Agent skill

Matlab Solve Optimization

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

A skill your agent uses when writing, solving, or debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem, optimvar, fcn2optimexpr), selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon…

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Matlab Solve Optimization

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-solve-optimization --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/math-and-optimization/matlab-solve-optimization .claude/skills/matlab-solve-optimization && 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-solve-optimization
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,296 words
Files
9 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
142
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when writing, solving, or debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem, optimvar, fcn2optimexpr), selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon…

  • Works in 3 steps: Classify & Formulate → Select & Configure Solver → Validate Results
  • Debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Stage 1: Classify & Formulate and Stage 2: Select & Configure…, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Matlab Solve Optimization is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Use when writing, solving, or debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem, optimvar, fcn2optimexpr), selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon, linprog, quadprog, intlinprog, lsqnonlin, ga, surrogateopt, optimoptions), or validating results (exitflag, convergence, constraint violations). Covers problem-based and solver-based approaches, solver tuning, and solution verification.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/classify.md` and `references/fcn2optimexpr-guide.md`).

It sits in Development. 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

  • Debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem
  • Selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon
  • Validating results (exitflag
  • Constraint violations)

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-solve-optimization”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Classify & Formulate
  2. Select & Configure Solver
  3. Validate Results

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 Solve Optimization loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~16k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 109 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,296 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~109
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~16k

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 1,296 words (~3,417 tokens).

“Guide the full optimization lifecycle: classify the problem, formulate it, select and configure a solver, and validate the results.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-solve-optimization
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 8 other files (references) in skills-catalog/math-and-optimization/matlab-solve-optimization of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/classify.md
  • references/fcn2optimexpr-guide.md
  • references/improving-results.md
  • references/performance-levers.md
  • references/problem-based-guide.md
  • references/solver-tuning.md
  • references/validation-checklist.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92

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Questions about Matlab Solve Optimization

What does Matlab Solve Optimization do?

A skill your agent uses when writing, solving, or debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem, optimvar, fcn2optimexpr), selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon…. Matlab Solve Optimization is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Use when writing, solving, or debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem, optimvar, fcn2optimexpr), selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon, linprog, quadprog, intlinprog, lsqnonlin, ga, surrogateopt, optimoptions), or validating results (exitflag, convergence, constraint violations).

When should I use Matlab Solve Optimization?

Matlab Solve Optimization fits situations like: debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem; selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon; validating results (exitflag; constraint violations).

How do I install Matlab Solve Optimization in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Matlab Solve Optimization in Codex?

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

Can I use Matlab Solve Optimization 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-solve-optimization -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-solve-optimization, .gemini/skills/matlab-solve-optimization, .github/skills/matlab-solve-optimization and .opencode/skills/matlab-solve-optimization in your project.

What does Matlab Solve Optimization need to run?

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

Does Matlab Solve Optimization 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 Solve Optimization 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 Solve Optimization use?

Matlab Solve Optimization 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 Solve Optimization use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 12k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Matlab Solve Optimization?

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Who maintains Matlab Solve Optimization?

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.