Agent skill

Matlab Plan Robot Motion

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Plan manipulator motion and generate trajectories in MATLAB.

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Install Matlab Plan Robot Motion

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-plan-robot-motion -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-plan-robot-motion --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-plan-robot-motion .claude/skills/matlab-plan-robot-motion && 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-plan-robot-motion
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~4.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,644 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
142
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Plan manipulator motion and generate trajectories in MATLAB.

  • Works in 7 steps: Assess Collision Risk → Model the Environment → Select a Planner → …
  • The task involves moving a robot arm between configurations
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Pre-conditions and Workflow, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Plan Robot Motion is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Plan manipulator motion and generate trajectories in MATLAB. Use when the task involves moving a robot arm between configurations or poses — whether the user says "trajectory," "motion," "path," "move from A to B," or "plan." This skill applies regardless of whether the user explicitly mentions collisions or obstacles; if geometry exists in the workspace, collision safety is implicit. Triggers on: manipulatorRRT, manipulatorCHOMP, dlCHOMP, contopptraj, trapveltraj, collision-free path, motion planner, RRT, CHOMP…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/planner-comparison.md` and `references/self-collision-skip-procedure.md`).

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 task involves moving a robot arm between configurations
  • Poses — whether the user says trajectory
  • Move from A to B
  • Plan. This skill applies regardless of whether the user explicitly mentions collisions

Example prompts

  • “trajectory,”
  • “motion,”
  • “move from A to B,”
  • “/matlab-plan-robot-motion”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Assess Collision Risk
  2. Model the Environment
  3. Select a Planner
  4. Plan the Path
  5. Generate Trajectory (Time-Parameterize the Path)
  6. Verify Collision-Free Trajectory
  7. Visualize

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 Plan Robot Motion loads about 4.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 260 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,644 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~260
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7.4k

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 1,644 words (~4,848 tokens).

“Plan collision-free paths for manipulators and convert them to time-optimal trajectories that respect velocity and acceleration limits.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-plan-robot-motion
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 3 other files (references) in skills-catalog/robotics-and-autonomous-systems/matlab-plan-robot-motion of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/planner-comparison.md
  • references/self-collision-skip-procedure.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92

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Questions about Matlab Plan Robot Motion

What does Matlab Plan Robot Motion do?

Plan manipulator motion and generate trajectories in MATLAB. Matlab Plan Robot Motion is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Plan manipulator motion and generate trajectories in MATLAB.

When should I use Matlab Plan Robot Motion?

Matlab Plan Robot Motion fits situations like: the task involves moving a robot arm between configurations; poses — whether the user says trajectory; move from A to B; plan. This skill applies regardless of whether the user explicitly mentions collisions.

How do I install Matlab Plan Robot Motion in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Matlab Plan Robot Motion in Codex?

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

Can I use Matlab Plan Robot Motion 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-plan-robot-motion -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-plan-robot-motion, .gemini/skills/matlab-plan-robot-motion, .github/skills/matlab-plan-robot-motion and .opencode/skills/matlab-plan-robot-motion in your project.

What does Matlab Plan Robot Motion need to run?

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

Does Matlab Plan Robot Motion 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 Plan Robot Motion 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 Plan Robot Motion use?

Matlab Plan Robot Motion 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 Plan Robot Motion use?

About 4.8k 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. Its references folder adds about 2.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Matlab Plan Robot Motion?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Plan Robot Motion: Matlab (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), HyperFrames Motion Doctrine (heygen-com/hyperframes, 59k stars), Emilkowalski Motion (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars) and Motion Foundations (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Matlab Plan Robot Motion?

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.