Agent skill

Matlab Review Code

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Review MATLAB code for quality, performance, maintainability, and adherence to MathWorks coding standards.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Matlab Review Code

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-review-code --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/matlab-core/matlab-review-code .claude/skills/matlab-review-code && 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-review-code
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
626 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
144
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Review MATLAB code for quality, performance, maintainability, and adherence to MathWorks coding standards.

  • Works in 2 steps: Static Analysis → Load Coding Standards
  • Finding code smells
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Workflow and Step 1: Static Analysis, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Review Code is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Review MATLAB code for quality, performance, maintainability, and adherence to MathWorks coding standards. Uses checkmatlabcode and matlabcodingguidelines. Use when reviewing code, checking style, finding code smells, assessing quality, or preparing code for handoff or publication.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `manifest.yaml`).

It sits in Development, covering Code quality, Code review and Refactoring. 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

  • Finding code smells
  • Assessing quality
  • Preparing code for handoff

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-review-code”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Static Analysis
  2. Load Coding Standards

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3303f05. 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 Review Code loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 626 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~76
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

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 626 words (~1,826 tokens).

“Systematically review MATLAB code for quality, correctness, performance, and adherence to MathWorks coding conventions using static analysis and manual inspection patterns.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-review-code
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 1 other file in skills-catalog/matlab-core/matlab-review-code of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3303f05

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Questions about Matlab Review Code

What does Matlab Review Code do?

Review MATLAB code for quality, performance, maintainability, and adherence to MathWorks coding standards. Matlab Review Code is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Review MATLAB code for quality, performance, maintainability, and adherence to MathWorks coding standards.

When should I use Matlab Review Code?

Matlab Review Code fits situations like: finding code smells; assessing quality; preparing code for handoff.

How do I install Matlab Review Code in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Matlab Review Code in Codex?

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

Can I use Matlab Review Code 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-review-code -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-review-code, .gemini/skills/matlab-review-code, .github/skills/matlab-review-code and .opencode/skills/matlab-review-code in your project.

What does Matlab Review Code need to run?

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

Does Matlab Review Code 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 Review Code 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 Review Code use?

Matlab Review Code 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 Review Code use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.3k 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 Review Code?

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Who maintains Matlab Review Code?

matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, which has 1,134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 144 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 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.