms using the Phased Array System Toolbox. Use the decision tree to select the correct waveform object based on requirements, follow correct function-to-object pairings, and avoid common mistakes.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-design-radar-waveform
keywords
waveform, signal, chirp, LFM, NLFM, FMCW, PMCW, pulse compression, transmit signal, sidelobe, Doppler, range resolution, matched filter, ambiguity, pulse…
license
https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
metadata.author
MathWorks
metadata.version
1.1

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in skills-catalog/radar/matlab-design-radar-waveform of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/analysis-functions.md
  • references/common-mistakes.md
  • references/phase-code-reference.md
  • references/spectral-notching.md
  • references/waveform-objects.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92

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Questions about Matlab Design Radar Waveform

What does Matlab Design Radar Waveform do?

Design, select, and analyze waveforms for radar, sonar, and active sensing using the Phased Array System Toolbox. Matlab Design Radar Waveform is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Design, select, and analyze waveforms for radar, sonar, and active sensing using the Phased Array System Toolbox.

How do I install Matlab Design Radar Waveform in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-design-radar-waveform -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/radar/matlab-design-radar-waveform in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/matlab-design-radar-waveform in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Matlab Design Radar Waveform in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-design-radar-waveform -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/radar/matlab-design-radar-waveform in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/matlab-design-radar-waveform in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Matlab Design Radar Waveform 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-design-radar-waveform -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-design-radar-waveform, .gemini/skills/matlab-design-radar-waveform, .github/skills/matlab-design-radar-waveform and .opencode/skills/matlab-design-radar-waveform in your project.

What does Matlab Design Radar Waveform need to run?

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

Does Matlab Design Radar Waveform 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 Design Radar Waveform 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 Design Radar Waveform use?

Matlab Design Radar Waveform 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 Design Radar Waveform use?

About 6.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 26k 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 8.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Matlab Design Radar Waveform?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Design Radar Waveform: Matlab (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Matlab (zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills, 4.6k stars), Radar Automation (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars) and Select Name (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Matlab Design Radar Waveform?

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.