Agent skill

Matlab Recognize Text

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Build OCR pipelines in MATLAB using the ocr() function. An agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Matlab Recognize Text

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-recognize-text -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-recognize-text --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/image-processing-and-computer-vision/matlab-recognize-text .claude/skills/matlab-recognize-text && 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-recognize-text
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~5.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,282 words
Files
9
Skills in repo
142
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Build OCR pipelines in MATLAB using the ocr() function. An agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • Works in 6 steps: Diagnose → Preprocess the Image → Detect Text Regions (Critical) → …
  • The user wants to read text from images
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Critical Rules and Anti-Patterns — Do NOT Do This, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Recognize Text is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Build OCR pipelines in MATLAB using the ocr() function. Use this skill when the user wants to read text from images, documents, signs, meters, displays, license plates, gauges, receipts, or seven-segment displays. Covers image preprocessing, text detection (CRAFT, MSER), ROI-based recognition, multi-language OCR, and custom model training. Use when: OCR, text recognition, extract text from image, character recognition, document scanning, meter reading, gauge reading, receipt scanning, digitize text from photo.

Its SKILL.md is about 5.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `reference/batch-pipeline.md` and `reference/detection-methods.md`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Fine-tuning, Computer vision and Document parsing. 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 wants to read text from images
  • Seven-segment displays
  • Text recognition
  • Extract text from image

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-recognize-text”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Diagnose
  2. Preprocess the Image
  3. Detect Text Regions (Critical)
  4. Recognize Text
  5. Validate Results
  6. Save Pipeline + Log

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 Recognize Text loads about 5.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 134 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,282 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~134
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.2k

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 2,282 words (~5,204 tokens).

“Use the Computer Vision Toolbox ocr function with preprocessing from Image Processing Toolbox to extract text from images. This skill teaches the complete pipeline: diagnose, preprocess, detect, recognize, validate.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-recognize-text
license
https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
metadata.author
MathWorks
metadata.version
2.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 8 other files in skills-catalog/image-processing-and-computer-vision/matlab-recognize-text of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • reference/batch-pipeline.md
  • reference/detection-methods.md
  • reference/function-reference.md
  • reference/limitations.md
  • reference/preprocessing-guide.md
  • reference/supported-languages.md
  • reference/training-guide.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92

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Questions about Matlab Recognize Text

What does Matlab Recognize Text do?

Build OCR pipelines in MATLAB using the ocr() function. An agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Matlab Recognize Text is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Build OCR pipelines in MATLAB using the ocr() function.

When should I use Matlab Recognize Text?

Matlab Recognize Text fits situations like: the user wants to read text from images; seven-segment displays; text recognition; extract text from image.

How do I install Matlab Recognize Text in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-recognize-text -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/image-processing-and-computer-vision/matlab-recognize-text in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/matlab-recognize-text in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Matlab Recognize Text in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-recognize-text -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/image-processing-and-computer-vision/matlab-recognize-text in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/matlab-recognize-text in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Matlab Recognize Text 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-recognize-text -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-recognize-text, .gemini/skills/matlab-recognize-text, .github/skills/matlab-recognize-text and .opencode/skills/matlab-recognize-text in your project.

What does Matlab Recognize Text need to run?

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

Does Matlab Recognize Text 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 Recognize Text 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 Recognize Text use?

Matlab Recognize Text 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 Recognize Text use?

About 5.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 21k 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 Recognize Text?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Recognize Text: Hugging Face Vision Trainer (huggingface/skills, 11k stars), Huggingface Vision Trainer (waybarrios/opencode-power-pack, 533 stars), Hugging Face Transformers Usage (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and Defect Image Generation with Cosmos AnomalyGen (NVIDIA/skills, 3.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Matlab Recognize Text?

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.