Agent skill

Matlab Discover Hardware

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Discovers connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support packages and add-ons.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Matlab Discover Hardware

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-discover-hardware -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-discover-hardware --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/test-and-measurement/matlab-discover-hardware .claude/skills/matlab-discover-hardware && 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-discover-hardware
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~4.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,453 words
Files
16 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
151
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Discovers connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support packages and add-ons.

  • Works in 10 steps: What this skill is for → Device-specific skill routing → One-time bootstrap (path setup) → …
  • The user asks what hardware is connected
  • SKILL.md covers 1. What this skill is for, When To Use, When Not To Use and 2. Device-specific skill routing, plus 8 more sections
  • Finds a device that supports a capability (e.g.

What it does

Matlab Discover Hardware is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Discovers connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support packages and add-ons. Use when the user asks what hardware is connected, finds a device that supports a capability (e.g., CAN, analog input), or checks if required support packages or add-ons are installed. Does NOT connect to, configure, or acquire data from devices — defers to device-specific skills for usage workflows.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 16 other files, including scripts (for example `manifest.yaml`).

It sits in Development. 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

  • The user asks what hardware is connected
  • Finds a device that supports a capability (e.g.
  • Checks if required support packages
  • Add-ons are installed

Example prompts

  • “Use the matlab-discover-hardware skill to discover connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support…”
  • “/matlab-discover-hardware”

Workflow steps

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

  1. What this skill is for
  2. Device-specific skill routing
  3. One-time bootstrap (path setup)
  4. Public helper surface
  5. Task routing
  6. Workflow patterns and batching
  7. Communication rules
  8. Hard guardrails
  9. Interpreting CustomData
  10. Output-handling guidance

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

    Ships 14 files in scripts/, which the agent can run.

    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 Discover Hardware loads about 4.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 114 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,453 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~114
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.9k

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); the scripts in this folder 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 2,453 words (~4,871 tokens).

“Use this skill to perform hardware discovery tasks from natural language: list connected devices, search by capability, inspect a device's details and capabilities, and check if required support packages or add-ons are installed.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-discover-hardware
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 15 other files (scripts) in skills-catalog/test-and-measurement/matlab-discover-hardware of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • scripts/getAddOnDetails.m
  • scripts/getAddOnDetails.p
  • scripts/getDeviceAddOns.m
  • scripts/getDeviceAddOns.p
  • scripts/getDeviceDetails.m
  • scripts/getDeviceDetails.p
  • scripts/getDeviceSetupInfo.m
  • scripts/getDeviceSetupInfo.p
  • scripts/hardwareDeviceCache.m
  • scripts/hardwareDeviceCache.p
  • scripts/isRequiredAddOnsInstalled.m
  • scripts/isRequiredAddOnsInstalled.p
  • scripts/listHardwareDevices.m
  • scripts/listHardwareDevices.p

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 69e71df

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Categories

Questions about Matlab Discover Hardware

What does Matlab Discover Hardware do?

Discovers connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support packages and add-ons. Matlab Discover Hardware is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Discovers connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support packages and add-ons.

When should I use Matlab Discover Hardware?

Matlab Discover Hardware fits situations like: the user asks what hardware is connected; finds a device that supports a capability (e.g; checks if required support packages; add-ons are installed.

How do I install Matlab Discover Hardware in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Matlab Discover Hardware in Codex?

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

Can I use Matlab Discover Hardware 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-discover-hardware -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-discover-hardware, .gemini/skills/matlab-discover-hardware, .github/skills/matlab-discover-hardware and .opencode/skills/matlab-discover-hardware in your project.

What does Matlab Discover Hardware need to run?

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

Does Matlab Discover Hardware 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 Discover Hardware 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Matlab Discover Hardware use?

Matlab Discover Hardware 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 Discover Hardware use?

About 4.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 19k 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 Discover Hardware?

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Who maintains Matlab Discover Hardware?

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.