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Reads from, writes to, and manages relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox.
Install Matlab Use Database
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-database --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database .claude/skills/matlab-use-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "matlab-use-database" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database into .claude/skills/matlab-use-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-use-database", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-databaseType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-database --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database .agents/skills/matlab-use-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-use-database" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database into .agents/skills/matlab-use-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-use-database", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-database --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database .cursor/skills/matlab-use-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "matlab-use-database" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database into .cursor/skills/matlab-use-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-use-database", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git --path skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-database --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database .gemini/skills/matlab-use-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-use-database" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database into .gemini/skills/matlab-use-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-use-database", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-databaseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database .github/skills/matlab-use-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-use-database" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database into .github/skills/matlab-use-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-use-database", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-database --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database .opencode/skills/matlab-use-database && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-use-database" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit/tree/main/skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database into .opencode/skills/matlab-use-database/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-use-database", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
matlab-use-database- GitHub stars
- 1.1k
- Token cost
- ~3.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 828 words
- Files
- 8 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 142
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Reads from, writes to, and manages relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox.
- Connecting to databases
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Critical Rules and Decision Framework, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Reading data with sqlread
What it does
Matlab Use Database is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Reads from, writes to, and manages relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox. Use when connecting to databases, reading data with sqlread or fetch, filtering with rowfilter, writing with sqlwrite, updating with sqlupdate, executing SQL statements, managing transactions with commit and rollback, mapping MATLAB classes to tables with ORM (Mappable, ormread, ormwrite, ormupdate), or performing any database operation from MATLAB. Triggers on: database, SQL, sqlread, sqlwrite, sqlupdate, fetch, execute…
Its SKILL.md is about 3.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/execute-storedproc.md` and `references/multithreaded-io.md`).
It sits in Databases, covering ORMs and data access, SQL and Database administration. It works with SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL. 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
- Connecting to databases
- Reading data with sqlread
- Filtering with rowfilter
- Writing with sqlwrite
Example prompts
- “Use the matlab-use-database skill to read from, writes to, and manages relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox”
- “/matlab-use-database”
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 Use Database loads about 3.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 235 tokens; SKILL.md has 828 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 828 words (~3,143 tokens).
“Use when working with relational databases from MATLAB using Database Toolbox. Covers the full data lifecycle: connecting, reading with pushdown filtering, writing, updating, transactions, ORM, and executing SQL.”
- name
- matlab-use-database
- license
- https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
- metadata.author
- MathWorks
- metadata.version
- 1.0
Files
SKILL.md and 7 other files (references) in skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.
- SKILL.md
- manifest.yaml
- references/execute-storedproc.md
- references/multithreaded-io.md
- references/orm.md
- references/sqlread-fetch.md
- references/sqlwrite-sqlupdate.md
- references/transactions.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dfd92
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Matlab Use Database next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matlab Use Database this skillmatlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit | 1.1k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| SQL Expertaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| SQL ToolkitLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills | 2.2k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tsh SQL And Database UnderstandingTheSoftwareHouse/copilot-collections | 284 | — | ~11k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Dbcraftaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| SQL Database Support for pRESTprest/prest | 4.6k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Matlab Use Database
What does Matlab Use Database do?
Reads from, writes to, and manages relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox. Matlab Use Database is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Reads from, writes to, and manages relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox.
When should I use Matlab Use Database?
Matlab Use Database fits situations like: connecting to databases; reading data with sqlread; filtering with rowfilter; writing with sqlwrite.
How do I install Matlab Use Database in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/matlab-use-database in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Matlab Use Database in Codex?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-database -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/reporting-and-database-access/matlab-use-database in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/matlab-use-database in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Matlab Use Database 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-use-database -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-use-database, .gemini/skills/matlab-use-database, .github/skills/matlab-use-database and .opencode/skills/matlab-use-database in your project.
What does Matlab Use Database need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Use Database is instructions for the agent only.
Does Matlab Use Database 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 Use Database 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 Use Database use?
Matlab Use Database 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 Use Database use?
About 3.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 5.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Matlab Use Database?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Use Database: SQL Expert (aiskillstore/marketplace, 430 stars), SQL Toolkit (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Tsh SQL And Database Understanding (TheSoftwareHouse/copilot-collections, 284 stars) and Dbcraft (aiskillstore/marketplace, 430 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Matlab Use Database?
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.