Agent skill

Matlab Setup GPU

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Detect and validate GPU availability for MATLAB GPU computing.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Matlab Setup GPU

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-setup-gpu --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/parallel-computing/matlab-setup-gpu .claude/skills/matlab-setup-gpu && 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-setup-gpu
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
706 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
142
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Detect and validate GPU availability for MATLAB GPU computing.

  • Works in 6 steps: Is a GPU available? → If canUseGPU returns false — diagnose → List available devices → …
  • The user cant use their GPU
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Conventions and Workflow, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Setup GPU is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Detect and validate GPU availability for MATLAB GPU computing. Use when the user can't use their GPU, or is setting up or selecting a GPU. Triggers on: gpuDevice, GPU setup, check GPU, GPU not found, GPU not working, can't use GPU, GPU not available, unable to find a supported GPU device, compatible GPU, canUseGPU, validateGPU.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `manifest.yaml`). Compatibility notes: =R2024b

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 cant use their GPU
  • Selecting a GPU
  • GPU not working
  • GPU not available

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-setup-gpu”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): >=R2024b

Workflow steps

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

  1. Is a GPU available?
  2. If canUseGPU returns false — diagnose
  3. List available devices
  4. Select device and query properties
  5. Check driver model (Windows only)
  6. Benchmark GPU performance (optional)

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.

  • Compatibility

    >=R2024b

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Matlab Setup GPU loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 706 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~87
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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 706 words (~1,505 tokens).

“Detect whether a compatible GPU is available, validate it works, and diagnose common failure modes.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-setup-gpu
compatibility
>=R2024b
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 1 other file in skills-catalog/parallel-computing/matlab-setup-gpu of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92

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Questions about Matlab Setup GPU

What does Matlab Setup GPU do?

Detect and validate GPU availability for MATLAB GPU computing. Matlab Setup GPU is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Detect and validate GPU availability for MATLAB GPU computing.

When should I use Matlab Setup GPU?

Matlab Setup GPU fits situations like: the user cant use their GPU; selecting a GPU; GPU not working; GPU not available.

How do I install Matlab Setup GPU in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Matlab Setup GPU in Codex?

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

Can I use Matlab Setup GPU 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-setup-gpu -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-setup-gpu, .gemini/skills/matlab-setup-gpu, .github/skills/matlab-setup-gpu and .opencode/skills/matlab-setup-gpu in your project.

What does Matlab Setup GPU need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Setup GPU is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): >=R2024b.

Does Matlab Setup GPU 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 Setup GPU 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 Setup GPU use?

Matlab Setup GPU 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 Setup GPU use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6k 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 Setup GPU?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Setup GPU: Ito Compute (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Matlab (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Optimize For GPU (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars) and GPU Kubernetes Operations (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Matlab Setup GPU?

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.