Agent skill

Matlab Performance Optimizer

by matlab in matlab/agent-skills-playground

Optimize MATLAB code for better performance through vectorization, memory management, and profiling.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Matlab Performance Optimizer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-performance-optimizer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-performance-optimizer --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/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer .claude/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer && 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-performance-optimizer
GitHub stars
181
Token cost
~3.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
567 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
29
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Optimize MATLAB code for better performance through vectorization, memory management, and profiling.

  • Works in 3 steps: Vectorization (Most Important) → Preallocate Arrays → Use Built-in Functions
  • User requests optimization
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Core Optimization Principles, Vectorization Techniques and Memory Optimization, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Performance Optimizer is an agent skill from matlab/agent-skills-playground. Optimize MATLAB code for better performance through vectorization, memory management, and profiling. Use when user requests optimization, mentions slow code, performance issues, speed improvements, or asks to make code faster or more efficient.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Performance optimization. The repository describes itself as: A sandbox for prototyping and demonstrating Agent Skills for MATLAB and Simulink work.

When your agent uses it

  • User requests optimization
  • Mentions slow code
  • Performance issues
  • Speed improvements

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-performance-optimizer”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Vectorization (Most Important)
  2. Preallocate Arrays
  3. Use Built-in Functions

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7b14a77. 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 Performance Optimizer loads about 3.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 567 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.2k

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 567 words (~3,215 tokens).

“Optimize MATLAB code performance with vectorization, memory management, and profiling tools.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-performance-optimizer
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

Just SKILL.md in skills/matlab-performance-optimizer of matlab/agent-skills-playground.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7b14a77

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Categories

Questions about Matlab Performance Optimizer

What does Matlab Performance Optimizer do?

Optimize MATLAB code for better performance through vectorization, memory management, and profiling. Matlab Performance Optimizer is an agent skill from matlab/agent-skills-playground. Optimize MATLAB code for better performance through vectorization, memory management, and profiling.

When should I use Matlab Performance Optimizer?

Matlab Performance Optimizer fits situations like: user requests optimization; mentions slow code; performance issues; speed improvements.

How do I install Matlab Performance Optimizer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-performance-optimizer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/matlab-performance-optimizer in matlab/agent-skills-playground) into .claude/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Matlab Performance Optimizer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-performance-optimizer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/matlab-performance-optimizer in matlab/agent-skills-playground) into .agents/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Matlab Performance Optimizer 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/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-performance-optimizer -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-performance-optimizer, .gemini/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer, .github/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer and .opencode/skills/matlab-performance-optimizer in your project.

What does Matlab Performance Optimizer need to run?

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

Does Matlab Performance Optimizer 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 Performance Optimizer 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 Performance Optimizer use?

Matlab Performance Optimizer 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 Performance Optimizer use?

About 3.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 Performance Optimizer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Performance Optimizer: Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), LLM Torch Profiler Analysis (sgl-project/sglang, 37k stars), Py (crazyguitar/pysheeet, 8.2k stars) and Cmux Debugging Guide (manaflow-ai/cmux, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Matlab Performance Optimizer?

matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/agent-skills-playground, which has 181 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.

Source: matlab/agent-skills-playground on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.